Casa indipendente in Via Palermo
Garage 80 mq, in via Palermo e via Cesare Pavese, con soppalco, catastalmente risulta cat. A5, piano terra, più primo piano. Ideale per attività artigianale o ristrutturandolo anche per civile abitazione. Nelle vicinanze di uffici e negozi vari, con possibilità di parcheggio in strada. Classe energetica: G Prezzo: € 25.000.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €25,000 asking price looks low at €167/m², but converting the 150 m² garage/artisan space into a home could add about €120,000, bringing the effective cost near €967/m² versus a local reference of €464/m². The listing describes it primarily as a garage and artisan-workspace property, so residential suitability and the exact usable layout need careful verification.
More on the house and the area
The old stone façade has genuine historic character, with carved surrounds, aged masonry and a traditional tiled roof in a central Sicilian streetscape. However, the interior is a bare, cluttered garage with unfinished floors and no visible living facilities, so this is a substantial conversion project rather than a home ready to inhabit.
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, €800/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€30,000 – €53,000
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.
- Currently appears to be a garage/storage building rather than a usable home.
- Requires substantial conversion and renovation, including interiors, floors, utilities, kitchen and bathroom.
- No interior living spaces or views are shown; verify roof, structure and residential-use permissions.
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 53/100The area sits on the inland Hyblaean plateau, with open agricultural hills and dry valleys typical of south-eastern Sicily. The river landscape nearest at hand is the Caltagirone plain and the upper valleys that cut through this part of the province. Caltagirone is the nearest substantial town and has a large historic centre, services, and its well-known ceramic tradition. This part of inland eastern Sicily is known for grain fields, olive groves and ceramics.