Casa indipendente in Via Galileo Galilei 12
La CreaCasa Immobiliare propone in vendita a Graniti, in Via Galileo Galilei, un’interessante soluzione indipendente di mq 170 commerciali. Caratteristiche dell'immobile: - Fabbricato indipendente di circa 120 mq complessivi, distribuiti su due livelli di circa 60 mq a piano da ristrutturare. -Compreso nella vendita un deposito confinante di circa 50 mq (attualmente abbattuto). ...
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €20,000 asking price is only €118/m², but the 120 m² house needs renovation and the additional 50 m² deposit is currently demolished. Estimated all-in cost is about €159,000, or €935/m², well above the local €464/m² reference, so the apparent discount is largely consumed by works.
More on the house and the area
This has genuine old-Sicilian character, with exposed stone walls, rustic timber beams, a traditional fireplace, and a leafy fig tree along the village lane. However, the interiors are dusty and severely dated, with signs of damp, deterioration, and incomplete facilities, making it a renovation project rather than a move-in home.
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, €820/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€34,000 – €60,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is required throughout, including visibly deteriorated interiors, old wiring/plumbing, and damaged finishes.
- The adjacent approximately 50 sqm structure is described as already demolished, so the full advertised area is not currently usable.
- No clear bathroom or functional kitchen is shown; verify structural condition, roof integrity, utilities, and permits before purchase.
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 74/100The cluster lies in the lower Alcantara valley, with the Peloritani and the first slopes of the north-eastern Sicilian hills around it. The Alcantara river and the Gole dell'Alcantara are within this area. The Parco Fluviale dell'Alcantara covers the river corridor here. Taormina is the nearest town of size nearby, with a substantial historic centre and services. This part of the valley is known for lava and river-cut landscapes, citrus and olive cultivation, and as the inland side of the Taormina area.