Casa Semindipendente in vendita a Mascalucia
La Casa del Vicario Nel cuore autentico del centro storico di Mascalucia, affacciata con eleganza sulla piazza principale del paese, presentiamo in vendita un appartamento indipendente al primo piano di circa 90 mq, impreziosito da un affaccio autorevole e scenografico sulla piazza. Una dimora d'epoca di raro fascino,…
What it really costs
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Move in as it is
In the listingNeeds renovationThe photographs say otherwise, and we go by the photographs.
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At €1,100/m² before works, the estimated all-in cost is about €1,800/m², far above comparable Sicilian townhouses at roughly €417/m². The historic-center position and panoramic square view add appeal, but a 1900 property needing renovation does not justify this premium.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely atmospheric historic home in the center of Mascalucia, with an ornate period façade, balcony and a dramatic outlook over the main square and church. Inside it is a real, furnished and usable house rather than a shell, but the old finishes, dated services and visible maintenance issues mean a meaningful renovation is needed.
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€18,000 – €32,000
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.
- Needs renovation, with visibly dated kitchen and bathroom and signs of wall dampness/cracking.
- Directly overlooks a busy central piazza, so traffic, parking activity and noise are likely.
- Energy class G; verify heating, roof/structure, systems and legal status before purchase.
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 55/100Mount Etna rises immediately northwest of the city and dominates this stretch of the plain and coast. The Ionian coast is at the edge of the built-up area. The Simeto plain lies just south and west. Catania is a major city with an airport, port, university, major services and a large historic centre with baroque buildings; the late-baroque towns of the Val di Noto are a UNESCO site, and Catania is part of that listing. The area is known for Etna, citrus on the plain, and the black lava-stone fabric of the city and nearby settlements.