Casa indipendente in Via Giorgibello 5
In vendita a San Cataldo, in via Giorgibello 5/A, proponiamo una casa sindipendente, ideale per famiglie in cerca di spazio e comfort. L'immobile, si sviluppa su due livelli per un totale di circa 90 mq al piano terra, ove troviamo un appartamento di tre vani e 60 mq al piano seminterrato, composto da un altro bilocale con ingresso autonomo. Gli...
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At €80,000 for 150 sqm, the asking price is €533/sqm; with no clear condition stated, I assume a mid-level renovation budget of about €400/sqm, bringing the effective cost to roughly €933/sqm. That is well above the low internal baseline of €496/sqm for similar Sicilian country houses, and the description/photos do not show a strong positive signal to justify the premium.
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This looks like a practical, low-cost house rather than a dream Italian beauty. The photos show a solid, usable multi-level home with gated access, but no proven views, historic character, or standout exterior appeal. At the price and size it may be good value, yet the wow factor is limited.
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€17,000 – €29,000
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.
- No interior photos, so charm and finish quality cannot be verified
- Exterior is plain and the setting appears suburban rather than scenic
- Steep access/driveway may be awkward for daily use
- Semi-basement level may have less light and possible damp risk
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 49/100The area is inland central Sicily, with cultivated hills and badland-like clay slopes in parts of the Caltanissetta countryside. Caltanissetta is the nearest town of size, with the province’s main services, rail connections and a substantial historic centre. This part of the interior is known for grain farming and for the former sulphur-mining landscape of central Sicily.