Cascina/Casale in vendita a Modica, Frigintini
Cascina/Casale in vendita a Modica, Frigintini. Needs renovation, garage, accesso per disabili.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Wiring
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €99,900 (€571/m²), this 175 m² farmhouse already costs above the local €389/m² benchmark; after estimated renovation of about €122,500, the effective cost reaches roughly €1,271/m². The listing is very brief and does not state bedrooms, bathrooms, energy class, or the scope of works.
More on the house and the area
This is a highly characterful Sicilian farmhouse with beautiful exposed stone, traditional tiled roofs, dry-stone walls, mature olives, and extensive agricultural land. However, the interior is very basic and the absence of visible bathrooms, a finished kitchen, and usable living spaces makes it a serious 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€35,000 – €62,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is needed, including likely bathrooms, kitchen, utilities, and modernization.
- Interiors are basic and partly used as storage or agricultural space rather than a finished home.
- Roofing and older masonry should be professionally inspected before purchase.
- The property is rural and directly beside a local road, with no sea or mountain view shown.
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 72/100The area sits in the Hyblaean plateau, with limestone hills cut by ravines. The Tellaro and Irminio river valleys are part of this south-eastern Sicilian landscape, and the Mediterranean coast is about 12 km away. Modica itself is one of the late Baroque towns of the Val di Noto, a UNESCO World Heritage site, with a large historic centre spread along a deep valley. Ragusa is nearby as the main town of size, with full services and another major Baroque historic centre. The area is known for Hyblaean dry-stone countryside, carob and olive cultivation, and Modica chocolate.