Rustico/casale
Nei pressi della Via Castelvetrano la 2r immobiliare propone la vendita di un casa da ristrutturare di 100 mq circa, suddivisa su due livelli abitativi, piano terra e primo. L'immobile rappresenta l'opportunità ideale per coloro che cercano una soluzione abitativa spaziosa spazi perfettamente funzionali, da poter…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €45,000 (€450/m²), the purchase price is only slightly above the local €389/m² benchmark, but the house explicitly needs renovation, bringing the estimated all-in cost to about €155,000 (€1,550/m²). Being right by the sea is a positive, but the listing does not say how extensive the works are or provide construction details.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine two-level 100 m² house with some old-building character, including weathered masonry, a small balcony and traditional shutters. However, the interiors are cramped, cluttered and very dated, while the exterior is heavily deteriorated; it looks like a renovation project rather than a beautiful ready-to-live-in Italian home.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€40,000 – €59,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is clearly needed, including worn plaster, doors, finishes and likely systems.
- Interiors are cluttered and dated, with no attractive finished living spaces shown.
- Roof condition, utilities and structural integrity are not established by the photos.
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 55/100Mazara del Vallo sits on the coast of southwestern Sicily, on the Strait of Sicily (Mediterranean). The harbour is a working commercial and fishing port with a significant tuna fleet and fish-processing activity. The historic centre includes an Arabic-influenced quarter commonly called the Kasbah, a cathedral and a municipal museum that displays the bronze 'Dancing Satyr' recovered from the seabed. Within about 15 km the terrain is a low coastal plain used for agriculture (olive groves, vineyards and citrus), with sandy beaches and coastal dunes along the shore. There is no national or regional park or ski area within about 15 km. Local life and economy are shaped by maritime and fishing activities and by nearby agricultural production. The cluster sits inside the town's built-up area, so residents live in an urban fabric rather than an open rural landscape.