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What it really costs
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Price is €39,000 for 50 sqm (€780/sqm), but the listing says totally to restore, so I add about €1,100/sqm renovation, bringing the effective cost to roughly €1,880/sqm. That is far above the low-stock baseline of €650/sqm, but Montignoso is in Tuscany and only 4 km from the sea, which supports value for a small independent townhouse with clear redevelopment potential.
More on the house and the area
There is some genuine Tuscan character here: exposed beams, terracotta ceilings and a fireplace give it atmosphere. But the current reality is a stripped, unfinished small townhouse needing full renovation before it feels like a usable home. At €39k near the coast it has project appeal, not dream-home wow today.
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€20,000 – €29,000
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.
- Totally to be renovated; not move-in ready.
- Bathroom and kitchen appear absent/stripped out.
- Open floor void/stair opening needs proper completion and safety work.
- Listing includes AI-rendered image, so finished look is not photo-proven.
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 Apuan Alps rise immediately inland from Massa, with marble mountains and steep valleys visible from the urban area. The Frigido river crosses the town and reaches the Tyrrhenian near Marina di Massa. Part of the local mountain hinterland falls within the Parco naturale regionale delle Alpi Apuane. The nearest ski area is Careggine in Garfagnana, roughly an hour to an hour and a half away depending on the route, so it is not part of the immediate landscape. Massa itself is a provincial capital with full services and an old centre below the Malaspina castle. The area is known for the Apuan marble basin and for the coastal strip of Marina di Massa.