Casa indipendente in Via del Mandorlo 38
CASA INDIPENDENTE SU DUE LIVELLI CON TERRAZZO – VIA DEL MANDORLO, TRAPANI Proponiamo in vendita, in Via del Mandorlo a Trapani, una casa indipendente disposta su due elevazioni, per una superficie complessiva di circa 80 mq, oltre a terrazzo praticabile. L'immobile rappresenta una soluzione interessante per chi…
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At €650/m² before works, this 80 m² house is already above the €467/m² Trapani baseline; with €700/m² renovation, effective cost is about €1,350/m² (€108,000 total). The 1 km sea proximity and terrace add appeal, but do not offset the heavy renovation burden.
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This is a genuine, usable two-level house with two bathrooms, a kitchen, bedrooms, balconies, and attractive older terrazzo floors and furnishings. Its traditional urban Sicilian character and €52,000 price create some appeal, but the dated finishes, cramped circulation, and ordinary street setting limit the dream-home impact.
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€16,000 – €28,000
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.
- Advertised as needing renovation; interiors are functional but dated and would benefit from modernization.
- No attractive sea or landscape view is shown; the visible outlook is a dense urban street.
- The terrace is mentioned but not shown in the gallery.
- Check the condition of the roof, utilities, and legal status before purchase.
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 82/100Monte Erice rises directly above the area on the west Sicilian coast. The Tyrrhenian coast is at the foot of the mountain, with the Gulf of Trapani and the salt pans between Trapani and Paceco within the local landscape. The Monte Cofano area and the Zingaro coast are farther away and do not define the immediate 15 km setting. Trapani is the nearest town of size, with port services, a historic centre and links to the Egadi Islands. Erice is known for its walled hill town, its position over Trapani and the traditional salt-production landscape nearby.