Rustico in Giarratana
Vendesi Antico Mulino da acqua, fine dell'Ottocento e l'inizio del Novecento, situato in provincia di Ragusa. Il Mulino è composto da 3 locali molto ampi ed ha un bagno di recente costruzione. Il locale di ingresso ha un forno in muratura a legna, il locale a seguire è quello dove c'è la vecchia macina in pietra,…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Heating
- Kitchen
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At €50,000 (€417/m²), the estimated renovation brings the effective cost to about €1,117/m², well above the €389/m² comparison level. The historic mill has attractive land and character, but its remote inland setting and unclear residential suitability reduce the investment appeal.
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A genuinely unusual late-19th/early-20th-century water mill with stone construction, an old working millstone, a stream, and a productive citrus grove. The building appears solid and enclosed rather than a ruin, but the interiors are very basic and it is a renovation project rather than a move-in-ready 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€24,000 – €42,000
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.
- Needs substantial renovation and modernization despite having a roof, floors, and a recently built bathroom.
- The streamside setting may bring humidity, drainage, and flooding concerns that require technical inspection.
- Access, utilities, and the condition of the old mill machinery and surrounding retaining walls should be verified.
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 68/100The cluster is in the Hyblaean Mountains, on the limestone uplands of the Monti Iblei. The area is cut by wooded ravines and quarry landscapes typical of the inland Ragusa and Siracusa side of the plateau. The Anapo valley and the Pantalica area lie within this wider upland system, though not all of them are inside a 15 km radius. Ragusa is the nearest town of size, with the Baroque old town of Ragusa Ibla; Modica is also nearby in regional terms. This part of the Monti Iblei is known for dry-stone walls, pasture and olive landscapes, and for Giarratana onions.