Semi indipendente - Rometta M. - PI000341
Semi indipendente - Rometta M. - PI000341. Needs renovation, balcone, terrazzo, 800 m from the sea.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Structure
- Damp
- Wiring
- Bathroom
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €823/m² before renovation, the estimated all-in cost is about €1,523/m²—far above the €417/m² local comparison level, even allowing for the sea being only 800 metres away. The listing does not state the building age or energy class, adding uncertainty.
More on the house and the area
This is a solid-looking older townhouse with characterful patterned kitchen tiles, traditional shutters and a usable roof terrace offering a distant sea glimpse. However, the interiors are heavily deteriorated, with ceiling damage, exposed brickwork, unfinished walls and no presentable living spaces, so it is a substantial renovation project rather than a ready-to-live-in 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€16,000 – €28,000
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.
- Major renovation required, including damaged ceilings, exposed masonry, damp-looking walls and substantial debris.
- Kitchen and bathroom condition/utilities are unclear; the home is not move-in ready.
- Urban roadside setting with traffic signage and little apparent private outdoor space beyond the terrace.
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 67/100The Peloritani hills rise immediately inland of Rometta, with short steep valleys running down to the Tyrrhenian coast. The Tyrrhenian Sea is at the foot of the area, and this stretch of coast faces the Aeolian Islands on clear days. Rometta sits on the Messina side of the north Sicilian coast, with Milazzo the nearest larger town for everyday services and ferry links, and Messina reachable for the full range of city services and rail connections. This coast is known for citrus, olives and small seaside settlements backed by low mountains.