Casa indipendente in Strada 17 38
Strada 17 nella frazione di Altarello strada di collegamento tra Giarre e Riposto, zona tranquilla e facilmente raggiungibile dal centro di Riposto o Giarre distanti circa 2,5 km, poco distante anche lo svincolo autostradale A18. Contesto: vecchi fabbricati di campagna con terreni, villette a schiera e rustici, ma…
What it really costs
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €64,000 for 214 sqm, the asking price is just €299/sqm versus a low-stock baseline of €503/sqm in Sicily country houses; even assuming a full renovation budget of about €700/sqm, the total effective cost is roughly €999/sqm, still plausible for a large country house near the sea (2 km) with garden/parking/pool tags. The description mentions old rural buildings in a quiet but connected area, so this looks like a strong value-add renovation project rather than a move-in-ready home.
More on the house and the area
There is some romance here: an old Sicilian rural compound with Etna views, stone walls and a bit of garden/yard space close to the sea. But the photos show a near-shell rather than a usable home, with decayed rooms, raw outbuildings and damaged roof elements. This feels like a serious restoration project, not a place you could realistically move into soon.
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€42,000 – €75,000
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.
- Heavy renovation needed; interiors are stripped, damp and partly deteriorated.
- Some outbuildings/roof sections look unstable or partially collapsed.
- Livability is not evident from the photos despite the listed bathroom.
- Setting is semi-rural but not especially idyllic, with roads, wires and nearby commercial buildings.
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 78/100Mount Etna rises inland from this stretch of coast, and the lower eastern slopes are within the local area. The Ionian coast is nearby, with the Riviera dei Ciclopi around Aci Trezza and Aci Castello just to the south. The Timpa di Acireale is a coastal nature reserve with a lava escarpment above the sea. Catania is the nearest large city, with a full range of services, rail links and the airport. This part of eastern Sicily is known for Etna landscapes, citrus cultivation and baroque town centres rebuilt after the 1693 earthquake.