Casa indipendente in Marina 42
Ganzirri, Casa autonoma ad angolo su un livello. 3 vani, cucina, 1 servizio. Distanza dal mare 20 m, dal lago 50m. possibilità di realizzare una mansarda. mq 80 circa. Completamente da ristrutturare. Il prezzo richiesto è comprensivo di spese di agenzia.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €77,000 plus an estimated €88,000 restoration, the effective cost is about €2,063/m² versus €407/m² for comparable Sicilian stock. The 20 m sea frontage and 50 m lake access add location value, but the property is completely to renovate, making the total economics weak.
More on the house and the area
The location is genuinely special: a characterful old corner house about 20 m from the sea and 50 m from Lake Ganzirri, with striking coastal scenery nearby. However, it is explicitly sold as completely to be renovated, with a badly weathered exterior and no proof of a usable interior, so this is a waterfront restoration project rather than a ready dream home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€32,000 – €47,000
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.
- Completely to be renovated; the photos show significant facade deterioration.
- No interior photos, so the condition of the roof, floors, bathroom, kitchen, and utilities is unverified.
- The sea and lake are exceptionally close, but the home itself appears to face narrow urban streets rather than offering a private view.
- Attic conversion is only described as a possibility and would require confirmation of planning rights and costs.
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 cluster is inside the built-up area of Messina on the Strait of Messina, with the Peloritani mountains rising immediately behind the city. The coast here is the urban waterfront of the strait rather than a resort shore. The nearest substantial town is Messina itself, with a major port, ferry links to Calabria, a university, hospitals and full city services. This stretch of the strait is known for ferry traffic and for the narrow sea passage between Sicily and the Italian mainland.