Casa indipendente in Via de Caro 8
Caltagirone Via De Caro n. 8 Presentiamo in vendita una piccola casa indipendente, quasi singola, inserita nel contesto caratteristico della zona. L’immobile si sviluppa interamente al piano terra, con ingresso indipendente e assenza totale di barriere architettoniche, elemento che garantisce massima accessibilità e…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Heating
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €421/m², the asking price is close to the local €408/m² benchmark, but allowing roughly €200/m² for unspecified works brings the effective cost to about €621/m². The listing does not state the property’s condition, construction year, or residential compliance, which is important for this unusually small 19 m² unit.
More on the house and the area
This tiny Caltagirone home has some old-town character, especially the arched stone doorway, aged beams, and traditional tiled roof. However, it is currently a cluttered, damp-looking one-room unit requiring meaningful renovation before it could function as a comfortable home; the €8,000 price is its main appeal.
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€1,000 – €2,000
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.
- Only 19 sqm, with a single cramped room and small loft.
- Interior and facade show substantial damp, peeling finishes, clutter, and deferred maintenance.
- Not move-in ready; bathroom, utilities, roof condition, and habitability should be verified.
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 68/100The area sits in the Erei uplands, with cultivated hills, clay slopes and broad inland valleys typical of central-eastern Sicily. The nearest town of size is Caltagirone, which has a large historic centre, Baroque churches and the ceramic tradition for which it is known. Caltagirone is on the UNESCO listing of the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto. The area is known for ceramics and for mixed grain, olive and vineyard countryside.