Villetta a schiera in Piazza della Fonte 19
SAN LORENZO A MERSE. Vendesi terratetto di circa 70 mq da ristrutturare, con possibilità di annettere all'appartamento circa 80 mq di magazzino trasformabili in taverna o zona living. L'immobile è disposto su più livelli, si trova in posizione angolare, gode di un ingresso indipendente ed è attualmente così composto: un ampio soggiorno con zona cottura e camino, da cui si...
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At €79,000 (€718/m²), the home already exceeds the Toscana townhouse baseline of €650/m², and the advertised 70 m² dwelling plus roughly 80 m² warehouse appears inconsistent with the stated 110 m². Assuming renovation at about €700/m², effective cost is approximately €1,418/m², with the warehouse conversion still uncertain.
More on the house and the area
A characterful Tuscan townhouse with beautiful exposed timber-and-terra-cotta ceilings, arches, traditional floors, and a large fireplace. The main living spaces, kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom look usable, but the property is not fully turnkey: part of the offering is rough storage space and the listing explicitly calls for renovation.
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€22,000 – €39,000
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 advertised home is described as needing renovation, despite several rooms appearing furnished and usable.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a multi-level, four-bedroom layout.
- The additional warehouse/storage space is unfinished and would require substantial work to become living area.
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 72/100Hilly, wooded central-Tuscany landscape on the Val di Merse; mixed woodland and agricultural land typical of the Chianti-Senese transition. The Fiume Merse runs through the local valley system. The medieval Abbey of San Galgano (the roofless abbey and the Montesiepi chapel with the sword in the stone) is in the neighbouring comune of Chiusdino and lies within about 15 km. Thermal springs at Bagni di Petriolo are in the Merse valley close to Monticiano. The area is part of the landscape of the Colline Metallifere (the metalliferous hills) on the western side of the province. No ski lifts nearby; the nearest city with major services and a railway connection is Siena to the northeast (outside the 15 km radius). The local economy is rural with small villages, olive groves, vineyards and woodland.