Casa indipendente in Via America
In Via America, a Mazara del Vallo, proponiamo in vendita una casa indipendente di circa 90 mq, distribuita su due livelli, attualmente in fase di costruzione. Una soluzione ideale per chi non vuole semplicemente acquistare una casa, ma desidera creare un ambiente realmente su misura, scegliendo finiture, materiali e dettagli secondo il proprio stile. Il piano terra è pensato per...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €30,000 (€333/m²), the unfinished 90 m² house likely requires about €63,000 in completion costs, for an effective €1,033/m² versus the Sicily country-house baseline of €467/m². The location 1 km from the sea is positive, but the incomplete construction and truncated description make this a weak deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial two-level structure with a clean exterior and plenty of natural light, but it has very little character and no clearly proven exceptional view. The interior is still a construction shell, with unfinished ceilings, rough bathroom spaces, exposed services, debris, and no usable kitchen or living setup. At €30,000 it is a low-cost renovation project rather than a dream home ready to inhabit.
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€18,000 – €32,000
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.
- Currently an active construction site and not remotely move-in ready.
- No finished floors, fitted kitchen, completed bathroom, doors, or visible finished electrical/plumbing systems.
- Substantial additional renovation and finishing costs are likely; views and utilities are not clearly established.
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 55/100Coastal town on Sicily's southwest coast at the mouth of the Mazaro river on a low-lying coastal plain. The town has a working commercial fishing port with a large local tuna fleet and fish-processing activity. The historic centre includes an Arab-influenced 'Kasbah' quarter. The local archaeological museum displays the bronze 'Dancing Satyr' recovered from the sea off Mazara. The area within about 15 km is flat coastal plain with sandy beaches, agricultural land (olive groves, vineyards, citrus) and small seaside settlements. There are no mountains or ski areas within 15 km; larger centres such as Marsala and Trapani lie farther away.