Casale/cascina in Contrada Sabuci s.n.c, Villaggio Gabbiano Azzurro - Contrada Cassazza, Carlentini,
Casale/cascina in Contrada Sabuci s.n.c, Villaggio Gabbiano Azzurro - Contrada Cassazza, Carlentini,. Needs renovation, garage.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Wiring
- Heating
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €95,000 plus roughly €59,500 for renovation, the effective cost is about €1,818/m² versus a local benchmark of €391/m². The listing offers only a brief description and does not state the building year or energy class, while the sea is about 7 km away.
More on the house and the area
The property has attractive rural land with olive/citrus trees, palms, fencing, and a decorative entrance gate. However, the 85 sqm structure is visibly unfinished and open-sided, with no livable interior shown, so its beauty is mainly in the land and setting rather than in a home someone could occupy soon.
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.
Bringing a house that has stood empty back into service: new water, sewer and electricity, plus the practices. The same sum on an 80 m² house and on a 300 m² one, which is why a €40,000 house is not a €40,000 project.
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Water 1,800 · sewer 2,500 · electricity 700–1,600 · CILA 1,000 · cadastral filing 500 · structural design 700 · Legge 10 report 900 · safety coordination 1,800
No mains drain: add €2,000–4,500 for a septic tank. Listings never say, so ask.
- The main structure appears to be an open, unfinished concrete shell rather than a usable home.
- Substantial renovation is likely needed, including enclosing the structure and completing interiors, services, bathroom, and kitchen.
- Rural access and utility connections should be verified; the property appears more like a building project with cultivated land than a ready farmhouse.
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 cluster is in the plain around Lentini, between the Iblei foothills and the Ionian coast. The Simeto river plain and the Lentini–Biviere wetland area lie nearby, with flat agricultural land dominated by citrus groves. Mount Etna is a major presence on the northern horizon, but it is outside the 15 km landscape. The nearest larger city is Catania, which provides the main rail links, airport and services for the area. This part of eastern Sicily is known for blood oranges and other citrus cultivation.