Terratetto unifamiliare in Casola in Lunigiana
vecchia casa di paese, situata in un borgo, da ristrutturare completamente, con terrazzo, 400 mq di cantine.
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
Although the asking price is only €94/m², the house requires complete renovation: estimated effective cost is about €191,000, or €994/m², versus a €650/m² baseline. The 400 m² of cellars may add further restoration expense, and the inland location offers limited compensating value.
More on the house and the area
This is a characterful old townhouse in a picturesque stone borgo, with a handsome façade, arched details, traditional staircase and a substantial fireplace. However, the interior is heavily neglected and the extensive cellar/storage areas look unsafe or unusable, so it is a major renovation project rather than a realistically move-in 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, €900/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€42,000 – €74,000
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.
- Advertised as requiring complete renovation, with widespread damp, dirt and deteriorated finishes.
- Large cellar areas appear rough and potentially structurally concerning, with rubble and visibly aged timber supports.
- No attractive landscape or panoramic view is shown; access is via a narrow village lane.
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 77/100The Apuan Alps are within the area, with limestone ridges and marble mountains around Minucciano. The Serchio valley is the main river landscape nearby. Part of the area falls within the Parco Regionale delle Alpi Apuane. The nearest ski area is Careggine in the Garfagnana, roughly an hour by road depending on the hamlet. Castelnuovo di Garfagnana is the nearest town of size, with shops, services and rail connections. The wider area is known for marble extraction in the Apuan range and for the mountain valleys of the northern Garfagnana.