Terratetto unifamiliare in Borgo a Mozzano
La CASINA DEL MIELE è un Terratetto da ristrutturare in Vendita a Partigliano, Frazione collinare immersa negli oliveti nel Comune di Borgo a Mozzano con cantina e piccolo giardino. La Casina del Miele si trova nella borgata di Partigliano ed ha davanti una piccola piazzetta comunale a cui si accede solo con auto di…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €19,000 for 48 sqm, the ask is €396/sqm, but with a typical renovation budget of about €700/sqm the effective cost is roughly €1,096/sqm, well above the Toscana townhouse baseline of €650/sqm. The small size helps contain total spend, and the listing looks credible with 34 photos, but it is still more a lifestyle renovation than a bargain.
More on the house and the area
This has genuine rustic Tuscan atmosphere: stone village setting, old beams, fireplace, little garden and a lovely green hillside view from the balcony. But it is not a ready home at all — interiors are very worn, basic and cluttered, with outdated services and clear renovation needs throughout. At €19k the charm-to-price ratio is strong, yet this is a small character project rather than an immediately livable dream house.
Certified wiring, water and drainage, a heat source, a roof that keeps the water out, one working bathroom. Facade, insulation, a second bathroom and the floors wait.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Our read of the photos, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€10,000 – €17,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Full renovation needed before comfortable living
- Very basic/obsolete bathroom setup with old external latrine
- Tight access and parking only nearby, not directly at the house
- Tiny 48 sqm layout with only one main upstairs room
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 72/100The cluster sits in the first relief of the Apuan Alps and the Serchio valley hill country. The Serchio river corridor is within this area, and the higher Apuan ridges rise nearby to the north and west. Part of this territory falls in the Parco Regionale delle Alpi Apuane. The nearest substantial town is Lucca, which has a complete walled historic centre and full services. The Versilia coast and the ski lifts of the Apuan and Apennine side are reachable by car, but they are outside the immediate landscape and do not affect the score. This part of north-west Tuscany is known for wooded hills, stone villages, chestnut country and olive terraces on the lower slopes.