Casa indipendente in Via Turturici 8
Nel cuore di Trabia, a pochi passi dal centrale Corso La Masa, proponiamo in vendita un'interessante casa indipendente di circa 371 mq, totalmente da ristrutturare. Grazie all'ampia metratura e alla sua disposizione, la struttura offre una grande versatilità: è infatti predisposta per essere suddivisa in due…
What it really costs
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At €229/m², the €85,000 asking price looks low versus the €467/m² Sicily baseline, and the central Trabia location near the sea is positive. However, the house is totally to renovate: estimated renovation brings the effective cost to about €1,329/m² (€493,000 total), far above the baseline.
More on the house and the area
This is a large historic town house with attractive old patterned floors, arches, timber shutters, and a balcony, offered at a strikingly low price per square metre. However, the real interiors show extensive deterioration, debris, damaged ceilings, and obsolete bathrooms, so it is a major renovation project rather than a livable dream home today.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€147,000 – €217,000
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 property is explicitly described as entirely needing renovation, with severe damp, damaged ceilings, rubble, and unusable bathrooms visible.
- The attractive furnished interiors are computer-generated concepts, not the current condition.
- No garden, terrace view, or sea view is proven despite the coastal location.
- The 371 sqm size and two-apartment potential could mean substantial structural, systems, and permitting costs.
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 58/100The cluster is on the Tyrrhenian coast at the foot of the first inland hills east of Palermo, with the Gulf of Termini Imerese immediately present. The San Leonardo river reaches the sea here. The Madonie range rises inland to the southeast, but the main massif is mostly beyond the 15 km radius. Termini Imerese is the nearest town of size and has a port, rail station, services and a substantial historic centre. Palermo is the nearest major city for higher-order services and transport, but it is farther west and does not affect the score. The area is known for its coastal position between Palermo and Cefalù and for the thermal history of Termini Imerese.