Casa indipendente
Cod. 4017 Pedara centro, a pochi metri da piazza Don Diego, vendesi casa singola di 60 mq, composta da: salone, camera da letto, cucina e bagno, con terrazza soprastante e sottotetto. Da ristrutturare. Prezzo € 39.000 Per info: 3/4/0/5/6/8/3/1/7/2 - 3/4/9/6/8/3/7/2/2/1 Se devi vendere il tuo immobile contattaci per una valutazione gratuita.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
This is explicitly da ristrutturare, so I estimate about €700/m² renovation; effective cost is roughly €81,000 total, or €1,350/m² versus a low-stock baseline of €538/m². The baseline makes it look weak on pure numbers, but it is a detached house in Pedara centro with terrace and 9 photos, so the low entry price and central location keep it in the good/fair border area.
More on the house and the area
The best asset here is the rooftop terrace: it gets open views over town rooftops toward Etna and the church bell tower, which gives it some real Sicilian atmosphere. But the house itself is plain and worn rather than beautiful, with dated, dim interiors and a visibly tired exterior, so this feels like a modest renovation project rather than an immediate dream home. At €39k it has some bargain appeal, but the wow is mostly in the terrace outlook, not the house itself.
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€12,000 – €21,000
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.
- Needs renovation; interiors are tired and partly stripped back.
- Facade and terrace walls look weathered, with visible damp/staining.
- Kitchen/bath setup appears basic and may need replacement.
- Street-front house with no private garden and limited natural light.
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 is within the 15 km radius, with the southern Etna slopes and lava landscapes immediately above the town. The Monte Gorna and Monti Rossi volcanic cones are nearby on the Etna side. The Parco dell'Etna covers the mountain above the built-up belt. The nearest ski lifts are those on Etna south around Rifugio Sapienza, roughly a 30-40 minute drive depending on road conditions. Catania is the nearest large city and provides the full range of city services, rail links and the main airport for eastern Sicily. The area is known for vineyards, pistachios, orchards and villages built with Etna stone on the volcano's lower slopes.