Rustico/casale in Via Domenico Nicolosi 94
Rustico sito nella zona collinare di Nunziata di Mascali immersa nel verde. L'immobile è composto da un vano in cui al suo interno troviamo un forno per cucinare con amici e parenti nel fine settimana. L'immobile è accatastato come locale deposito. Inoltre l'immobile è fornito di un terreno agricolo con una superficie…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listing- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
Must be done first
- Damp
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €23,000 for 20 m², this is explicitly registered as a storage room rather than a dwelling, with no bathroom or bedroom. The 2,360 m² agricultural plot does not make the building legally habitable, so it is unsuitable as a home without confirmed planning conversion.
More on the house and the area
The lava-stone farmhouse has strong rustic character, extensive surrounding land, and impressive views toward the Sicilian hills and coast. However, it is a 20 sqm storage room with no bathroom and a basic, cluttered interior, so it is a renovation/conversion project rather than a usable home.
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€8,000 – €12,000
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.
- This is registered as a storage/deposit building, not a dwelling.
- There is no bathroom and the interior is cluttered, unfinished, and not move-in ready.
- At only 20 sqm, substantial conversion and utility work would be needed for legal residential use.
- The agricultural land is overgrown and will require significant maintenance.
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 rises immediately inland, with the lower eastern slopes and lava-built terraces within this area. The Alcantara river valley is nearby to the north, and the coast on this stretch is the Ionian shore between Fiumefreddo beach and Giardini Naxos. The Parco dell'Etna begins higher up on the mountain above the coastal belt. The nearest ski lifts are on Etna around Piano Provenzana, roughly an hour's drive depending on the starting point and road conditions. The nearest town of size is Giarre, with everyday services and rail connections, while Taormina is nearby on the coast with a major historic centre and tourism. The area is known for citrus groves, especially around the Fiumefreddo plain, and for the meeting of volcanic slopes, river gorges and the Ionian coast.