Rustico/casale in Località Navola San Lorenzo 55
A soli 15 minuti da Pontremoli proponiamo in vendita una casa nel borgo di Navola a Guinadi, con una superficie di 70 mq distribuiti su tre livelli. All'immobile si accede con l' ingresso al piano terra nel soggiorno con angolo cottura, da cui si può raggiungere il balcone con vista panoramica su tutta la vallata. A questo piano troviamo anche...
What it really costs
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At €54,000 (€771/m²), the estimated effective cost is about €971/m² after modest €200/m² renovation, nearly double the €509/m² Toscana farmhouse baseline. The house has attractive balcony, terrace and garden features, but condition and key building data are missing, so this is not a clear bargain.
More on the house and the area
A highly characterful stone village farmhouse with beautiful mountain-valley views, balconies, traditional shutters, and a warm, fully equipped kitchen with a wood-burning stove. The interiors appear clean, furnished, and immediately usable rather than a renovation shell, making the €54,000 price especially compelling. The main compromises are the compact layout, multiple levels, and somewhat dated finishes.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€5,000 – €8,000
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 home is arranged over three levels with steep-looking internal and external stairs.
- The bathroom is compact, and the village setting may mean limited parking or vehicle access.
- Exterior balcony surfaces and railings show visible age and may need maintenance.
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 72/100The cluster sits in the upper Lunigiana, in the valley of the Magra River, between the northern Tuscan-Emilian Apennines and the Ligurian Apennine ridges. The Tuscan-Emilian Apennine National Park lies nearby on the eastern side of the area. Pontremoli is the nearest town of size and has a substantial stone-built historic centre with bridges over the Magra and the medieval Castello del Piagnaro. The area is known for the historic Via Francigena crossing the Apennine passes and for chestnut country and Lunigiana stone villages. The nearest Ligurian coast around La Spezia and the Gulf of Poets is outside the 15 km radius and does not define the immediate landscape.