CASA INDIPENDENTE di 150 mq
CASA INDIPENDENTE di 150 mq. Needs renovation, esposizione esterna, accesso per disabili, terrazzo, impianto tv con parabola satellitare.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €65,000 plus an estimated €119,000 renovation, the effective cost is about €1,082/m², far above the local €416/m² benchmark. The sea is only 4 km away, but the listing conflicts on size (170 m² in the facts versus 150 m² in the description), weakening confidence in the deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a large traditional Sicilian townhouse with attractive old tiled floors, timber ceilings, vintage doors and some period furnishings. However, the interiors are damp and very dated, while the exterior and overgrown rear area need considerable work, so it reads more as a renovation project than a ready dream 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€34,000 – €60,000
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 damp/plaster repairs, redecoration and likely electrical/plumbing updates.
- Only one bathroom is listed and it is not shown in the photos; kitchen facilities appear very basic.
- The outdoor area is overgrown and the house has a worn, utilitarian street setting with no visible sea or countryside view.
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 62/100The cluster lies in the low coastal plain south of Trapani, between the Tyrrhenian coast and the salt pans of the Stagnone lagoon. The Stagnone di Marsala, with the Isola Grande and the windmill-and-saline landscape, is within this radius and is a regional nature reserve. The area is flat or gently undulating, with vineyards, olive groves and road-lined settlement rather than hill or mountain relief. Trapani is the nearest town of size, with a port, a full set of services and a historic centre. Marsala is also close, and this stretch of western Sicily is known for salt production and wine.