Casa indipendente in Via Morandini
L028 – VICOPISANO - San Giovanni Alla Vena - BILOCALE INDIPENDENTE di circa 55 mq con RESEDE PRIVATO di circa 30 mq adiacente all'ingresso di casa. L'immobile è posto al piano rialzato al quale si accede tramite scala esterna; soggiorno con angolo cottura, disimpegno, bagno (senza finestra) e una camera matrimoniale con un piccolo ripostiglio interno. Esternamente troviamo un...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €1,582/m², the asking price is already more than twice the €700/m² local baseline; since the condition is not stated, allowing roughly €700/m² for renovation would raise the effective cost to about €2,282/m². The private outdoor space and 18 photos are positives, but the price is weak without clearer evidence of livability.
More on the house and the area
A highly atmospheric Tuscan cottage with beautiful exposed timber-and-tile ceilings, terracotta floors, traditional patterned tilework, and a secure private courtyard surrounded by greenery. It appears to be a real, solid, heated home with a finished bathroom and usable living spaces, though the kitchen still needs fitting and the overall accommodation is compact.
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€11,000 – €20,000
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.
- The kitchen area appears unfinished, with exposed plumbing and no visible fitted cabinets or appliances.
- The home is compact at 55 sqm, with only one bedroom and a windowless bathroom.
- The private outdoor area is paved rather than a substantial garden.
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 39/100This is the lower Arno plain between Pisa and Pontedera, with flat agricultural land, drainage channels and scattered settlements. The Arno runs just north of Cascina. Pisa is the nearest city of size, with the Leaning Tower, the Piazza del Duomo UNESCO site, a university and the main services of the area. The Monti Pisani rise north of the plain but are outside the immediate surroundings. The area is known for agriculture and for being part of the settled corridor along the Arno valley.