Casa indipendente in Casola
Casa indipendente con giardino a Casola in Lunigiana Ottima opportunità per acquistare una casa indipendente nel paese di Casola in Lunigiana, circondata da un piccolo giardino privato. L’immobile, disposto interamente su un unico piano, necessita di lavori di ristrutturazione, ma si presenta in buone condizioni…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €38,000 for 65 sqm, the ask is €585/sqm; with a needs-renovation estimate of about €700/sqm, the effective cost is roughly €1,285/sqm. That is above this low-stock baseline of €766/sqm, but the absolute entry price is very low for a detached house with garden in Tuscany, and the text describes it as in generally good condition despite renovation needs.
More on the house and the area
This has a simple, charming Tuscan cottage feel from the outside, with shutters, a tiled roof and a small private garden. Crucially, it is a real house rather than a shell: roof, floors, kitchen and bathroom are all present, so it looks basically usable but tired. The wow is modest because the interiors are plain and dated, and the outdoor space needs clearing before it feels dreamy.
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, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€13,000 – €23,000
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.
- Interiors are very dated and need renovation.
- Garden is overgrown and not currently usable.
- No proven scenic view from the photos.
- Possible damp/weathering visible on exterior walls.
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 77/100The Apuan Alps are within the area, with limestone ridges and marble mountains around Minucciano. The Serchio valley is the main river landscape nearby. Part of the area falls within the Parco Regionale delle Alpi Apuane. The nearest ski area is Careggine in the Garfagnana, roughly an hour by road depending on the hamlet. Castelnuovo di Garfagnana is the nearest town of size, with shops, services and rail connections. The wider area is known for marble extraction in the Apuan range and for the mountain valleys of the northern Garfagnana.