Casa indipendente in Contrada Ramo
Nel cuore del comune di Partinico, è disponibile per la vendita una casa indipendente di 125 mq, costruita nel 1942. L'immobile si sviluppa su due livelli e dispone di cinque vani, offrendo ambienti spaziosi e versatili. L'immobile dispone di quattro camere da letto, due bagni e ulteriori tre ambienti versatili,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Heating
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €584/m² before works, the €73,000 asking price is already above the local €394/m² benchmark; allowing roughly €700/m² for the unspecified condition, old 1942 construction and G energy rating makes the effective cost about €1,284/m². The house has generous space, two bathrooms and a private garden, but the listing does not say whether it is habitable or renovated, and some images are AI-generated renders.
More on the house and the area
This is a spacious old Sicilian country house with a genuinely appealing private garden and mature tree, plus attractive exposed-beam ceilings in some renovated rooms. However, the real-condition photos reveal a mixed property: parts are freshly finished, while other rooms and the exterior remain damp, worn and project-like, so it is not yet a straightforward 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€25,000 – €44,000
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 listing mixes polished AI-rendered images with real photos showing damp, dirty and deteriorated rooms.
- Several spaces appear to need substantial renovation, cleaning and likely moisture remediation before comfortable occupation.
- No kitchen is clearly shown, and the energy rating is 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 52/100The cluster lies in the coastal plain and low hills west of Palermo, with the Gulf of Castellammare on this stretch of coast. Monte d'Oro and the first relief of the north-west Sicilian hills rise inland, but this is not a high mountain setting. The nearest town of size is Partinico, which has the normal services of a medium small town; Alcamo and Castellammare del Golfo are also close in daily use. Palermo is the main city for higher-level services and the airport at Punta Raisi is relatively near. This part of western Sicily is known for vineyards, olive groves and citrus cultivation.