Rustico/casale in Via Etnea 426
La Trinacria Re-Company propone in vendita nella caratteristica cornice di Piano Tremestieri Etneo un interessante rustico indipendente totalmente da ristrutturare con giardino, sulla Via Etnea in posizione ottimale adiacente alla piazzetta di Piano, zona servita da ogni attività: pizzeria, bar, scuola, chiesa, market,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
Condition not stated in the listingMust be done first
- Damp
- Wiring
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €49,000 (€408/m²), this 120 m² farmhouse is explicitly completely to restore, implying roughly €132,000 in renovation and an effective cost near €1,508/m². That is far above the €389/m² local comparison level, despite its central, well-served village location and garden.
More on the house and the area
The property has a genuinely appealing elevated outlook toward the sea, mature greenery, and a potentially useful garden in a central Sicilian setting. However, the house is a heavily neglected rustico requiring a full renovation, with dark damaged interiors and derelict exterior areas, so it is a project rather than a livable dream 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€48,000 – €70,000
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.
- Entirely requires renovation and is not currently move-in ready.
- Interiors show debris, damp/decay, and outdated or missing usable facilities.
- Garden and exterior outbuildings are heavily overgrown and appear neglected.
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 55/100Mount Etna rises immediately northwest of the city and dominates this stretch of the plain and coast. The Ionian coast is at the edge of the built-up area. The Simeto plain lies just south and west. Catania is a major city with an airport, port, university, major services and a large historic centre with baroque buildings; the late-baroque towns of the Val di Noto are a UNESCO site, and Catania is part of that listing. The area is known for Etna, citrus on the plain, and the black lava-stone fabric of the city and nearby settlements.