Casa indipendente in Via Convento 15
A Casale di Tripi - Abakainon, proponiamo in vendita un terratetto che si sviluppa su quattro elevazioni fuori terra, per una superficie complessiva di circa 148 mq, con vista panoramica. La proprietà presenta una caratteristica particolare: ogni livello è dotato di accesso autonomo, rendendo gli spazi facilmente…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €30,000 (€203/m²), this 148 m² country house is about 56% below the local €462/m² benchmark, making the asking price attractive. The listing does not state the condition or bathroom count, so the renovation budget and practical livability remain uncertain.
More on the house and the area
This historic Sicilian village house has beautiful exposed beams, old masonry, balconies, terracotta roofs, and an exceptional panoramic view toward the hills and sea. However, the interiors are clearly unfinished, with bare floors, incomplete fittings, and no visible bathroom or kitchen, making it a renovation project rather than a move-in home.
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 – €16,000
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.
- Interiors are unfinished and dusty, with no visible completed bathroom or kitchen.
- The property spans four levels with steep external stairs and narrow access, which may limit everyday practicality.
- Significant renovation and finishing work appears necessary before it is comfortably habitable.
- Roof and structural condition should be professionally verified.
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 74/100The cluster is in the Peloritani mountains. The Elicona stream valley and the Tyrrhenian coast are close by, with Tindari and the Marinello lagoon outside the 15 km radius. The area sits within or beside the Parco dei Nebrodi on its western side. The nearest ski lifts are on Piano Battaglia in the Madonie and on Mount Etna, both too far to count as local and roughly 2 hours or more by road. The nearest town of size is Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto on the coastal plain, with rail services, hospitals and larger shops. Novara di Sicilia is known for its stone-built hill-town centre and for the Majorcan-style game of Maiorchino; Montalbano Elicona nearby is listed among I Borghi più belli d'Italia.