Vendesi casa indipendente in Piazza Gioco, Fivizzano
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What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovation- On the market for a long time
See what needs doing and what each job costs
As listed, €75,000 plus estimated renovation €77,000 (≈€700/m²) gives an effective price ≈€1,382/m², well above the Toscana median of €659/m²; this suggests heavy investment is required. The property has been on the market 585 days, so the price may be hard to close at.
More on the house and the area
Solid, characterful townhouse with original terrazzo/mosaic floors, arched doorways and a working fireplace plus a private terrace and small garden. The layout is immediately usable but the house needs updating and modernization (bathroom, finishes, energy improvements), making it a very attractive value-for-money buy in Tuscany.
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€22,000 – €39,000
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.
- Listed as 'needs renovation' — cosmetic and systems updating likely required
- Only one bathroom
- Energy performance class not provided
- Garden is private but modest in size and not panoramic
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 74/100The cluster is in the Lunigiana, with the northern Tuscan Apennines and the Apuan Alps within the 15 km landscape. The Rosaro and Pizzo d’Uccello area lies nearby, and the territory around Fivizzano reaches into the Parco Nazionale dell’Appennino Tosco-Emiliano. The nearest ski area is Zum Zeri, roughly an hour by road. Fivizzano is the main small town in the area, with a substantial historic centre, a main piazza and services for the upper Lunigiana. The wider area is known for stone villages, chestnut country and mountain routes between Tuscany, Liguria and Emilia.