Terratetto unifamiliare in Carrara
CARRARA Loc. GRAGNANA (Rif. 500323) - In piccolo paese alle porte del centro di Carrara (2 km circa), PORZIONE di CASA SEMINDIPENDENTE di circa 85 mq internamente così composta: ingresso, cucina abitabile, zona pranzo, soggiorno, 2 camere da letto e bagno. Completata da ampia cantina di circa 12 mq, altre 2 piccole…
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In the listingHabitable- On the market for a long time
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Habitable 85 m² townhouse at €75,000 has an estimated effective cost ~€92,000 (≈€1,082/m²) after modest works, far above the Tuscany baseline of €659/m². The property is liveable with many photos but has been on market 551 days, suggesting it is overpriced.
More on the house and the area
Clean, habitable small townhouse with intact kitchen and bathroom — ready to live in with only cosmetic updating. The rooms are practical but ordinary (tiled floors, simple finishes) and there’s no obvious scenic setting or outdoor space in the photos.
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€6,000 – €9,000
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.
- Interior is plain and utilitarian rather than photogenic or historic
- Only one bathroom and modest room sizes
- Narrow spiral stair limits accessibility and furniture movement
- No proven views, private garden or notable exterior shown in photos
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.