Casa indipendente in Via San Michele
Casa Indipendente perfetta per la Tua Famiglia Questa splendida casa indipendente su più livelli, subito abitabile e’ pronta per accoglierti, con 154 m² commerciali distribuiti su tre piani, rappresenta la soluzione ideale per chi cerca spazi generosi e ben organizzati. Il piano terra ti sorprenderà con una cucina e soggiorno comunicanti, un ambiente luminoso e accogliente perfetto per le...
What it really costs
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The house is advertised as immediately habitable, so estimated renovation is €200/m²: effective cost is about €707/m² (€108,800 total), well above the Sicilian country-house baseline of €467/m². Its 154 m², six bedrooms, parking, and proximity to the coast provide value, but the asking price is not discounted.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, spacious home rather than a renovation shell, with a functioning kitchen, two bathrooms, multiple furnished rooms, balconies, and a large rooftop terrace overlooking the Sicilian hills. The interiors are old-fashioned rather than stylish, but the elevated views, generous 154 m² layout, and traditional hillside-town setting give it strong liveability and dream-home appeal.
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€10,000 – €17,000
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 interiors are clearly usable but dated, with older bathrooms, fixtures, and furnishings.
- The rough exterior façade and exposed wiring may require future maintenance or refurbishment.
- The multi-level layout and stair access may be less convenient for some occupants.
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 71/100The cluster is in the northern Sicilian hills between the Tyrrhenian coast and the inland valleys, with limestone ridges and cultivated slopes around the San Leonardo river basin. Caccamo itself is dominated by a large medieval castle above the old town. Lago Rosamarina lies just below the town and is one of the main landscape features in this part of inland Palermo province. Palermo is the nearest large city and provides the full range of services, port and airport connections. The area is known for hill agriculture and for Caccamo’s historic centre and castle.