Casa indipendente in Borgo Cuba 18
CASA INDIPENDENTE - CHIARAMONTE GULFI In uno dei borghi più suggestivi dell’entroterra siciliano, presentiamo in vendita un interessante immobile sviluppato su tre livelli, ideale per chi desidera vivere in un contesto autentico, tranquillo e ricco di fascino. La proprietà gode di una meravigliosa vista panoramica,…
What it really costs
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At €292/m², the €35,000 asking price is well below the €467/m² local baseline, but the condition is unspecified; assuming substantial renovation, effective cost is about €992/m² (€119,000 total), above baseline. Scenic inland location and 23 photos help, but there is no clear evidence that the house is already habitable.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial, solid-looking 120 m² village house with multiple bedrooms, two bathrooms, tiled floors, heating and a usable roof terrace. The standout feature is the elevated panorama over the green Sicilian hills, historic townscape and distant sea. It is not a polished dream interior, but at €35,000 it offers a genuinely livable base with strong views and considerable renovation potential.
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 – €42,000
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.
- Interiors are dated and would benefit from cosmetic updating.
- One kitchen area appears stripped to basic hookups and may need refitting.
- Exterior walls, terrace surfaces and shared-looking outdoor areas show significant weathering.
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 61/100The cluster sits in the Iblei uplands. Within about 15 km the landscape is a plateau of limestone hills, dry valleys and cultivated land, with long views across the Ragusa interior. Chiaramonte Gulfi is a hill town with a substantial historic centre and it is known locally for olive oil and traditional pork products. Ragusa, with full services and major shopping, schools and hospitals, is the nearest city of size. The wider area is part of the Hyblaean countryside of south-eastern Sicily rather than a single protected landmark landscape.