Casa indipendente in Via La Tona
In vendita a San Cataldo, nel suggestivo centro storico, proponiamo una casa singola situata in Via La Tona, traversa di Via Garibaldi. Questo immobile, con una superficie totale di 85 mq, è disposto su due livelli e offre un'ottima opportunità per chi desidera personalizzare la propria abitazione. Al piano terra si trovano 30 mq di spazio, mentre al primo piano...
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €212/m² the asking price is far below the €467/m² baseline, but the description indicates a home to personalize and the condition is unspecified. Assuming €700/m² renovation costs, the effective price is about €912/m² (€77,500 total), making it less attractive than the raw price suggests; the historic-center location adds some value.
More on the house and the area
A colorful, characterful town-center exterior with plants, balconies and a small terrace gives this €18,000 home some Italian charm. Inside, it is a real house with floors, bathrooms and usable rooms, but the worn finishes, ceiling damage, awkward staircases and rough upper areas make it a renovation project rather than a 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€17,000 – €30,000
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 needed, including peeling ceilings, damp-looking surfaces and dated bathrooms.
- The roof covering appears heavily weathered and should be professionally inspected.
- The attic/storage areas are cluttered and partly rough, with exposed services and unfinished surfaces.
- No notable view, garden or distinctive historic interiors are 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 49/100The area is inland central Sicily, with cultivated hills and badland-like clay slopes in parts of the Caltanissetta countryside. Caltanissetta is the nearest town of size, with the province’s main services, rail connections and a substantial historic centre. This part of the interior is known for grain farming and for the former sulphur-mining landscape of central Sicily.