Casa indipendente in Via Libertà in San Filippo Inferiore 96
Tirrenia immobiliare propone in vendita a San Filippo Inferiore, precisamente in via Libertà, immobile semi-indipendente composto da: al piano rialzato cucina, bagno e due camere, al primo piano abbiamo una camera più terrazzo ed al secondo un terrazzino sovrastante. l'immobile è totalmente da ristrutturare ma gode di…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €55,000 asking price looks low, but the house is explicitly described as completely needing renovation. At an estimated €1,100/m² renovation cost, the effective total is about €154,000, or €1,711/m²—far above the €393/m² local comparison level.
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€36,000 – €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.
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Messina on the Strait of Messina, with the Peloritani mountains rising immediately behind the city. The Ionian and Tyrrhenian coasts meet around the strait, and Capo Peloro with its salt lakes is at the northern tip of the urban area. The Monti Peloritani are the local range, with road access inland toward Dinnammare and the ridge villages. Messina is a major city with port, university, hospitals, rail links and ferry connections to Villa San Giovanni and Reggio Calabria. The area is known for the strait landscape and ferry corridor between Sicily and the mainland.