Due diligence before buying in Sicily: a technical checklist – with measurable deliverables
Many renovations get stuck on details that look minor: an incorrect permit path, outdated drawings or a hidden constraint. In Sicily, coastal exposure and mixed building stock make early checks even more important.
Permits and documentation
Prepare a complete technical report to reduce requests for clarifications and delays.
Check constraints and approvals (heritage, landscape, condominium) before appointing contractors.
- Constraints to check early
- How to document decisions
- Questions to ask contractors
Schedule and cost control
Track decisions on site: inspections, progress records and structured change management.
Set up a bill of quantities and specifications that describe works, materials and tolerances in measurable terms.
- Constraints to check early
- Documents you should have
- How to document decisions
Technical details that matter
Focus on critical junctions (waterproofing, thermal bridges, services) because most post-handover issues start there.
Verify material compatibility with substrates, especially near the coast where salt air accelerates decay.
- Questions to ask contractors
- How to keep changes under control
- Documents you should have
- You are planning a renovation and want decisions backed by drawings and documents.
- You have doubts about compliance and cadastre alignment.
- You want one technical point of contact to coordinate the process.
- You need site supervision with clear records.
- Starting without a measured survey and without verifying the authorised state.
- Accepting vague quotations (generic items, undefined materials).
- Discovering constraints or approvals after works begin.
- Managing changes informally, without updated quantities and records.
If you want a clear starting point for a project in Sicily,Studio 4ecan review your context and outline the right technical steps.
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