Casa indipendente in Pannelli Fotovoltaici
TIME NETWORK IMMOBILIARE – AGENZIA VALVERDE RIF. V504 PERFETTO PER CHI – Cerca una soluzione indipendente, libera su quattro lati e disposta su un unico livello – Desidera un portico dove pranzare all’aperto e trascorrere piacevoli momenti in compagnia – Sogna un terreno con ulivi, da curare e vivere seguendo il ritmo…
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
- Wiring
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Although priced at €62,000 for 70 m² with 6,676 m² of olive-grove land, the property is registered as C/2 storage/deposit space rather than a dwelling. Legal residential use and habitability are not established, making this unsuitable as a straightforward home purchase.
More on the house and the area
The setting is genuinely compelling: a substantial olive grove with around 120 trees and a broad, dramatic view toward Mount Etna. The house has a sound-looking roof, tiled floors and a generous covered portico, but the actual photos show a basic unfinished rural building rather than the finished home depicted in the renderings. It is an attractive renovation project, not yet a straightforward move-in residence.
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€28,000 – €41,000
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 real interiors and exterior are unfinished and visibly need renovation, despite the polished concept renderings.
- The property is registered as C/2 storage/deposit space rather than a residential dwelling; residential use and habitation rights must be verified.
- Utilities, bathroom/kitchen completion, water systems and the condition of the Imhoff tank and 30,000-liter cistern require confirmation.
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 58/100The cluster sits on the Piana di Catania, the broad agricultural plain south of Mount Etna. Mount Etna lies to the north-east and is the dominant volcanic massif on the horizon; the volcano's upper slopes and main protected parkland are outside the town's immediate 15 km radius. The Simeto river and its irrigation network run through the plain in this area. Ski facilities on Etna are located on the volcano's higher slopes and are not inside the local 15 km landscape; reaching them requires a road drive. The settlement is part of the suburban/rural hinterland of Paternò, a town of about 45,000 that provides routine services, shops and schools; the city of Catania with an airport, university and larger hospital lies further to the east. The area is agricultural: citrus, market gardening and other irrigated crops dominate the plain, with some light industry and transport corridors closer to the Catania side. The Circumetnea regional railway and regional roads provide local connections around Etna and into Catania.