Quadrilocale in Via del Mare
Riferimento: VRA23002 Proponiamo in vendita Appartamento da ristrutturare di 120 mq, disposto su due livelli (terra e primo piano). L’immobile presenta doppia esposizione e dispone di un balcone, elementi che favoriscono luminosità naturale e buona aerazione degli ambienti. Internamente la soluzione è composta da…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €70,000 asking price plus an estimated €84,000 renovation puts the effective cost around €1,283/m², far above the local €485/m² benchmark. Direct sea access and a garage add value, but the required renovation makes this weak at the current price.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, spacious 120 sqm home with a bright kitchen-living area, three bedrooms, an internal courtyard and some appealing vintage Italian details such as terrazzo floors, shutters and patterned bathroom tiles. However, it is clearly a renovation project rather than a move-in-ready dream home, with widespread plaster damage, damp signs and a ceiling defect visible in the gallery.
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€24,000 – €42,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is needed, including replastering and repainting damaged walls and ceilings.
- Visible cracking, damp-related deterioration and a damaged ceiling area require technical inspection.
- Only one bathroom is shown, and the home has an energy rating of G.
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 72/100Monte Bonifato rises immediately above Alcamo and is protected as the Riserva Naturale Bosco d'Alcamo. The Gulf of Castellammare and the Tyrrhenian coast are on the town’s seaward side, with long beach stretches at Alcamo Marina and the headlands toward Castellammare del Golfo within the local area. Castellammare del Golfo is the nearest substantial coastal town, with a marina and a historic center; inland and west, the Trapani plain and vineyard country begin. The area is known for vineyards and wine production, especially Alcamo DOC.