Casa indipendente in Via Porcellana 33
Se sei alla ricerca di una casa indipendente, tra palazzi Signorili e Chiese Barocche, con lo sfondo del Mare Jonio, e vista Etna, la Freeglobe immobiliare propone la vendita di un immobile distribuito su due elevazioni, con una metratura complessiva di circa 138 mq, così composta: ingresso su saletta, accanto vi è una…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €67,000 asking price is €486/m², but the house explicitly needs renovation; at an estimated €700/m², the effective cost is about €1,186/m² versus €412/m² for comparable local stock. The sea is only 1 km away and the terrace with Etna views adds appeal, but not enough to offset the renovation burden.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial, independent two-level home with functioning rooms, kitchen, bathrooms, tiled floors, and a large roof terrace overlooking the sea. The view gives it real dream-home appeal, but the dated interiors, visible wall deterioration, and stated renovation needs keep it in the charming fixer-upper range rather than move-in-ready territory.
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€27,000 – €48,000
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.
- The property explicitly needs renovation, with visible damp/staining and worn finishes.
- The interiors are usable but dated, and the roof terrace appears plain and somewhat weathered.
- Verify the condition and waterproofing of the terrace, as well as utilities and renovation requirements.
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 on the Ionian side of eastern Sicily, on the lava terrace between Mount Etna and the sea. The Timpa di Acireale, a protected coastal escarpment and nature reserve, is within the area, with basalt cliffs and Mediterranean scrub above the shoreline. Mount Etna is the dominant mountain landscape inland, and the lower eastern slopes begin close to the town. The coast here is rocky rather than sandy, with small lava inlets at Santa Maria la Scala and the Cyclops Riviera around Aci Trezza a little to the south. The nearest ski lifts are on Etna, roughly an hour to Piano Provenzana or Rifugio Sapienza depending on road conditions. Catania is the nearest large city, with the airport, major rail links, a university and full urban services. Acireale itself is known for its Baroque centre and for the Carnival of Acireale.