Casa indipendente in Nucleo Nero 174
Casa in muratura con terrazza e terreno Il fabbricato si erge su tre piani fuori terra e si compone di: ampio soggiorno e cantina al piano terra. Dalla cantina si accede al giardinetto posteriore. Al piano primo, bagno, ripostiglio, cucina e soggiorno. Infine al piano secondo due ampie camere da letto di cui una con…
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Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €253/m² asking price is below the local €394/m² benchmark, but the older G-rated rural house has no stated condition; allowing roughly €700/m² for renovation brings the effective cost to about €953/m². Its remote inland setting and limited bathroom provision further weaken the deal despite the terrace, garden and Madonie views.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine old Sicilian stone house with highly photogenic masonry, balconies, traditional roof tiles, a small garden, and an exceptional panoramic view across the Madonie valleys. The interior is not a bare shell: it has finished floors, a working kitchen and bathroom, multiple usable rooms, and terraces, though it is plainly dated and needs cosmetic and potentially structural work.
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€30,000 – €53,000
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.
- The house is functional but dated, with basic kitchen and bathroom finishes.
- Visible cracking, weathered masonry, rusty railings, and old windows merit a professional structural and maintenance inspection.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a three-level, six-bedroom property; access is via internal stairs and the home is in a quiet rural hamlet.
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 73/100The cluster is in the Madonie mountains. The area is tied to the upper valleys and wooded slopes around the Madonie Regional Natural Park, with villages such as Petralia Soprana, Petralia Sottana and Gangi within the surrounding uplands. Piano Battaglia, the main ski area of the Madonie, is the nearest lift area and is roughly a 40–50 minute drive depending on road conditions. Petralia Sottana is the nearest small service centre of note, with shops and basic services, while Cefalù on the Tyrrhenian side is the nearest larger town commonly used for broader services and rail links. Petralia Soprana is listed among I Borghi più belli d’Italia, and Gangi is also officially recognised in that association. The area is known for mountain pasture, woods, grain and livestock landscapes, and for the stone hill towns of the Madonie interior.