Terratetto con resede e cantina
Nel comune di Pieve a Nievole, in una posizone vicina a tutti i servizi raggiungibili a piedi e al casello autostradale di Montecatini Terme, vi proponiamo in vendita un Terratetto centrale da ristrutturare TOTALMENTE di mq. 85 sviluppato su due livelli fuori terra, così composto: -Piano terra da ingresso, soggiorno…
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
The listing explicitly says 'da ristrutturare TOTALMENTE' and also needs connection to methane and sewer, so I estimate a full-restore cost around €1,100/m². That makes the effective cost about €1,924/m² (€824 + €1,100), far above the local baseline of €650/m² for similar sub-€100k stock, despite the decent serviced location near Montecatini.
More on the house and the area
This is a plain mid-century townhouse rather than a dreamy Tuscan beauty, though the small fireplace adds a touch of character. It is a real built house with floors, rooms and a bathroom, but the interiors show heavy wear, damp staining and an obsolete kitchen/bath, so it is not comfortably livable without major work. The rear yard and cellar add utility, not wow.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€36,000 – €53,000
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.
- Total renovation needed throughout
- No metano or sewer connection yet
- Very basic urban setting with no view
- Outdoor space is small and rough
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 58/100The cluster lies in the Valdinievole plain at the edge of the Padule di Fucecchio, the large inland marsh shared by the provinces of Pistoia and Florence. Montecatini Terme is the nearest larger town and has railway stations, thermal establishments and the main services for the area. The lower slopes of Montecatini Alto and the Montalbano hill country are close by, while Pistoia, Lucca and Florence are reachable for work or services but sit beyond the immediate landscape. The area is known for the spa towns of Montecatini and Monsummano and for the Fucecchio marshland environment.