Villa unifamiliare in Casciana Terme Lari
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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
The house is sold 'al grezzo' (shell condition), so I estimate about €1,100/m² to finish it: effective cost is roughly €2,011/m² (€85,000 + about €122,100 works over 111 m²), far above the local stock baseline of €531/m². Nice positives are the independent layout, panoramic setting and proximity to the historic Castello di Lari, but the renovation burden dominates.
More on the house and the area
The real wow here is the setting: a dramatic village-edge position near the castle with wide green Tuscan valley views, plus stone courtyards and garden space. But this is still largely an unfinished renovation project rather than a ready home, with several rooms at raw shell stage. Beautiful bones and location keep it appealing, yet condition caps it at the top of the mid band rather than dream-home territory.
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€44,000 – €65,000
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.
- Major renovation still needed: several rooms are raw/unfinished.
- Not currently a complete livable home with no finished kitchen/bath shown for this unit.
- Some photos appear to show before/after or inspirational finished spaces, so actual delivered condition must be verified.
- Steep village-edge setting may mean tricky access/terraced outdoor maintenance.
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.