Casa indipendente in Via Guarisco 38
Vendesi fabbricato sito in Burgio (AG) via Guarisco, 38, composto da piano terra, piano primo e mansarda. Il piano terra è costituito da n. 3 vani, locale tecnico e garage. Al piano primo n. 8 vani, cucina, wc-bagno, terrazzo e ripostiglio. Al piano secondo mansarda n. 2 vani. Contattaci per maggiori informazioni!
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €40,000 asking price is only €160/m², but the unspecified condition, 250 m² size, just one bathroom, and vague description justify roughly €700/m² in renovation, bringing the effective cost to about €860/m² versus a €467/m² baseline. The 16 km distance from the sea adds little location premium, and key habitability details are missing.
More on the house and the area
A wonderfully atmospheric Sicilian town house with exceptional patterned cement tiles, high ceilings, antique woodwork, balconies, an arched entrance and a rooftop/upper-level glimpse toward the surrounding landscape. It appears to be a substantial, roofed and usable home rather than a ruin, but it is old-fashioned and needs real renovation and systems updates. At €40,000 for 250 sqm, the scale and historic character create strong dream-home potential for a buyer willing to restore it.
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€50,000 – €88,000
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 house is very dated and will need substantial modernization, especially the kitchen and services.
- Only one bathroom is listed for 250 sqm and 13 rooms.
- Some roof and ceiling areas appear worn or unfinished; structural and waterproofing checks are essential.
- Located on a narrow historic-town street with no visible private garden.
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 area sits in the inland hills above the lower Belice and Verdura valleys, with the Sicani mountains close by; Monte delle Rose and the inland ridges of the Monti Sicani are within this landscape. The Riserva Naturale Orientata Monti di Palazzo Adriano e Valle del Sosio lies nearby in the Sicani area and is the main protected landscape in reach. Burgio is linked in local identity to ceramics and bells, and the surrounding countryside is a mix of grain fields, olive groves and wooded hills. Sciacca is the nearest larger town in daily use, with a port, services and thermal tradition. The coast near Sciacca is reachable by road, but the cluster is not on the coast itself.