Casa indipendente con vista panoramica
Questa casa unifamiliare da completare si trova nell’affascinante borgo di Lari e offre la base ideale per realizzare una dimora personalizzata secondo le proprie idee. L’immobile è situato nel cuore del centro storico del paese e coniuga l’autentico fascino toscano con una splendida vista. La casa non è raggiungibile…
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 €85,000 for 111 sqm, the ask is €766/sqm; with roughly €900/sqm to complete/renovate, the effective cost is about €1,666/sqm, far above the local baseline of €531/sqm. Historic-center setting and views help, but the house is only pedestrian-accessible and part of the ground floor is currently storage space with only 'potential' for conversion, which adds uncertainty.
More on the house and the area
The wow comes from the Tuscan village setting, the open valley views and the little terrace/garden area overlooking the landscape. But this is not move-in ready: interiors are bare, unfinished and visibly in need of substantial renovation, even if the structure appears roofed and basically intact. It feels like a promising project with real outlook rather than an already lovable home.
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, €900/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€22,000 – €39,000
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.
- Needs full internal completion/renovation before comfortable living
- Interiors are stripped and some rooms look damp or unfinished
- Only one bathroom planned/present and service spaces are basic
- No direct car access; parking is about 50 m away
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 area lies in the hills between the lower Arno plain and the Valdera, with mixed farmland, olive groves and wooded slopes. The nearest river landscape of note is the Arno plain to the north, while the coast around Tirrenia and Livorno is beyond the immediate 15 km radius. Lari has a substantial hilltop historic centre with a castle. Pontedera is the nearest larger town, with full services and rail links. The area is known for thermal waters at Casciana Terme and for the agricultural hill country of inland Pisa province.