Casa indipendente in Via Cristoforo Colombo
Nel centro urbano di Trabia proponiamo in vendita una palazzina indipendente disposta su tre livelli, interamente da ristrutturare e caratterizzata da elementi tipici delle costruzioni storiche del paese. La proprietà presenta un ambiente per ciascun livello. Al piano terra troviamo un vano con piccolo cucinino e bagno. Il primo piano è composto da un ampio vano con...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €45,000 (€479/m²), the house is far below the purchase-price baseline, but it is entirely to renovate: estimated all-in cost is about €148,400, or €1,579/m². The central Trabia location and immediate sea proximity help, but the extensive three-level renovation makes this weak value unless works are unusually inexpensive.
More on the house and the area
This has genuine Sicilian historic character: weathered façades, original patterned cement tiles, timber beams, balconies, and a rooftop terrace with a glimpse toward the sea. It is a substantial three-level house rather than a ruin, with floors and roof structures present, but it is clearly a full renovation project and not currently move-in ready. At €45,000, the character and coastal-town setting create real potential, but the condition keeps it well below dream-home territory.
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€37,000 – €55,000
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.
- Entirely needs renovation, including severely deteriorated walls and finishes.
- No usable kitchen or bathroom is visibly shown; utilities and structural condition need verification.
- Urban setting with narrow streets and little privacy; terrace is neglected.
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 58/100The cluster is on the Tyrrhenian coast at the foot of the first inland hills east of Palermo, with the Gulf of Termini Imerese immediately present. The San Leonardo river reaches the sea here. The Madonie range rises inland to the southeast, but the main massif is mostly beyond the 15 km radius. Termini Imerese is the nearest town of size and has a port, rail station, services and a substantial historic centre. Palermo is the nearest major city for higher-order services and transport, but it is farther west and does not affect the score. The area is known for its coastal position between Palermo and Cefalù and for the thermal history of Termini Imerese.