Casa Indipendente
Casa Indipendente da Ristrutturare con Doppio Ingresso Proponiamo in vendita un’interessante casa indipendente su un unico livello, completamente da personalizzare, caratterizzata da un'eccellente distribuzione degli spazi e da una rara indipendenza grazie ai suoi due ingressi autonomi. Gli Interni La pianta…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €40,000 for 80 sqm the asking price is €500/sqm, but the description says da ristrutturare, so I estimate about €700/sqm renovation, for an effective cost near €1,200/sqm. That is far above the low-stock baseline of €418/sqm in Sardegna townhouses, so this looks ordinary-to-weak rather than a bargain, despite the independent layout and private courtyard.
More on the house and the area
This is a basic one-storey house with a pleasant private courtyard softened by mature flowering plants, but little architectural charm. The structure looks roofed and intact, so it is more house than ruin, yet the interiors appear tired, dark, and in need of substantial refurbishment. At €40k for 80 sqm it has some bargain appeal, but the dream factor is modest.
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.
- Needs full renovation and redesign before feeling comfortably livable
- Interiors are dark, dated, and cluttered, with no evident ready-to-use kitchen
- Exterior/street presence is plain rather than picturesque
- Only a small enclosed courtyard is shown; no view or wider setting appeal
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 53/100The cluster lies in the Campidano plain west of Cagliari, with low hills and the Monte Arcosu massif within the surrounding area. The Cixerri river plain and the Santa Gilla lagoon system are nearby. Monte Arcosu is a WWF reserve and part of the larger forested uplands that continue toward the Sulcis mountains. Cagliari is the nearest city of size, with the port, airport, hospitals, universities and the main services of southern Sardinia. The area is known for agriculture on the plain and for the wetland and wooded upland environments on the edge of the metropolitan area.