Villa in Contrada San Giovanni
Cinisi(PA) Contrada San Giovanni Ampio fabbricato con terreno e vista panoramica In posizione collinare e panoramica, proponiamo in vendita un fabbricato indipendente di circa 150 mq, edificato negli anni ’90 e immerso in un lotto di terreno di circa 5.000 mq. È già assentita una volumetria aggiuntiva di altri 150 mq, ideale per ampliamento o nuova costruzione. ...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
Condition not stated in the listingEverything on this list
€60,800 – €70,000
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is a lived-in 1990s house on a hillside above Cinisi, and the photographs show it working: a kitchen in daily use, a full bathroom, tiled floors in good order and pine-boarded ceilings. Nothing has to be done before moving in. Two things are worth settling before you spend money on anything else: a full-height crack runs down the corner of one bedroom wall, and over the mezzanine the pine lining stops and the bare roof deck is exposed with the stored things kept under plastic. Everything else on this list is comfort rather than repair, and the largest single unknown is the roof seen from the outside, which no photograph shows.
- As it stands€49,000
- Settled in the first year€51,800 – €55,500
- Everything on this list€60,800 – €70,000
- Wiring€1,500 – €4,000
Have a firm bring the existing wiring up to standard and issue the declaration for it
A brand new system runs at 70 EUR/m2, which would be about 12,000 EUR for this house. Upgrading and certifying what is already there is a fraction of it. Built in the 1990s, so the retrospective declaration is legally available. studiomadera.it
- Roof€1,000 – €1,800
Finish the ceiling lining over the mezzanine where the boards stop and the deck is exposed, about 20 m2
Ceiling lining at 50-70 EUR/m2 over roughly 20 m2, plus a roofer on the tiles above it, which no photograph shows. studiomadera.it
- Structure€300 – €700
Have a local engineer look at the full-height crack in the bedroom corner before committing to anything else
No live quote found for a site opinion. Our own price research puts a full structural project at 700 EUR, so a visual opinion with a written note sits below that.
- Bathroom€6,000 – €9,000
Second bathroom: there is one bathroom for four bedrooms and 174 m2
- Heating€3,000 – €5,500
Add heating: no radiators appear in any room of the house
- The roof is never shown from the outside or from above
- No photograph of the electrical panel, and no sign of whether the original 1990s declaration of conformity still exists
- No heating appliance appears anywhere, so how the house is warmed is unknown
- Whether the house is on mains drainage or a septic tank
- The additional 150 m2 of approved building volume is claimed by the agency but not evidenced
- The property appears dated and heavily cluttered, with likely cosmetic updating needed.
- The panoramic view includes a prominent airport runway, so aircraft noise and activity may be a concern.
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. Photos checked 8 September.
Where these prices come from
The area around
Location score 58/100The cluster is on the Gulf of Carini on the Tyrrhenian coast, with the Monti di Palermo rising immediately inland. Carini has a large castle and a substantial historic centre. Palermo is the nearest large city and has the full range of services, port, airport and major cultural monuments. The coast here is a built-up stretch west of Palermo rather than a protected shore, and the area is known mainly for its position between the city and Falcone Borsellino airport.