Casa indipendente in Via Rovigo
Il piano terra ospita un ampio garage, perfettamente attrezzato, che può facilmente ospitare più veicoli. All’interno del garage troviamo anche tre stanze ad uso deposito o eventuali locali di servizio, oltre a un servizio che completa questa area funzionale. Piano primo: Salendo al primo piano si apre un luminoso…
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
At €600/m² before works, this is 50% above comparable local stock; with a modest €200/m² allowance, the effective cost is about €800/m². The multi-level layout and garage are useful, but the listing does not state the property's condition, and its G energy rating suggests possible additional costs.
More on the house and the area
This is a substantial, multi-level house with usable floors, three bathrooms, balconies and a large garage, so it is more than a bare renovation shell. However, the appearance is utilitarian and heavily dated, with no proven scenic setting or distinctive historic character; it would need substantial cosmetic updating before feeling like a dream Italian home.
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€10,000 – €17,000
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.
- Very dated interiors with visible damp, peeling finishes and dark storage areas.
- Urban street setting with no garden, terrace, landscape or notable view.
- Kitchen and some rooms appear basic or partly unfinished; verify utilities and structural condition.
- The property is described as a country house but photographs show a dense town setting in Paternò.
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 62/100Mount Etna rises immediately to the north, and the Simeto River runs by Paternò. The cluster lies in the broad cultivated plain at the western edge of the Catania plain, with Etna dominating the skyline rather than inside the built-up mountain belt. The Parco dell'Etna begins farther up the volcano and is not in the immediate plain around the town. The nearest town of major size is Catania, with a full city range of services, rail links, port and airport. Paternò is known locally for its Norman castle on the hill above the town and for citrus and other agriculture of the Simeto plain.