Terratetto unifamiliare in Carrara
OCCASIONE UNICA PER INVESTIMENTO E NATURA: Casa con Terreno e Annessi ATTENZIONE: SI RICHIEDE LA MASSIMA ATTENZIONE NELLA LETTURA Si informa che l'abitazione è attualmente gravata da un'ordinanza di inagibilità temporanea. Motivazione: L'inagibilità è valida fino al completamento della messa in sicurezza del versante…
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In the listingRenovated- On the market for a long time
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Price €60,000 plus required slope-stabilisation €25–30k (~€340/m² → effective ≈€1,090/m²) vs regional baseline €659/m² makes this expensive. The house is under an inagibilità order and has been on market 321 days (stale), though photos and the 900 m² land with olives are positives.
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Sweet, fully-fitted two-storey cottage with exposed beams, stone fireplace and a neat modern bathroom, set into terraced olive/fruit land on a steep hillside — very photogenic and liveable in feel. However the property is under a temporary uninhability order until the uphill slope is made safe (quoted at about €25–30k), so buyers must budget for that engineering work before moving in.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €340/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€9,000 – €15,000
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.
- Temporary 'inagibilità' (ordinance) — the left slope must be secured before the house is officially habitable; estimated cost €25–30k.
- Steep hillside site with narrow access/limited parking; expect work on retaining/drainage and inspections.
- Some exterior/side areas look cluttered and may need clearing and minor repairs (gutters/retaining stones).
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.