Villetta a schiera in Vendita in Via Torano 5 a Carrara
Torano - proponiamo in vendita questa semindipendente situata nel caratteristico borgo di Torano, nella piazza principale del paese. L'immobile, completamente da ristrutturare, offre ottime potenzialita per chi desidera creare la casa dei propri sogni. Al piano terra troviamo un ampio ingresso, un soggiorno con zona…
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Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Roof
- Damp
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Asking €59,000 for 100 m² but described as “completely to renovate”; I estimate €700/m² in works (total cost ~€129,000), so effective price ≈ €1,290/m² vs regional median €659/m². Energy class G and full renovation need justify the higher rebuild cost, making this offer overpriced for the area.
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Beautiful original cementine (patterned) floors and beamed ceilings give strong historic character and real charm. The house is roofed and usable but needs a proper renovation (bath/kitchen, damp/ceiling repairs); great value for 100 m² near the sea and with a large cellar.
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€20,000 – €35,000
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.
- Property needs renovation: plaster/damp patches and some ceiling repairs visible
- Only one bathroom and the kitchen is dated — full refit likely
- No private outdoor space shown (townhouse in the village piazza)
- Energy class G — heating/insulation upgrade expected
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 55/100The Apuan Alps rise immediately inland, with the marble basins above Carrara among the most distinctive mountain landscapes in Italy. The Carrione runs through the town to the Ligurian Sea, and the coast is a few kilometres west. The Parco naturale regionale delle Alpi Apuane begins nearby and covers much of the mountain area behind the town. The nearest ski area is Careggine in Garfagnana, roughly 1 hour 15 minutes away, which is too far to count as a local landscape feature. Massa is the nearest town of size, and the wider Carrara-Massa strip has the services of a small urban area. Carrara is known nationally for its marble quarries and sculpture tradition.