Paterno’ casa singola con garage
House Immobiliare propone in vendita a Paternò. Nel cuore di Paternò, precisamente in Via Baratta, zona tranquilla e ben servita, a pochi passi dalle principali attività commerciali, scuole e servizi di prima necessità. House Immobiliare propone in vendita casa singola con garage. L’immobile si sviluppa su tre…
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
At €85,000 for 149 sqm, the ask is €570/sqm; assuming habitable condition, a light renovation budget of about €200/sqm brings the effective cost to roughly €770/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €445/sqm. Good central setting, garage and terrace help, but on numbers alone it sits above the local cheap-stock baseline, so this looks fair rather than a standout deal.
More on the house and the area
This is a real, usable townhouse rather than a shell: kitchen, two bathrooms, bedroom spaces and a garage all look functional and immediately habitable. The dark timber ceiling in the top-floor kitchen adds some character, but overall the house feels practical and dated rather than dreamy. At this price for 149 sqm with garage, the value helps, but the wow factor is modest.
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.
- Exterior facade is tired and would benefit from renovation.
- Terrace is basic and enclosed, with no real view.
- Interiors are habitable but dated rather than design-led.
- Dense town setting with limited outdoor charm.
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.