Casa indipendente in Via Tommaso Grossi
TERRATETTO CENTRALE CON PICCOLA RESEDE E DUE BALCONI Montecatini sud Terratetto centrale situato a poche centinaia di metri dal centro di Montecatini. L’abitazione, ha una superficie di ca. 67 mq, dislocata su due livelli oltre all’ingresso al piano terra ed ha a corredo una piccola resede di ca. 15 mq e due balconi. Si accede nella...
What it really costs
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With baseline data weak (Toscana country houses: €919/m²), I rely more on absolute plausibility: at €78,000 for 67 m² the ask is €1,164/m², and assuming simply habitable condition the effective cost is about €1,364/m² including ~€200/m² light works. Close to Montecatini center with outdoor space and 30 photos are positives, but there is no clear condition claim and the price is not an obvious bargain for this small house.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable home rather than a project: it has a fitted kitchen, finished bathroom, heating and complete lived-in interiors. The downside is that the visual wow is modest, with fairly ordinary dated rooms and no proven view or standout Tuscan character in the photos. At the price, it feels practical value more than dream-home magic.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/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€4,000 – €7,000
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.
- No exterior or view photos, so setting appeal is unproven.
- Interiors look dated and somewhat cramped despite being functional.
- Likely limited outdoor space: only a small courtyard/resede and balconies are mentioned.
- Narrow internal stairs may reduce comfort and accessibility.
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.