Casa indipendente in Via del Forno Vecchio
All’interno del caratteristico centro storico, terratetto indipendente, libero su tre lati, disposto su tre livelli, di mq. 150 circa complessivi, con locale commerciale al piano seminterrato. Al piano terra: ingresso da caratteristica piazzetta, soggiorno con pareti dipinte, cucina, bagno. Piano primo con due camere,…
What it really costs
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At €80,000 (€533/m²), the 150 m² property is completely to renovate, implying roughly €165,000 in works and an effective cost near €1,633/m² versus the €678/m² Tuscany baseline. Its historic-center location, balcony, terrace, and views add value, but do not offset the renovation burden.
More on the house and the area
This is a highly photogenic Tuscan historic-center house with painted decorative interiors, traditional shutters, a balcony, stone façades, and a lovely view toward rooftops and a church tower. However, the entire 150 sqm property is explicitly described as needing complete renovation, and the interiors are currently far from livable.
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€59,000 – €88,000
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.
- Completely to be renovated, with heavily deteriorated walls, ceilings, and floors.
- Kitchen appears unfinished or unusable; bathroom condition and utilities require verification.
- The historic-center setting may limit vehicle access and complicate renovation logistics.
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 82/100The town itself is a spa town with thermal baths (Rapolano Terme). The immediate surroundings lie within the Crete Senesi area: clay hills and badland-like gullies characteristic of that named landscape. Land use around the cluster is agricultural, with vineyards, olive groves and arable fields typical of the Siena province. There is no national park or UNESCO designation inside a 15 km radius; Val d'Orcia and its UNESCO zone lie farther south-west. There are no ski lifts within 15 km. Nearest local service towns within about 15 km include Asciano (historic hill town) and Sinalunga (a service town with shops and regional rail connections), which supply everyday services.