Casa indipendente in Vico Etna 2
Immersa nel suggestivo paesaggio dell'Etna, presentiamo in vendita una spaziosa e accogliente casa indipendente situata a Ragalna. L'abitazione si sviluppa su un unico livello, il piano terra, con una superficie totale di 120 metri quadrati. La casa è composta da 5 locali, tra cui una luminosa zona giorno con angolo cottura, ideale per trascorrere piacevoli momenti in famiglia,...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €825/m², the asking price is roughly double the €413/m² local benchmark; allowing about €24,000 for likely updates brings the effective cost to approximately €1,025/m². The Etna setting and garden add appeal, but the listing does not say enough about condition, age, energy performance, or renovation needs to justify the premium.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€8,000 – €13,000
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.
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 87/100Mount Etna is the dominant feature here, with the south side of the volcano immediately above the town and the Parco dell’Etna within the area. The nearest ski area is Etna Sud at Rifugio Sapienza, about 20 minutes uphill by road in normal conditions. Paternò is the nearest larger town, with everyday services and a substantial historic centre; Catania is the main city for higher-order services and the airport. This part of Etna is known for lava landscapes, pine and broom vegetation at higher elevations, and vineyards, pistachios and other cultivation on the lower volcanic slopes.