Casa indipendente in Via Ponte 52
Casa Indipendente con Giardino Piedmonte Etneo Casa indipendente in vendita a Piedimonte Etneo, con una superficie di 125 mq, disposta su un unico piano terra. La soluzione si compone di 4 locali, tra cui 3 camere da letto e un bagno, con cucina abitabile. L’immobile è da ristrutturare, offrendo la possibilità di…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €55,000 (€440/m²), the house is explicitly in need of renovation; allowing about €700/m² brings the effective cost to roughly €1,140/m², well above the local €403/m² benchmark. The garden and terrace add appeal, but the renovation burden outweighs the low purchase price.
More on the house and the area
This is a genuine, usable Sicilian house rather than a ruin, with a spacious tiled living area, three bedrooms, and a particularly appealing private garden with mature fruit trees. The exterior and interiors are dated and will need renovation, but the 125 sqm size, outdoor space, and €55,000 price create strong practical value.
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€25,000 – €44,000
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.
- Listed as needing renovation, with visible facade wear and dated interiors.
- Energy class G and only one bathroom for three bedrooms.
- No dramatic sea or mountain view is shown; the home is in a built-up residential setting.
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 78/100Mount Etna rises immediately inland, with the lower eastern slopes and lava-built terraces within this area. The Alcantara river valley is nearby to the north, and the coast on this stretch is the Ionian shore between Fiumefreddo beach and Giardini Naxos. The Parco dell'Etna begins higher up on the mountain above the coastal belt. The nearest ski lifts are on Etna around Piano Provenzana, roughly an hour's drive depending on the starting point and road conditions. The nearest town of size is Giarre, with everyday services and rail connections, while Taormina is nearby on the coast with a major historic centre and tourism. The area is known for citrus groves, especially around the Fiumefreddo plain, and for the meeting of volcanic slopes, river gorges and the Ionian coast.