Casa indipendente in Via Rubino 3
Rif. : 1909. Casa indipendente risalente agli anni ‘30 di circa 60 Mq. con ingresso da corte comune in centro storico (Via Rubino) su due livelli da ristrutturare, al piano terra comprende 2 locali e accessori, al primo piano tre stanze e terrazzino oltre ai lastrici solari di uso esclusivo. Possibilità di ampliamento. Solai in buone condizioni.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €55,000 for 70 m², the estimated all-in cost after renovation is about €104,000, or €1,486/m² versus €464/m² for comparable local stock. The historic-center location and sea proximity help, but the house needs renovation and the description gives 60 m² rather than 70 m².
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine old-town Marsala house with charming period details, including aged doors, arched ceilings, decorative exterior surrounds and a private-use roof terrace. However, the interiors are currently uninhabitable or close to it: walls are heavily deteriorated, services are incomplete, and the bathroom needs replacement, so this is a substantial restoration project rather than a ready home.
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€14,000 – €25,000
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.
- Major renovation required, including plaster, moisture remediation, electrical and likely plumbing work.
- The bathroom is extremely basic and there is no usable kitchen shown.
- Entry is through a shared courtyard; roof and structural condition should be professionally verified despite the seller stating the slabs are in good condition.
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 55/100The cluster is in the built-up area of Marsala, so the resident setting is urban fabric on the low western Sicilian coast. The Stagnone lagoon lies immediately north, with the Isola di Mozia in the lagoon. The coast here is flat and salt-pan country rather than cliffed shore. Trapani is the nearest larger town and Palermo airport is the main airport used for the area. Marsala is known for its fortified wine and for the saline landscape of the Stagnone.