Casa indipendente in Via dei Gladioli
Immersa nel silenzio e nei colori della campagna di Sant’Isidoro, frazione agricola di Quartucciu, questa casetta di 40 mq, IN REGOLA cat. cat. A4 rappresenta un perfetto rifugio indipendente per chi cerca tranquillità senza rinunciare alla comodità. L'abitazione, compatta ed essenziale con i suoi 40 mq, rappresenta…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €1,750/m² before works—and roughly €1,950/m² with a modest €200/m² allowance—this is over four times the local €387/m² benchmark. The A4 dwelling status, garden, parking, and 3 km proximity to the sea are positives, but the listing does not state its condition and the premium is difficult to justify.
More on the house and the area
A compact Sardinian country retreat with a surprisingly lush private garden, mature fruit and olive trees, and open rural views toward the surrounding hills and plain. The interior is a real furnished home with a fireplace, flooring, windows, and a bathroom, but it is plain and dated rather than turnkey, while the exterior needs substantial tidying and practical improvements.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€3,000 – €4,000
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.
- The 40 sqm house appears usable but basic and dated, with limited living space.
- The garden is extensive and green but currently quite overgrown, dry, and cluttered.
- Exterior walls, outbuildings, water equipment, and utility installations look improvised and may need upgrades or verification.
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 east of Cagliari, so the surroundings are urban fabric rather than open countryside. The Gulf of Cagliari coast is nearby, with the long Poetto beach and the Molentargius-Saline Regional Park within this part of the metropolitan area; the park is a lagoon and former salt-pan landscape known for flamingos. Cagliari is the nearest city of size and has the full range of services, a port, rail connections, a university and an airport in the wider urban area. The Sette Fratelli mountains and forested uplands lie farther inland but outside the immediate 15 km landscape for most of Quartu Sant'Elena.