Casa indipendente in Via Arimondi 8
In vendita a Melilli, in Via Arimondi, casa indipendente di circa 121 mq complessivi, distribuita su due livelli e caratterizzata dalla presenza di due ingressi separati, elemento che offre la possibilità di suddividere l’immobile in due unità abitative indipendenti. L’immobile si sviluppa su due piani e presenta…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Heating
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €30,000, the home looks cheap, but the ground floor is explicitly to renovate and the upper floor’s condition is not stated. Assuming €700/m² renovation, the effective cost is about €117,000 (€942/m²), roughly double the local €464/m² benchmark.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, usable home rather than a ruin: the upper level has a fitted kitchen, bedrooms, bathrooms, tiled floors, and a pleasant private terrace. However, the ground floor is visibly unfinished and will need meaningful renovation, while the overall architecture and setting are modest rather than dreamlike. At €30,000 for roughly 124 m², the price is the main attraction.
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€24,000 – €44,000
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 property is split between a usable upper level and a substantially rougher ground floor requiring renovation.
- Several rooms show damp/stained walls, unfinished electrical points, and dated finishes.
- No compelling sea, mountain, or countryside view is visible despite being near the coast.
- Check the feasibility and costs of dividing the two levels into independent units.
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 39/100The area sits on the Hyblaean plateau above the Ionian coast, with limestone hills and cultivated ground within the immediate surroundings. The coast nearest Melilli is the Gulf of Augusta, with port and petrochemical installations along much of the shoreline in this stretch. Syracuse is the nearest city of size, with a substantial historic centre and services. The wider zone is known for industry around Augusta and Priolo as well as for citrus and olive cultivation inland.