Paterno’- casa indipendente
House Immobiliare propone in vendita a Paternò, nei pressi di Via Garibaldi, una casa singola da ristrutturare. L’immobile si sviluppa su più livelli per un totale di 9,5 vani: al piano terra è presente un comodo garage; il primo e il secondo piano ospitano gli ambienti abitativi, mentre al secondo livello si trova…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
Condition tagged 'Habitable' but description explicitly says 'casa singola da ristrutturare' (needs renovation) — contradictory. Price also contradicts: facts show €70,000 but description advertises 'Prezzo affare €50.000'. At €350/m2 vs baseline median €450/m2, listing is below market, which is favorable. 200 sqm townhouse over multiple levels with garage, terrace, balcony. Fresh listing (3 days). No building year or energy class. Renovation needed at ~€400/m2 given it requires restructuring. Net upside is real if the lower €50k price is accurate, but the data contradictions cap confidence at fair.
More on the house and the area
Corner townhouse in Paternò's old center with a period facade, wrought-iron balconies, and arched openings giving some historic character. However, it is a fixer-upper: worn exteriors, tangled wiring, tired interiors (dark kitchen, aged floors, plain stairwells) and a stained terrace. 200sqm at ~€350/m2 is cheap but the low price reflects renovation needs, and there is a price inconsistency between the description (€50k) and the facts (€70k). Nothing here stops the scroll — it reads as an ordinary renovation project.
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.
Our read of the photos, €400/m², falls in this band.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€23,000 – €39,000
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.
- Description states €50,000 while facts list €70,000 — price discrepancy
- Needs full renovation ('da ristrutturare') despite 'Habitable' tag
- Interior photos show dated, dark, run-down spaces
- Exterior heavily weathered with exposed masonry and messy overhead wiring
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 to the east and north-east, and Paternò sits on the lower inland side of the volcano in the Simeto valley. The Simeto river runs through this area. The Parco dell'Etna begins on the higher slopes above the settled belt. The nearest large city is Catania, with the full range of urban services, port and airport. Paternò is known for its Norman castle on a hill above the town and for citrus and agricultural land on the volcanic plain.