Casale/cascina in Via Antonio Prano s.n.c, Corso Italia - Morello, Carini,
Vendita di un Casale Agricolo a Carini Scopri un'opportunità unica con questo affascinante magazzino agricolo situato in via Prano a Carini. Con un lotto di superficie di 600 mq, questo immobile offre un potenziale illimitato per trasformarlo in una villa da sogno o in un locale commerciale di successo. La struttura,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
Despite the appealing 'casale' framing, the description explicitly calls this a 'magazzino agricolo' (agricultural warehouse/storehouse) with 0 bathrooms and no energy class. It is not currently habitable and is agricultural/storage classified, which raises serious change-of-use and permitting risk in Sicily. Price is 688 eur/m2 vs baseline median 431, so it's ~60% above local median despite needing full renovation. Zero baths and 'needs renovation' from 1940 imply full gut renovation (~800 eur/m2 or more). The 600 mq lot adds some value, but the core building offer is overpriced for what is effectively a shell with agricultural constraints. Just 1 day on market and heavy marketing language don't offset the fundamentals.
More on the house and the area
Aerial photos reveal a 1940 farmhouse that is now a roofless stone ruin — walls stand but the interior is open to sky with vegetation growing inside. The setting is a cluttered suburban Carini lot ringed by drab apartment blocks, with a messy yard full of pallets, tanks, corrugated sheds and grazing goats. The 600 sqm plot with mountain backdrop is the only mild positive. At €688/m2 for a total teardown, the bargain effect is muted by the enormous reconstruction cost. No stunning interior, exterior, or view. This is a project shell, not a scroll-stopper.
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, €800/m², falls in this band.
Turnkey, facade and insulation included.
Materials only, work you may do yourself€16,000 – €28,000
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.
- Roofless ruin — building has collapsed roof and partial walls
- Property is essentially a shell requiring full reconstruction
- Surrounded by unattractive modern apartment blocks
- Yard cluttered with debris, pallets, livestock and junk
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 50/100Monte Pecoraro and the low mountains west of Palermo rise inland from Carini. The Tyrrhenian coast is close, with the Gulf of Carini and the long beach stretch around Carini and Villagrazia di Carini. Palermo is the nearest city of size, with the full range of services, rail links, port and airport area nearby. Carini is known for its Norman castle on the hill above the modern spread. This part of the coast is a built-up belt between Palermo and the airport, with housing, main roads and commercial strips mixed with the older town.