Rustico/casale in Contrada Fornara
Marsala. Nella periferia lato sud, nella contrada Fornara, l'agenzia immobiliare Laguna Blu propone in vendita due strutture, da completare, di circa 170 mq ciascuna, libere dai 4 lati ed edificate su un lotto di terreno di circa 6.100 mq. Le due unità, fronte strada, possono essere completate dividendo il lotto di terreno e gli ingressi, garantendo la massima privacy...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Wiring
- Plumbing
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Asking €210,000 (≈€618/m²) for 340 m² but the units are described as 'da completare' so I estimate €700/m² to finish, giving an effective ≈€1,318/m² vs regional median €390/m² — well above market. Close to the sea (5 km) and with many photos, but the listing lacks clear condition/building-year data so completion costs are uncertain.
More on the house and the area
Attractive rural site on a large 6,100 m² plot with olive trees and open countryside views; the paired gabled volumes make a striking exterior composition. The buildings are only at shell stage (concrete floors, block walls and steel beams) with no finishes or services, so this is a renovation/new-build project rather than a move-in 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€67,000 – €119,000
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.
- Unfinished concrete/steel shell — needs full construction to be habitable
- No windows/doors, interior finishes, kitchens or bathrooms installed
- No visible utilities completed (electrical/plumbing/heating)
- Completion costs and permits likely substantial
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 Marsala urban area on the west coast of Sicily, so the resident setting is a low coastal plain with vineyards, salt pans and the Stagnone lagoon. The Stagnone di Marsala is a protected coastal lagoon with shallow water, salt works and the island of Mozia inside it. The coast here faces the Egadi Islands offshore, but they are outside the immediate landscape. Marsala is the nearest town of size and has a substantial historic centre, port, daily services and rail connections. The area is known for Marsala wine and for sea-salt production.