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Veniteci a trovare nei nostri uffici siti in : - Giarre in Viale Libertà n 9 - Aci Catena (Aci San Filippo) Via Croce n 4 - Catania (Picanello) Via Re Martino n 45 - Piedimonte Etneo Via Pantano 115 __ o contattateci allo 095/7793056 oppure al mobile 393/4591451 Dott. Santo Panebianco (Responsabile Agenzia) ___…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €25,000 for 45 sqm, the ask is €556/sqm; with a needs-renovation estimate of about €700/sqm, effective cost is roughly €1,256/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €446/sqm, so it does not screen as cheap. The description is just agency boilerplate with no usable property details, and beds are listed as 0 despite a bathroom, which weakens confidence.
More on the house and the area
The vaulted interior gives it a little Sicilian character, and the rooms look clean, roofed, and usable rather than derelict. But the finish is very plain, there is no kitchen shown, and nothing in the gallery proves sea views or exterior charm. At €25k it has some bargain appeal, but this feels more like a modest starter project than a dream home.
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€9,000 – €16,000
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.
- Very small at 45 sqm.
- Interior appears basic and partly refreshed rather than fully finished.
- No kitchen shown, so immediate full livability is unclear.
- No exterior, view, or location beauty is proven in the photos.
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 55/100The cluster is on the Ionian side of eastern Sicily, on the lava terrace between Mount Etna and the sea. The Timpa di Acireale, a protected coastal escarpment and nature reserve, is within the area, with basalt cliffs and Mediterranean scrub above the shoreline. Mount Etna is the dominant mountain landscape inland, and the lower eastern slopes begin close to the town. The coast here is rocky rather than sandy, with small lava inlets at Santa Maria la Scala and the Cyclops Riviera around Aci Trezza a little to the south. The nearest ski lifts are on Etna, roughly an hour to Piano Provenzana or Rifugio Sapienza depending on road conditions. Catania is the nearest large city, with the airport, major rail links, a university and full urban services. Acireale itself is known for its Baroque centre and for the Carnival of Acireale.