Casa indipendente in Contrada Dammusello
In Zona Spagnola, a pochi minuti dalla splendida Riserva Naturale dello Stagnone, proponiamo in vendita una casa indipendente di circa 85 mq, ideale per chi desidera realizzare una soluzione abitativa secondo i propri gusti e le proprie esigenze. L'immobile dispone di ingresso indipendente da uno spiazzale comune. Gli…
What it really costs
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At €55,000 (€647/m²), the 85 m² house is entirely to renovate, implying roughly €59,500 in works and an effective cost near €1,347/m² versus the €467/m² Marsala baseline. Being 1 km from the sea and having a garden, parking, and terrace add value, but do not offset the large renovation-adjusted premium.
More on the house and the area
This is a modest Sicilian house with a genuinely appealing Mediterranean courtyard: mature citrus and olive planting, bougainvillea, tiled terraces, and some exposed stone create strong lifestyle appeal near the Stagnone nature reserve. However, the actual home is tired and clearly needs substantial renovation, including damp repairs and full interior refreshing, so it is a characterful project rather than a move-in-ready dream house.
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€17,000 – €30,000
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 explicitly entirely to be renovated, with visible damp/plaster damage and neglected rooms.
- The attractive furnished interiors appear to be staging/rendering rather than the current condition.
- No clear sea or lagoon view is shown; the property is about 1 km from the sea.
- Shared entrance forecourt and practical utility/legal details 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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Marsala, so the resident setting is an urban edge on the low coastal plain of western Sicily. The Stagnone lagoon and the Isola di Mozia area lie just north of the town, with shallow saltwater basins and historic salt pans along this stretch of coast. Trapani is the nearest larger centre for wider services and airport access comes from Trapani-Birgi nearby and Palermo farther away. The area is known for salt production and Marsala wine.