Quadrilocale
A pochi passi dal centro del paese, proponiamo in vendita un immobile dalle generose dimensioni, ideale per chi desidera personalizzare la propria abitazione o realizzare un interessante investimento. La proprietà necessità di interventi di ripristino, ma rappresenta un'ottima opportunità grazie alle sue ampie…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €673/m² before works, the stated restoration needs bring the estimated effective cost to about €1,373/m², far above the local €554/m² reference. Independent entrance, garden and central services are positives, but the listing does not specify the exact condition or renovation scope.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, spacious house with functioning kitchen and bathroom, patterned tile floors, an independent entrance, balcony, and a leafy private garden. It is not a polished dream home: the exterior is worn, the garden neglected, and the interiors need meaningful cosmetic restoration, but it appears broadly livable rather than an empty shell.
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€22,000 – €39,000
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.
- Exterior plaster is visibly peeling and weathered, with likely repair and repainting needed.
- The private garden is overgrown and needs substantial clearing and landscaping.
- Interiors are usable but dated, with visible wall moisture/staining and basic fixtures; utilities and structural condition are not confirmed.
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 58/100The cluster sits in the Sulcis-Iglesiente coal-mining district of south-west Sardinia, an area marked by former mine workings, spoil heaps and mining infrastructure. The nearby coastline of the Sulcis plain is within the local landscape and includes small fishing ports and sandy beaches; coastal towns such as Portoscuso and Portovesme are close. The immediate terrain is low hills and plains with Mediterranean maquis and agricultural plots; prehistoric nuraghi are common in the wider area. Carbonia itself was founded in 1938 as a planned mining town and the locality retains museums and industrial-archaeology sites documenting the coal industry (museums and mine sites are present locally). For higher-level services and the nearest major airport, the regional capital Cagliari is the main urban centre (by road, roughly an hour away). The area is known locally for its 20th-century mining heritage, coastal fishing and some coastal industrial activity near Portovesme.