Casa indipendente in Vicolo Don Luigi Sturzo 10
Vendo una casa indipendente da ristrutturare al prezzo di 45.000 euro trattabile.
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing explicitly says da ristrutturare, so I estimate about €700/m² renovation; effective cost is roughly €1,109/m² (€45,000 + renovation on 110 m²). The ask alone is low at €409/m² versus a €469/m² local baseline, which supports value, but after renovation it becomes only a moderate deal rather than exceptional.
More on the house and the area
The terrace has a genuinely nice open view over rooftops to the church tower and mountain backdrop, and the lava-stone base gives it some Sicilian sense of place. But this is clearly a worn house needing renovation rather than a ready-to-live dream home, and the lack of interior photos limits confidence about usability. At €45k for 110 sqm it has appeal as a budget project, not a polished wow property.
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€22,000 – €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.
- Explicitly described as to be renovated
- Only exterior/terrace photos shown, so interior condition is unclear
- Exterior looks tired with dated finishes and weathering
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 local landscape, and Randazzo sits on its north side between lava fields and cultivated slopes. The Alcantara River valley is nearby, and the Alcantara gorge country begins to the northeast. Part of the area falls within Parco dell’Etna, a regional park. The nearest Etna ski lifts are at Piano Provenzana on the north side, roughly a 30-minute drive. Randazzo is a small service town with a substantial medieval and early modern centre built in dark volcanic stone, and it is known for vineyards, pistachios, hazelnuts and other Etna agricultural products.