Paterno’- casa indipendente
House Immobiliare propone in vendita a Paternò, nei pressi di Via Garibaldi, una casa singola da ristrutturare. L’immobile si sviluppa su più livelli per un totale di 9,5 vani: al piano terra è presente un comodo garage; il primo e il secondo piano ospitano gli ambienti abitativi, mentre al secondo livello si trova…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingHabitableSee what needs doing and what each job costs
The €50,000 asking price is €250/m², but the description explicitly says “da ristrutturare,” contradicting the Habitable label. At an estimated €700/m² renovation cost, effective cost is about €950/m² versus the Sicilia townhouse baseline of €445/m².
More on the house and the area
A substantial corner townhouse with attractive old-fashioned window surrounds, wrought-iron balconies, multiple levels, and a potentially useful rooftop terrace. The interior appears structurally usable, with a fitted kitchen and finished floors, but this is a tired renovation project rather than a move-in-ready dream 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, €700/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€40,000 – €70,000
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.
- The house is explicitly marketed as needing renovation, with visibly damp/stained exterior walls and a weathered terrace.
- Interiors appear usable but dated, dark, and in need of refreshing; the terrace may require waterproofing.
- Dense narrow-street setting with extensive exposed wiring and limited privacy.
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 55/100Mount Etna rises immediately to the east and north-east, and Paternò sits on the lower inland side of the volcano in the Simeto valley. The Simeto river runs through this area. The Parco dell'Etna begins on the higher slopes above the settled belt. The nearest large city is Catania, with the full range of urban services, port and airport. Paternò is known for its Norman castle on a hill above the town and for citrus and agricultural land on the volcanic plain.