Casa indipendente in Via Archimede 43
Panoramica Casa Indipendente con Garage In uno dei quartieri più ricchi di storia della città di Lentini, abbiamo oggi il piacere di presentare una casa indipendente, con doppia esposizione, adatta come abitazione ma anche particolarmente indicata per chi volesse realizzare una piccola struttura ad uso turistico. …
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Move in as it is
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €13,000 asking price (€130/m²) is extremely low, but only the windows, roof and terrace are documented as renovated; budgeting about €60,000 for the remaining work brings the total near €73,000 (€730/m²), above the local €408/m² benchmark. The historic setting, garage and 64 photos add value, but the overall condition and conversion details for the A/10 office are not stated.
More on the house and the area
This €13,000 multi-level home has a genuinely attractive setting, with views over a leafy historic-town square, vaulted ceilings, and access from a characteristic old lane. However, the interiors are plain and worn rather than beautiful, and the office/garage conversion, narrow stairs, and missing or basic amenities make it a renovation project rather than a ready dream home.
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, €600/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€20,000 – €35,000
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 ground-floor unit is currently registered as an office (A/10), so conversion to a garage or residential use must be verified.
- Interiors are very dated and utilitarian, with visible damp/finish issues and a cramped, rough internal staircase.
- No proper kitchen is shown, and the home appears to need substantial refreshing before comfortable occupation.
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 51/100The cluster lies on the Plain of Catania, with broad low agricultural land around the town and the foothills rising inland toward the Iblei. The San Leonardo river runs near Lentini, and the Lentini plain has long been used for citrus cultivation. Lake Lentini is close to the town; it is one of the larger artificial lakes in Sicily and part of the immediate landscape. Catania is the nearest large city, with full city services, a major rail station and the airport. This area is known above all for oranges and other citrus from the plain.