Rustico/casale in Piazza Sant'Alfio
COD 1814 A poche centinaia di metri dalla Piazza Sant'Alfio di Trecastagni, questo palmento indipendente del fino 800' si erige su un lotto di circa 300 mq con un'altezza di oltre 6 metri e un'ampiezza di 80 mq su piano terra. Data la sua altezza così elevata è possibile realizzare al suo interno un primo piano, raddopiando così la sua...
What it really costs
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The listed €224/m² is 43% below the Sicilia farmhouse baseline of €390/m², but the description states only 80 m² on the ground floor while the facts report 380 m², creating a major size discrepancy. With condition unreported and a historic palmento likely requiring substantial work, an estimated €700/m² renovation cost makes the effective price unattractive until verified.
More on the house and the area
A genuinely historic late-19th-century Sicilian palmento with old stonework, brick arches, traditional roof structure, and a small garden plot. However, it is currently a raw, weathered agricultural shell with a badly compromised roof and no visible living facilities, so its appeal is primarily as a restoration project rather than a home you could realistically occupy 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€75,000 – €133,000
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.
- This is a major renovation project, not a move-in-ready home.
- The roof has extensive holes and appears to require full repair or replacement.
- The interior is an agricultural palmento with no visible kitchen, bathroom, or finished living spaces.
- The stated 380 sqm conflicts with the description's approximately 80 sqm ground-floor size; verify measurements and planning permissions.
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 is within the 15 km radius, with the southern Etna slopes and lava landscapes immediately above the town. The Monte Gorna and Monti Rossi volcanic cones are nearby on the Etna side. The Parco dell'Etna covers the mountain above the built-up belt. The nearest ski lifts are those on Etna south around Rifugio Sapienza, roughly a 30-40 minute drive depending on road conditions. Catania is the nearest large city and provides the full range of city services, rail links and the main airport for eastern Sicily. The area is known for vineyards, pistachios, orchards and villages built with Etna stone on the volcano's lower slopes.