Casa bifamiliare in Contrada Scarapulli 9
Riferimento: VRV22468 Proponiamo in vendita Villa Bifamiliare da ristrutturare di 139 mq disposta su più livelli, piano terra e piano seminterrato. L’immobile gode di quadrupla esposizione e dispone di un giardino di circa 500 mq e di due terrazzi, rispettivamente di circa 30 mq e 15 mq, di cui uno a livello e uno sovrastante. Gli spazi esterni valorizzano la...
What it really costs
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The listing is explicitly da ristrutturare, so I estimate about €700/m² renovation; that brings the effective cost to roughly €1,268/m² (€79,000 + works on 139 m²), far above the local sub-€100k baseline of €445/m². Garden and terraces add some value, but on these numbers it looks expensive for a renovation project.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable house rather than a shell: furnished bedrooms, working kitchens, bathroom, stairs, windows and heating are all in place. The hillside greenery from the windows and the promised garden/terraces add charm, but the exterior is very plain and the whole property feels dated, so the wow comes more from livability and value than beauty.
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€27,000 – €49,000
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.
- Exterior is plain and a bit tired
- Interiors are dated and need real modernization
- Only one bathroom shown for a fairly large house
- Outdoor spaces/terraces are not fully presented in 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 71/100The cluster is in the Nebrodi hills, with the Nebrodi range rising inland within the local landscape. The valley system here drains toward the Tyrrhenian, and the coast between Brolo and Patti is a short drive away, with views across to the Aeolian Islands in clear weather from higher ground. The Parco dei Nebrodi begins inland and is within the surrounding area of Sant’Angelo di Brolo. The nearest sizeable town is Patti, which has everyday services, a rail station and the archaeological area of Tindari farther west on its coastal headland. This part of the Nebrodi is known for olive groves, hazelnuts and hill villages set between the coast and the mountains.