Casa bifamiliare in Via Roma
CREACASA GROUP propone in vendita a Riesi (CL) nella centralissima via Roma Angolo F. Crispi un appartamento angolare su due livelli. Ha una superficie commerciale è di 119,00 mq sviluppati su due livelli e precisamente a Piano rialzato rispetto la via Roma e piano seminterrato rispetto la via Crispi Le buone condizioni d'uso si presentano buone, necessità qualche lavoro di...
What it really costs
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At €420/m², the €50,000 price is slightly below the Sicilian townhouse baseline of €441/m², but allowing roughly €200/m² for the unspecified work brings the effective cost to about €620/m². Central location and 8 photos help, but the listing lacks clear condition and energy details.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial, usable two-level townhouse with attractive local stonework, an arched entrance, cobbled street frontage, and mostly finished interiors. It is not a dream-setting property, and the damaged ceiling, dated kitchen, and limited outdoor appeal mean it needs real updating rather than being fully move-in ready.
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€8,000 – €13,000
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.
- One room has significant peeling ceiling plaster and apparent moisture damage.
- Kitchen appears very basic and may need renovation or replacement.
- Only one bathroom is shown for a five-room, four-bedroom home; no garden, terrace, or notable view is visible.
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 49/100This is inland south-central Sicily, with low chalk and clay hills used for grain fields, olive groves and vineyards. The Salso basin is the main geographic frame in this part of the province, though the immediate surroundings are mostly agricultural uplands rather than a marked river landscape. Mazzarino is the nearest historic town of note in the area, with a substantial old centre and castle remains. Gela on the coast is the nearest larger town, with full services, port and rail connections. The area is known above all for cereal farming and broad open interior Sicilian countryside.