Terratetto unifamiliare in Toano
MONTEBIOTTO-QUARA: casa singola a 1,5 km da Quara, composta da due mini appartamenti indipendenti. Piano terra con soggiorno con angolo cottura, camera, bagno e portico; Piano primo soggiorno con angolo cottura, camera e bagno, terreno sovrastante di circa 3000 mq. Inoltre basso servizio, al di là della strada…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €74,000 for 145 sqm, the ask is €510/sqm; with light habitable-upgrade costs estimated at ~€250/sqm, the effective cost is about €760/sqm, well above the local baseline of €473/sqm. The house is usable and includes extra land/outbuildings, but it has been on the market for 1050 days, has only fireplace/ducted air heating, and the stale listing caps the score.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house rather than a shell: two simple habitable mini-apartments with kitchens, bathrooms, tiled floors and fireplaces. The setting has some woodland land and a practical rural feel, but the exterior is plain and the photos show little real scenic wow. At this price for 145 sqm plus extra outbuilding and land, the value helps, though it feels more functional than dreamy.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €250/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€12,000 – €20,000
Wiring, water and sanitary work of any kind, heating, air conditioning and gas go to a registered firm by law, and so do flues and the air openings for gas appliances. That labour stays in the bill. Yours is the stripping out, plaster, paint, floors, tiling and carpentry.
Labour is 61% of a renovation price on average and 67% at the median, across 191 items of the Emilia-Romagna 2025 public price list. Materials are the rest. An averaged price list, not a quote.
Materials you buy yourself carry 22% VAT; supplied by the firm doing the work they go at the 10% renovation rate. On a €30,000 materials bill that is €3,600 of extra tax.
Household wiring installed before 13 March 1990 counts as compliant if it has a main breaker with overcurrent protection, protection against direct contact and a 30 mA RCD. Having a firm bring the existing wiring up to that and certify it is the cheapest lawful route.
- Exterior is plain and roadside rather than picturesque.
- No real views are shown in the photos.
- Heating appears limited to fireplace with ducted warm air.
- Interiors are basic and somewhat dark, so expect cosmetic updating.
Estimate from the listing and its photos, not a survey. Treat it as the starting point for your own quotes. An Italian builder's quote is normally written without VAT and without design fees, so add about a quarter to any figure a firm gives you.
The area around
Location score 74/100The Tuscan-Emilian Apennines surround the area, and within 15 km are the higher ridges around Monte Cusna and the Secchia valley. Much of the territory falls in or against the Parco Nazionale dell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano. The nearest skiing is at Febbio, on the slopes of Monte Cusna, a short drive from Villa Minozzo. Castelnovo ne’ Monti is the nearest town of size, with everyday services and the access point for the Pietra di Bismantova rock massif, which lies within roughly this radius. The area is known for mountain pasture, chestnut woods, and Parmigiano Reggiano from the Apennine zone.