Rustico/casale
In vendita a Carloforte, nell'incantevole zona dell'Isola di San Pietro, proponiamo un rustico casale di 39 mq situato al piano terra. Questo immobile, classificato in classe energetica G, si compone di 2 vani e 1 bagno, offrendo un'opportunità unica per chi desidera personalizzare la propria casa secondo le proprie…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This 39 sqm farmhouse is listed at €65,000 (€1,667/sqm); with an estimated renovation cost of about €900/sqm for a small rustic property to be personalized, the effective cost is roughly €2,567/sqm. That is far above the local baseline of €514/sqm, and the near-sea Carloforte location (+) is not enough to offset such a large premium.
More on the house and the area
The setting is wild and attractive, with Mediterranean scrub and a genuinely romantic old-stone ruin on the hillside near Carloforte. But this is not a usable home today: it appears roofless, overgrown, and reduced to surviving walls only. Dreamy as a project, not as an immediately own-and-live Italian house.
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, €900/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€8,000 – €14,000
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.
- Essentially a roofless stone ruin, not a livable house
- Full reconstruction/restoration likely needed
- Photos do not prove utilities or easy access
- Very small internal footprint even after rebuild
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 82/100This cluster is on San Pietro island off the south-west coast of Sardinia, with a rocky Mediterranean coastline, low cliffs and coves within the local landscape. The island faces the Sulcis sea and saltwater channels around Carloforte, and the former salt pans near the town are part of the immediate environment. The nearest larger mainland centre for services is Carbonia, reached via the ferry connection to Portovesme; Carloforte itself has the port, the island’s main built centre and day-to-day services. The area is known for its Ligurian Tabarchino heritage and for tuna fishing linked to the local tonnara.