Casa indipendente in Via Gaspare Spontini 10
Immobile indipendente in Via Gaspare Spontini Proponiamo in vendita un immobile indipendente di circa 147 mq di superficie interna, disposto su due livelli e dotato di una terrazza di 30 mq. Al piano terra la proprietà è composta da sei vani, cucina, bagno e ripostiglio, offrendo ambienti spaziosi e molteplici…
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
The €40,000 asking price is attractive at €248/m², and the property is just 1 km from the sea with a 30 m² terrace. However, it is described as totally requiring renovation; estimated all-in cost is about €1,348/m² versus a local reference of €408/m², while the listing does not state the construction year or legal/technical details.
More on the house and the area
This is a large independent house with a potentially useful terrace and existing floors, bathroom, kitchen area, and roofed rooms. However, the gallery shows a severely neglected, dirty, damp interior and unattractive surroundings, making it a substantial renovation project rather than a home someone could realistically live in soon.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€64,000 – €94,000
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.
- Total renovation required, with widespread damp, peeling plaster, mold-like staining, and significant debris.
- No attractive view, landscaped outdoor space, or distinctive historic features are visible.
- Kitchen appears incomplete and utilities, structural condition, and roof integrity require verification.
- Only one bathroom is listed for a 161 sqm, six-bedroom property.
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 55/100This is inside the built-up area of Catania on the Ionian coast, at the foot of Mount Etna. The Simeto plain lies immediately to the south and west, and the lower Etna slopes begin just inland. Catania has a large historic centre with major Baroque monuments and the city functions of a provincial capital, including a university, port and airport. Mount Etna, a UNESCO World Heritage site and active volcano, dominates the landscape; the southern access roads to the Etna area and its ski lifts run up from the city side, with Rifugio Sapienza roughly an hour's drive away. The coast here is urban waterfront rather than a distinct scenic shore.