Casa indipendente Contrada Fiascara, 98039 Taormina ME
Asta casa indipendente a Taormina (ME) [SY10618] Contrada Fiascara, 98039 Taormina ME, Italia Fabbricato rurale a Taormina, Contrada Fiascara, frazione Trappitello (ME) Al piano Terra troviamo sia una trasformazione della distribuzione interna degli spazi che la chiusura in muratura della tettoia e delle logge, al…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitable- Sold at judicial auction
- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Veto: this is explicitly an auction ('Asta') and the description centers on a fabbricato rurale/collabente, deposito adibito ad abitazione, magazzini and land, with unauthorized works and doubtful residential legality. The apparent €76/m2 is not meaningful here because the listing mixes storage/agricultural buildings and land rather than a clean, legally compliant dwelling.
More on the house and the area
There is some appeal in the rural hillside setting with a fair amount of land near Taormina, and the price creates a bargain effect. But the house itself looks plain and improvised rather than beautiful, with cluttered exterior areas, weak photo evidence of interior quality, and legal/regularization issues that reduce real dream-home appeal.
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€337,000 – €497,000
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.
- Several structures/manufactured additions appear to be unauthorized in the description
- Photos are low-quality and some may not correspond exactly to the property
- Outbuildings and exterior areas look rough and partially makeshift
- Interior livability is not clearly documented despite 'habitable' label
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 lower Alcantara valley, with the Peloritani foothills and the first ridges inland above the Ionian coast. The Alcantara River and the Gole dell’Alcantara are within this area, with the river cutting a basalt gorge used as a regional botanical and geological park. Taormina is the nearest town of size nearby, with a substantial historic centre and visitor services. The area is known for the Alcantara gorge landscape, citrus and olive cultivation, and its position between the inland valley and the Taormina coast.