Casa indipendente in Contrada Barba 9
Vendesi Villetta situato a 1,5 km dal paese con terreno coltivato ad ulivi ,dove è possibile la realizzazione di una piscina. L immobile composto da piano terra finito completamente da 2 camere cucina e bagno e primo piano collegato da scala interna da finire a proprio piacimento. Attualmente la casa viene utilizzata nel periodo estivo. Punto forte dell immobile la...
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Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €486/m², the asking price is close to the local €464/m² benchmark, but the entire first floor still needs finishing. Allowing about €500/m² for the incomplete works puts the effective cost near €986/m², while the listing does not state the building year or energy performance.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuinely usable country house with a strong hillside view, an olive grove, parking, and attractive potential for outdoor living. The finished ground floor includes two bedrooms, kitchen, and bathroom, while the upper level remains a renovation project, keeping it below dream-home territory.
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.
Our read of the photos, €500/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€17,000 – €28,000
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 ground floor appears finished and usable, but the first floor is explicitly unfinished.
- The exterior and outdoor areas are functional rather than polished, with some exposed concrete and maintenance needed.
- Rural access and the feasibility of adding a pool should be verified.
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.