TORRE FARO - 3 locali semindipendente, con ampio terrazzo
Nel villaggio di Torre Faro, in via Santa Domenica, alle spalle di Piazza Chiesa e nei pressi del Caffè Donato, in posizione strategica e centrale, a pochi passi dai servizi del paese (Bar, Tabacchi, Supermercato, Poste, Farmacia..) e dalle spiagge. La casa ha doppia possibilità di accesso, da via Santa Domenica e da…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Damp
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Price €95,000 plus estimated renovation €700/m² (125 m² → €87,500) gives an effective cost of €182,500 (≈€1,460/m²), far above the local median of €446/m². Good sea-side location and many photos help, but the large renovation burden makes this an overpriced project; the listing does not state an energy class.
More on the house and the area
Spacious two‑storey townhouse with high ceilings, a large ~45 m² roof terrace and a glimpse of the sea/pilone — a real near‑sea village location. The structure is solid and immediately usable in parts, but it needs updating (electrics/fixtures/windows, plaster) to become a comfortable full‑time 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€25,000 – €44,000
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- Requires renovation: dated systems and single‑glazed windows
- Visible plaster cracks and some damp/wear on walls
- Narrow street and close neighbouring buildings limit privacy and views
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 55/100This is inside the built-up area of Messina on the Strait of Messina, with the Peloritani mountains rising immediately behind the city. The coast here is urban shoreline rather than a distinct scenic coastscape, and the daily setting is dominated by dense city fabric, port infrastructure and major roads. The Peloritani offer ridge roads, wooded slopes and smaller hill villages a short distance inland. Messina itself is the nearest large centre and has the ferry port to Calabria, university, hospitals, rail connections and the main city services of northeastern Sicily.