Casa indipendente in Via Grioli 18
NextCasa propone in vendita ampia casa semi-indipendente di 130 mq, situata al piano terra di un edificio di soli due piani, costruito nel 1970. L’abitazione è composta da tre locali ben distribuiti, con due spaziose camere da letto, un bagno e una comoda cucina abitabile, ideale per la vita quotidiana e per accogliere famiglia e amici. Gli spazi...
What it really costs
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At €677/m², the asking price is 45% above the Sicilian coastal baseline of €467/m²; allowing roughly €200/m² for unspecified condition gives an effective €877/m². Sea-front location and 20 photos support the value, but the premium and missing condition data make this only a fair deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, fully usable home rather than a renovation shell, with a functioning kitchen, bathroom, bedrooms, living room, and a generous paved terrace. Its appeal is practical and authentic rather than spectacular: the interiors are clean and habitable but dated, while the façade and balcony need refreshing.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€9,000 – €14,000
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.
- Dated interiors, kitchen, bathroom, and furnishings would benefit from modernization.
- Exterior render and balcony show visible wear and likely maintenance needs.
- No sea view is visible despite the listing being described as close to the coast.
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.