Villetta a schiera in Via Pesciatina Querce 16
Fucecchio, Località Querce, disponiamo di proprietà da ristrutturare. Il terratetto, libero su due lati è attualmente composto di 5 locali, è distribuito su due livelli è così composto: al piano TERRA ingresso in sala, cucina con zona pranzo, ripostiglio e sottoscala oltre giardino posteriore di circa mq. 20; al piano PRIMO si trovano due ampie camere, di cui una...
What it really costs
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The description says da ristrutturare, so I estimate about €700/m² renovation; effective cost is roughly €1,392/m² (€90,000 + ~€91,000 works over 130 m²). That is far above the local baseline of €650/m² for Toscana townhouses, so despite the garden and complete layout this looks weakly priced.
More on the house and the area
This is a real old Tuscan townhouse rather than a ruin, with beams, a fireplace and some simple rustic character. But the wow is modest: the setting looks plain, the facade is worn, and the house needs substantial updating before it feels comfortable to live in. At €90k for 130 sqm it has value, yet it reads more as a workable project than an instantly dreamy home.
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€26,000 – €46,000
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.
- Clear full renovation needed; interiors are dusty, dated and partly stripped-back.
- Only one bathroom is shown, and it looks obsolete and likely needs replacement.
- Exterior facade is tired with visible damp/peeling render.
- Small rear garden only; no view or standout setting visible.
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 sits on the lower Arno plain near the Padule di Fucecchio, a large inland marsh and nature reserve shared with the Valdinievole. The Arno flows nearby. Montecatini Terme and Empoli are the nearest larger towns; they provide rail links, services and schools, and Empoli has a substantial historic centre. This part of Tuscany is known for mixed lowland agriculture, leather production in the wider Arno valley, and for the marsh landscape of the Padule.