Rustico/casale in Via Ponte al Ramo
Fascino toscano e grande potenziale: terratetto semi-indipendente con garage e cantine a Foiano della Chiana mq 160 complessivi – Da ristrutturare Immergetevi nell'autenticità e nella quiete della campagna toscana nel cuore della meravigliosa Valdichiana. Situata nel suggestivo comune di Foiano della Chiana,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €80,000 (€444/m²), the property is below the local asking baseline, but it requires renovation: adding roughly €126,000 brings the effective cost to about €1,144/m², well above comparable stock. The listing also conflicts on size, stating 160 m² versus the recorded 180 m².
More on the house and the area
A photogenic Tuscan farmhouse with attractive stone-and-brick character, a private garden, garage, and cellar spaces. The roof and main living rooms appear usable, but this is clearly a renovation project rather than a move-in-ready home, with dated interiors and visibly deteriorated ancillary rooms.
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€36,000 – €63,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is needed, especially the damp, cracked utility/cellar areas and worn finishes.
- Only one bathroom is shown, and it is very dated.
- No interior kitchen is clearly shown; utilities and structural condition should be verified.
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 Val di Chiana, a broad farmed plain with low hills around it. The Canale Maestro della Chiana runs through this landscape of reclaimed farmland. Lake Trasimeno is just beyond the Tuscan border and within about 15 km of the southern side of the area. Cortona is the nearest larger historic town, with a substantial walled centre on a hill above the valley, and Arezzo and Montepulciano are the main towns in wider daily reach for services and rail connections. This part of the Val di Chiana is known for arable farming, olive groves on the hills, and Chianina cattle.