Casa indipendente in Via Torquato Tasso
Occasione da personalizzare: casa indipendente disposta su tre livelli, con garage e ampio terrazzo vivibile. L’immobile, da ristrutturare, rappresenta una tela bianca perfetta per chi desidera creare una casa su misura. Con un progetto di design curato, può trasformarsi in un vero gioiello architettonico, ideale sia come abitazione principale sia come investimento.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €14,000 asking price is very low at €117/m², but substantial renovation at roughly €700/m² brings the estimated effective cost to about €817/m², well above the local €400/m² benchmark. The independent layout, garage, and large terrace add potential, but the listing does not specify the building’s structural or technical condition.
More on the house and the area
The large terrace delivers a genuinely beautiful panorama over the Sicilian hills and rooftops, while the old-town setting and vintage tiled interiors add character. However, this is a very tired renovation project rather than a move-in home: it has floors, rooms, kitchen and bathroom, but extensive damp and deterioration make substantial work unavoidable.
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€24,000 – €42,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is needed, including widespread damp, peeling finishes, bathroom modernization and likely full services review.
- The steep old-town access and dense surrounding buildings may limit convenience and privacy.
- Roof and structural condition should be professionally verified before purchase.
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 58/100This is inland hill country on the Hyblaean plateau, with a mosaic of cereal fields, pasture and valleys cut into the limestone tableland. The area is associated with the upper Dirillo valley and with the rural landscapes of south-eastern Sicily rather than with a single major natural landmark. Caltagirone is the nearest town of size; it has a substantial historic centre, rail links and services, and its historic centre is on the UNESCO list within the Late Baroque Towns of the Val di Noto. Vizzini is known above all for its connection with Giovanni Verga and for the agricultural interior of the Hyblaean area.