Casa indipendente in Contrada Dammusello
In C/da Dammusello, a circa 900 metri dal suggestivo Lungomare dello Stagnone, proponiamo in vendita un'interessante proprietà composta da tre unità abitative indipendenti, situate all'interno di un piazzale comune. La prima unità, di circa 130 mq, si sviluppa su due livelli ed è composta al piano terra da ingresso su…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €79,000 asking price is attractive at €343/m², but one 80 m² unit needs complete renovation, bringing the estimated all-in cost to about €857/m² versus a local benchmark around €393/m². The three-unit layout and position roughly 900 metres from the Stagnone waterfront add appeal, while the condition of the other units is not clearly stated.
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.
Our read of the photos, €513/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€27,000 – €45,000
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 Marsala, so the resident setting is an urban edge on the low coastal plain of western Sicily. The Stagnone lagoon and the Isola di Mozia area lie just north of the town, with shallow saltwater basins and historic salt pans along this stretch of coast. Trapani is the nearest larger centre for wider services and airport access comes from Trapani-Birgi nearby and Palermo farther away. The area is known for salt production and Marsala wine.