The House - #1, the oldest part

This is #1 because it is the oldest part of the property (and my preferred one) - say it was
probably built around mid-1800.
Transformed and refurbished several times, it was originally composed of two
arcade wings (loggiato) at a right angle, with a well in the corner.

The old home's right wing (right hand in the picture) has unfortunately been
demolished in 1974 and replaced by a modern house (see #3), according to
the unalterable will of that time owner (Aunty).

In the eighties, the loggiato, or what was left of it, was closed to become
a living room in winter and one end was transformed into a kitchen.

Both roofs of the porch and of the attic have been rebuilt in the mid-eighties.

View of the oldest house from the street - here, via Municipio (the city hall), 
with the two windows of the attic and the one of the ground floor bedroom.

Let's go inside, now...

The loggiato, originally open, was used for certain activities in the warm
season or simply as a corridor between the different parts of the house.

Behind the green curtain (above) there is one bedroom (below)...

... with a small window opening on via Municipio.

The bathroom opens next to the bedroom.
(Another bedroom was part of the granite building and has been sold with it).


The kitchenette opens on the pantry - unchanged, and leads to the attic's
stairway.

In this room Granny used to store the wheels of cheese (it still smells very strong),
piles of melons and watermelons, eggs, vegetables, etc.

Here the kitchenette seen by the attic.

The stairway...


The red door, now doomed, opened on the other wing of the attic... wing demolished
by Aunty in 1974.



This wing of the attic (like the demolished part was) is composed of two rooms,
separated by a few steps.

I love the 'parefeuille' floor, I hope the next owner will appreciate and restore it properly!
. . .

SPECIFICATIONS

#1 - This is the Oldest Part
- Price Range : 100,000 € (open to discussion).
- Location : Italy, south-easthern Sardinia, San Vito (Cagliari).
- Brief description : the ground floor loggiato-livingroom has 2 entries from
the garden and opens into the bedroom, the bathroom, the kitchen and pantry-
room, and the stairway to the double room attic.
- Age of property : probably mid-1800.
- Floors : 2
- Permission to build extensions : no.
- Permission to build swimming pools : not in the village.
- Development Ideas : 1) Two additional bedrooms could be located in the attic,
with a bathroom above the existing one of the loggiato. 2) The kitchen could be
installed in the pantryroom (a technical drawing on the opening of a window
already exists) in order to restore the loggiato to its original volume.
3) The ceiling heights of the loggiato (3m35/4m30) and of the attic's main room
(3m/3m65) would permit to increase the living space through the creation of some
mezzanines. 4) Recover the ancient well in the corner.- How many people could 
live at the property ? 6 after renovation of the attic.
- Is any part suitable to be rented out ? Yes, it has been rented in the summer
for years.
Inside
- Number of Rooms : currently 4 (+ 2 in the attic).
- Living Room : 1.
- Dining Room : no separate space.
- Bedrooms : 1, (but 2 more possible in the attic).
- Toilets : no separate toilets.
- Bathrooms : 1.
- Kitchen : 1.
- Cantina : no basement in these old houses.

Outside
- Views sea/mountain/countryside : the village and hills around.
The nearest beaches are at 8 km.
- Garage/Parking facilities : inside (or in the street).
- Front/back Garden : central garden, approx. 100 m2.
- Outside cooking facilities : not currently.
- Outdoor plumbing/shower : two valves and a hose in the garden.

Maps and Technical Drawings
- Floorplans : yes.
- Land map : yes.
- Geometor’s site map : yes.
Communications
- Telephone : yes.
- ADSL : yes (check here).
. . .

The House - #2, the Granite Building

[SOLD - Sept 2011]
Built in 1889, as solid as a fortress, yet it has nowadays a weakness, its roof.
Never touched since its construction, it gives under the weight of the years
... and cries for help.



The appearance of the property has changed since these pictures...
- The virginia-creeper heavy curtain and the two huge fig trees have
disappeared as the strip of land, located along the wall, has been sold,
end of 2009, to the adjoining property and everything has been torn
to the ground.

Apart from the property's main entry from via Galilei and the door opening on
via Municipio, another way in is from the garden...

... from this "garden room", where a little window opens under the entry porch
and another toward the street.

From here, beyond the stairwell, there is another room.

(Under the stairs, 2 small closets)

This room currently communicates with the loggiato and the stairs, and has
a window on via Galilei and a door opening on the piazza Municipio (below).


The stairwell, now... or where it gets nasty...

Ladies and Gents, let's visit upstairs now... hold tight."Through me you pass into the city of woe:
Through me you pass into eternal pain:
Through me among the people lost for aye.
Justice the founder of my fabric mov'd:
To rear me was the task of power divine,
Supremest wisdom, and primeval love.
Before me things create were none,
Save things Eternal, and eternal I endure.
All hope abandon ye who enter here."
[Hell, by Dante Alighieri, Cary's Translation]

Scary, uh ? Well, last summer it was worse.
No kidding, if you think this house can make you happy hurry up :
it's cheap because it needs a new roof !

Up the stairs, on the right, the main bedroom with a window on via Galilei and
a balcony on piazza Municipio.
On the left side, the corridor with another balcony, serves a smaller bedroom,
the bathroom and a big kitchen.
The bathroom, second door on the left and, in front, the kitchen/dining room.

In the last picture : back toward the stairs.


SPECIFICATIONS

#2 - This is the Granite Building
- Price Range : 65,000 € for an average 110 sq. m. (open to discussion).
- Location : Italy, south-easthern Sardinia, San Vito (Cagliari).
- Brief description : A solid, rose granite building, built as a fortress (originally
there were no windows at the ground level) - stands still, except for its roof.
Located next to City Hall in the old area, its windows and balconies open
toward east and west. Like the two other livable parts of the property, this
building can be independent, except for the garden that, being in the centre,
remains common.
- Age of property : 1889.
- Floors : 2
- Permission to build extensions : no.
- Permission to build swimming pools : not in the village.- Development Ideas : the house first needs a new roof, new plumbing,
new electricity and to be refreshed.
[I've been told the approx quote for the demolition and reconstruction
of the roof would be around 250 €/m2 - its area is approximately 80 m2I will check all these data in August].
- How many people could live in the house ? 4 to 6.
- Is any part suitable to be rented out ? Yes, it has been rented for more
than 20 years, until 2004, but now it urgently needs a new roof.
Inside
- Number of Rooms : currently 5.
- Kitchen/Dining Room : 1.
- Bedrooms : currently 3.
- Toilets : no separate toilets.
- Bathrooms : 1.
- Cantina : no basement in these old houses.
Outside
- Views sea/mountain/countryside : the village and hills around.
The nearest beaches are at 8 km.
- Garage/Parking facilities : inside (or in the street).
- Garden : central garden, 100 m2 approx.
- Outside cooking facilities : not currently.
- Outdoor plumbing/shower : two valves and a hose in the garden.

Maps and Technical Drawings
- Floorplans : yes.
- Land map : yes.
- Geometor’s site map : no.

Communications
- Telephone : yes.
- ADSL : yes (check here).
. . .