Casa indipendente in Via Etna 4
Nel cuore di Randazzo, in una delle vie più caratteristiche e comode del centro, presentiamo in vendita una soluzione indipendente disposta su tre livelli fuori terra. Piano terra, primo e secondo piano. Ideale per chi desidera realizzare un investimento su misura o una tipica dimora siciliana dal fascino autentico. L'…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Heating
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The €30,000 asking price is attractive at €300/m², but the house is completely to renovate, bringing estimated total costs to about €140,000 or €1,400/m²—well above the local €464/m² benchmark. Its central Randazzo location and 30 photos are positives, but the renovation burden limits the deal quality.
More on the house and the area
The volcanic-stone façade, old balconies, and characteristic Randazzo street give this three-level house authentic Sicilian character. However, it is clearly a renovation project rather than a ready home: the interiors are dated and deteriorated, and a kitchen is not evident.
All the services redone, bathrooms, kitchen, windows. The structure is left alone.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Our read of the photos, €1,100/m², falls in this band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€40,000 – €59,000
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.
- Completely to be renovated, with visibly worn interiors, peeling walls, and outdated finishes.
- No kitchen is shown, and the property appears to need substantial plumbing, electrical, and general modernization work.
- Dense town-center setting with no private garden and no meaningful view shown.
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.