Terratetto unifamiliare in Massa
Il terratetto è situato all' interno del borgo ed e raggiungibile a piedi, oppure tramite moto e scooter. Si presenta in condizioni abitabili, ma ha abbisogna di un intervento di riqualificazione interna volta a rimodernamento impianti e reimpostazione scala interna . È dotato di doppio ingresso uno lato cantina ed uno…
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In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
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Asking €60,000 for 70 m² (€857/m²) but with an estimated €200/m² refit (~€14,000) the effective cost is ~€1,057/m², well above the local median of €659/m²; the property is habitable, has sea view, balcony and a 60 m² private garden, but the premium vs median keeps this in the fair range.
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Charming three‑storey terratetto with a private courtyard/garden, a balcony and a real sea view down the valley. The house is structurally a usable home but very dated inside (old kitchen/bath, cellar raw) and needs modernization — a great, affordable liveable project rather than a turnkey dream.
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.
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.
- Interior is dated and needs renovation/re‑wiring and a new internal staircase as noted.
- Basement/cantina is raw stone with low headroom and looks damp — not a finished living space.
- Property sits inside a borgo and is reached on foot or by scooter/motorbike (limited car access).
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 Apuan Alps rise immediately above Seravezza, with Monte Altissimo and the marble mountains of the Alta Versilia within the local landscape. The Versilia plain and the Vezza and Serra streams meet here before the short run to the coast. The Parco Regionale delle Alpi Apuane begins in the mountains just inland. The nearest ski lifts are the small Abetone area, roughly 1 hour 30 minutes away by road, so they are not part of the immediate setting. Pietrasanta is the nearest town of size, with a substantial historic centre and services, and Viareggio and Lucca are the larger nearby urban centres for daily needs. Medicean sites at Seravezza form part of the UNESCO World Heritage listing for the Medici Villas and Gardens of Tuscany. This area is known for marble quarries, the foothills of the Apuan Alps, and the transition from mountain valleys to the Versilia coast.