Casa indipendente
Casteldaccia (PA), in via Allò, la RE/MAX propone la vendita di una casa indipendente a multipiano. La casa è così suddivisa: un ampio magazzino a piano terra, una camera con bagno al piano primo e una seconda stanza al piano secondo con un terrazzino che si affaccia su via Allò. L'edificio gode di una buona illuminazione durante le ore...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €20,000 (€571/m²), the property is already above the €467/m² Sicily baseline; assuming €700/m² renovation due to the unspecified condition, effective cost rises to about €1,271/m². Its 1 km sea proximity and terrace help, but the description includes a large ground-floor magazzino and provides no legal or habitability details.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely independent Sicilian townhouse with old wooden shutters, exposed ceiling beams, traditional tiled floors, and a small rooftop terrace overlooking the neighborhood. It is a real, roofed house with a bathroom and usable rooms, but the interiors are stark and worn rather than move-in ready, so the appeal is mainly the €20,000 price and 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€7,000 – €12,000
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 needs substantial cosmetic and systems renovation.
- Visible damp staining, peeling finishes, aging wiring/plumbing, and terrace deterioration should be inspected.
- Only 35 sqm across multiple floors, with narrow stairs and a basic bathroom/kitchen setup.
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 68/100The Tyrrhenian coast is at the edge of the settlement, with beaches and short rocky stretches between Casteldaccia, Santa Flavia and Altavilla Milicia. Monte Catalfano rises just east at Santa Flavia, a coastal limestone massif protected as a nature reserve, with open views over the gulf. The Eleuterio river reaches the sea nearby. Palermo is the nearest large city and provides the full set of services, rail connections, port and airport access. Bagheria, a nearby town of size, is known for its historic villas, including Villa Palagonia and Villa Cattolica. Solunto, the archaeological site above Santa Flavia, is within the same coastal strip. This stretch is known for citrus cultivation and for the fishing and seaside settlements of the eastern Palermo coast.