Rustico/casale in Via di Santomato
A Santomato, Immersa nel verde di un antico borgo di campagna, questa porzione di casa colonica da ristrutturare, con giardino e posti auto indivisi ad uso esclusivo, delimitabili da fioriere è la scelta ideale per chi desidera creare una dimora unica, modellata sulle proprie esigenze e circondata dalla natura. La proprietà si sviluppa su due livelli: Piano...
What it really costs
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The listing is explicitly da ristrutturare, so I estimate about EUR 1,100/m2 renovation; that brings the effective cost to roughly EUR 1,900/m2 (800 + 1,100), far above this stock baseline of EUR 505/m2. Positives are Tuscany, 21 photos, garden/parking and a green borgo setting, but at this price the numbers only look average-to-weak for a full renovation project.
More on the house and the area
This has authentic Tuscan farmhouse character: faded peach facades, shutters, terracotta floors, beams and a fireplace give it some real atmosphere. It is not a ruin and appears roofed and structurally house-like, with stairs, floors and a bathroom already in place, but the interiors are very tired with damp, outdated finishes and no ready-to-use kitchen. Dreamy in potential more than in current livability.
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€50,000 – €73,000
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.
- Needs full renovation/refresh throughout
- Visible damp and worn finishes inside
- Exterior plaster and facade are heavily weathered
- Garden/outdoor area is rough and only modestly defined
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Pistoia, so the setting is an urban plain at the foot of the Pistoiese Apennines rather than open countryside. The Ombrone Pistoiese crosses the city. The mountains rise to the north toward the Montagna Pistoiese, but they are outside the immediate urban setting. Pistoia itself has a substantial historic centre with the Romanesque church of San Giovanni Fuorcivitas, the Cathedral of San Zeno and Piazza del Duomo. The city is known for its nursery industry.