Casa Semindipendente in vendita a Spadafora
Compendio immobiliare di 3 immobili siti nel comune di Spadafora precisamente nel borgo di San Martino, nella piazza centrale.-1: Casa semi indipendente composta da angolo cottura, soggiorno, stanza da letto, balconi, seminterrato, terrazza soprastante.-2:Rudere di circa 40mq di superficie-3:Rudere con deposito di…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €200/m², the €39,900 asking price looks attractive, and the 2 km sea location is a positive. However, the 200 m² compendium includes two ruderi and a deposito; with roughly €800/m² renovation, effective cost is about €1,000/m² versus a €443/m² local baseline, while the usable residential area and conversion status are unclear.
More on the house and the area
This is a photogenic historic-borgo project with striking old stone walls, courtyards, and a beautiful sea-and-hills setting nearby. However, most of the advertised surface is ruinous, while the main house itself is dated and needs renovation, so it is not currently a realistic move-in home.
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, €800/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€40,000 – €70,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- The 200 sqm total includes two substantial ruins with missing or severely deteriorated roofs and floors.
- Only one bathroom and one partially usable dwelling are shown; extensive structural, services, and interior renovation will be needed.
- The sea and valley panorama is visible from nearby outdoor areas, but a private unobstructed view from the home is not clearly proven.
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 67/100The Peloritani hills rise immediately inland of Rometta, with short steep valleys running down to the Tyrrhenian coast. The Tyrrhenian Sea is at the foot of the area, and this stretch of coast faces the Aeolian Islands on clear days. Rometta sits on the Messina side of the north Sicilian coast, with Milazzo the nearest larger town for everyday services and ferry links, and Messina reachable for the full range of city services and rail connections. This coast is known for citrus, olives and small seaside settlements backed by low mountains.