Casa indipendente in Via Serina
Nel cuore di Castellammare del Golfo, in Via Serina, proponiamo in vendita un interessante terratetto indipendente che rappresenta un’ottima opportunità per chi desidera realizzare una soluzione abitativa completamente personalizzata in uno dei contesti più suggestivi della Sicilia occidentale. L’immobile si presenta…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Structure
- Roof
- Damp
- Wiring
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €45,000 plus an estimated €71,500 renovation, the effective cost is about €1,792/m² versus a local reference level of €457/m². The approved demolition-and-rebuild project and sea location are positives, but the property is in its original condition and requires a complete transformation; the listing does not say whether permits, structural costs, and utilities are fully covered.
More on the house and the area
The old beams, arched openings, and colorful layered walls hint at historic character, but there is no attractive view, garden, or photogenic exterior. This is an uninhabitable project rather than a usable home, with reconstruction required despite its promising location near Castellammare del Golfo.
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€26,000 – €38,000
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.
- Complete renovation or demolition and reconstruction is required; the property is not currently habitable.
- The interiors show severe deterioration, debris, damaged walls, and highly aged timber roofing.
- The approved reconstruction project and utility/legal details should be verified 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 86/100The cluster is on the Gulf of Castellammare on the Tyrrhenian coast. Monte Inici rises inland above the town, and the first relief of the north-west Sicilian mountains starts immediately behind the coast. The Zingaro Nature Reserve lies along the coast toward Scopello, with a cliff shoreline and coves. Segesta and its archaeological area are inland near the upper part of this gulf. Trapani is the nearest provincial city of size, with port, services and rail links, and Palermo is the larger city reached along the coast corridor. The area is known for the tuna-fishing coast around Scopello, for the sea coves of the gulf, and for access to the reserve coast between Castellammare and San Vito Lo Capo.