Via Crocifisso Marretti Traversa A, 8, Mascalucia
Via Crocifisso Marretti Traversa A, 8, Mascalucia. Habitable, autonomo heating, garage.
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Move in as it is
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing claims a habitable townhouse but offers only 11 m² with zero beds and zero baths, making it implausible as a normal home. At roughly €6,200/m² versus a typical €416/m², it is massively overpriced.
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The gallery shows bright, recently finished interiors with attractive wood flooring, modern bathrooms, and an elegant historic-style façade. It appears immediately usable rather than a renovation project, but the very small stated size and major mismatch between the facts and photos make the home’s real layout and livability uncertain.
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€1,000 – €1,000
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 listing facts conflict sharply with the gallery: 11 sqm and zero beds/baths are inconsistent with the spacious interiors shown.
- No kitchen, bedroom, outdoor space, or usable view is clearly verified in the provided facts/photos.
- The elegant exterior appears to be a shared historic apartment building rather than a standalone townhouse.
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 55/100Mount Etna rises immediately northwest of the city and dominates this stretch of the plain and coast. The Ionian coast is at the edge of the built-up area. The Simeto plain lies just south and west. Catania is a major city with an airport, port, university, major services and a large historic centre with baroque buildings; the late-baroque towns of the Val di Noto are a UNESCO site, and Catania is part of that listing. The area is known for Etna, citrus on the plain, and the black lava-stone fabric of the city and nearby settlements.