Terratetto unifamiliare in Casola in Lunigiana
Rif.Ag. 268b - A 30 minuti di distanza dal casello autostradale di Aulla, in posizione verde e collinare, casa semindipendente con aia e piccolo giardino. L’immobile, è disposto su tre livelli al piano seminterrato cantina e ripostiglio, al piano terra, ingresso, sala cucina, baaaaagn e bagno di servo, al piano primo tre camere da letto e terrazza. L’immobile è abitabile.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Asking €90,000 for 110 m2 (€818/m2); estimating habitable renovation at €200/m2 (€22k) gives an effective ≈€1,018/m2 vs regional baseline €659/m2. The property has been listed 417 days and the ad includes no photos, which raises concern.
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€7,000 – €12,000
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.
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 78/100The Apuan Alps are within the area, with limestone ridges and marble mountains around the upper Lunigiana and Garfagnana side of Minucciano. Lake Gramolazzo lies in the commune. Part of the Parco naturale regionale delle Alpi Apuane is within this mountain area. The nearest ski area is Cerreto Laghi on the Apennine side, roughly an hour by road. The nearest larger town is Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, which has the main services for the valley; Carrara is farther away on the coast and is tied to the marble industry. This area is known for marble landscapes, mountain villages, and the transition between Garfagnana, Lunigiana and the Apuan range.