P.E. "Presa" Palmento da ristrutturare con mq. 5000 terreno
Piedimonte Etneo,Presa Superiore, rustico palmento di mq. 60 circa, con annesso vano, in posizione panoramica, interamente da ristrutturare, con corrente elettrica e acqua potabile. L'immobile viene venduto con un lotto di terreno, della superficie catastale di mq. 5000 circa, coltivato prevalentemente a ulivi, c'è ne…
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
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The listing is a 60 sqm 'rustico palmento' sold with 5,000 sqm of olive land; a palmento is typically a rural/agricultural outbuilding, not clearly a legal dwelling, so this is a major usability risk. Even before that, at €43,000 plus roughly €66,000 restoration (€1,100/sqm), the effective cost is about €1,817/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €432/sqm, which is weak for a non-clearly habitable asset.
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This has authentic Sicilian stone-rustic character and a lovely productive plot with olives, vines and fruit trees. But the building is not a usable home as shown: it reads as an old palmento/storage shell with very rough interiors and no habitable fit-out. Dream value comes more from the land and atmosphere than immediate livability.
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€24,000 – €35,000
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.
- Interior is a raw shell and fully to renovate
- No bathroom or kitchen shown
- Some roof/opening issues and rough, dark internal spaces
- Land is split from the building by the road
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 91/100Mount Etna rises directly above the area, and Linguaglossa sits on the north-eastern slopes of the volcano within the Etna landscape. The Alcantara river valley is nearby to the north, with the Gole dell’Alcantara in the valley system within this part of eastern Sicily. The Parco dell’Etna covers the mountain above the town. The nearest ski lifts are on Etna at Piano Provenzana, a short drive uphill from Linguaglossa. The nearest larger town is Giarre on the Ionian side, with rail services and everyday commercial services, while Catania is the main city for the wider area. The area is known for Etna’s lava landscapes, vineyards, hazelnuts, and as one of the main access points to the Etna north side.