Casa indipendente
rif. 071026 Gioiosa Marea, zona collinare, proponiamo casa indipendente su due livelli, con splendida vista, parzialmente da ristrutturare di mq. 220 ca. oltre terreno coltivato di mq. 3000 ca. PREZZO AFFARE.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €450/m², the asking price is only slightly above the local €413/m² benchmark, but partial renovation of 220 m² could add roughly €132,000, bringing the effective cost to about €1,050/m². The 3,000 m² cultivated land, terrace and panoramic view add value, but this is not a bargain unless the required works are limited.
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, €600/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€44,000 – €77,000
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 70/100Foothills of the Nebrodi mountains (the Nebrodi range) lie immediately to the south of the cluster. The Tyrrhenian Sea and the northern Sicilian coast are within the local area; nearby coastal towns include Brolo and Santo Stefano di Camastra. Parts of the Parco dei Nebrodi (Nebrodi Regional Park) lie within the surrounding landscape, with forested uplands and mountain pastures. There are no alpine ski lifts within about 15 km; mountain use here is principally hiking, grazing and forestry. Nearest coastal towns provide basic shops, beaches and local services; larger centres on the north coast such as Capo d'Orlando and Sant'Agata di Militello offer more extensive services and transport links. The coastal towns nearby (notably Santo Stefano di Camastra) are known for ceramics; the inland area is agricultural, with olives, citrus and small-scale farming typical of northern Sicily.