Rustico/casale in Località Montozzi
In buona posizione nel cuore della provincia di Arezzo, comune di Bucine, proponiamo questo terratetto rustico di ampia metratura, sono circa 350 metri quadrati su più livelli. La proprietà gode di un ingresso indipendente, l' ideale per chi desidera un ambiente caratteristico tradizionale Toscano. L'ampia superficie…
What it really costs
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Price €150,000 for 350 m² but the listing does not state condition; I estimate €700/m² for a full renovation (€245,000). Effective cost ≈ €395,000 or ≈€1,129/m², well above the Tuscany baseline of €500/m², so this looks overpriced for a full‑rehab project despite its location and 15 photos.
More on the house and the area
A very Tuscan stone-and-brick farmhouse in a vineyard setting with real character and usable outdoor space. The complex is a bargain for its size but much of the fabric is unfinished or deteriorated, so it’s a renovation project rather than a move-in home.
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€69,000 – €123,000
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.
- Large parts are semi-ruin: missing windows, exposed brick and some damaged/partial roofs — significant restoration required
- Property currently set up as a winery with tanks and equipment on site (may need removal or negotiation)
- No interior living photos shown — utilities, finishes and permits unclear; structural/roof survey recommended
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 68/100The cluster is in the Valdarno superiore, the upper Arno valley, with cultivated low hills and the Pratomagno range close to the east. The Arno runs through the valley floor. The Balze del Valdarno, eroded cliffs and pinnacles between Montevarchi, Terranuova Bracciolini and Castelfranco Piandiscò, are within this area and are one of the main named landscape features here. The nearest larger centres are Montevarchi itself and San Giovanni Valdarno, which provide the daily services and rail links of the valley; Arezzo and Florence are farther up and down the line. Loro Ciuffenna, on the lower slopes of the Pratomagno, has Bandiera Arancione status. The area is known for olive groves, vineyards and the Valdarno landscape painted by Leonardo in the background of some works.