Casa indipendente in Via Petralia 33
Aci Catena centro, Via Petralia 33, zona Piazza San Leopoldo. Vendesi casa singola al piano terra in buone condizioni abitative, di mq 120 circa vani 4 con ampio garage. Descrizione immobile: Ingresso corridoio, ampio soggiorno doppio con affaccio su strada con finestra, camera matrimoniale, camera dei ragazzi, altra…
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Listing price €129,000 plus estimated €24,000 renovation = €153,000 (≈€1,275/m²) versus local median ≈€467/m², so the effective price is substantially above the regional typical. The house is habitable, near the sea (3 km) with garage and garden, but the high price relative to the baseline drives the low score.
More on the house and the area
Solid, ready-to-use ground-floor town house with original patterned floors and high ceilings that give the rooms character. Practical features (large garage and small private courtyard) make it a realistic home now, but it’s cosmetically dated and lacks any scenic view or dramatic exterior charm.
Decoration, tired fittings, a bathroom or a kitchen. The house is liveable as it stands.
Our read of the photos is €200/m². There is no published price band below €350/m², so the range is that figure widened by the spread of the lightest band.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€8,000 – €13,000
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.
- Dated, lived-in interiors — kitchen and bathroom likely need modernising
- Street-level on a narrow town road so light, privacy and noise may be limited
- Only one bathroom
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 74/100Mount Etna dominates the area to the west and north-west, with the lower volcanic slopes and lava-built settlements of the Etna foothill belt around Aci Catena. The Ionian coast is nearby at Acitrezza and Aci Castello, with the Riviera dei Ciclopi and the sea stacks of the Isole Ciclopi within about 15 km. The Timpa di Acireale nature reserve is nearby on the coast north of the town. Catania is the nearest large city, with full urban services, a major rail station and the airport. The area is known for its volcanic landscape, citrus cultivation and the Cyclops coast linked to Sicilian myth.