P.E. Rustico vano e palmento con terreno 1850 mq.
Piedimonte Etneo, zona via Castagne, fabbricato rustico costituito da comodo vano cucina pranzo, con originalissimo caminetto in pietra, con annesso palmento tuttoggi funzionante e bagno esterno, urbanisticamente magazzino, dell asuperficie complessiva di mq. 50. Annesso terreno agricolo terrazzato, interamente…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Livable, but something basic is worn out
In the listingNeeds renovation- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
Must be done first
- Bathroom
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The listing explicitly states the building is urbanistically classified as a magazzino (storage) and cannot legally be a dwelling. Assuming conversion/renovation at about €1,100/m² gives an effective price of ~€104,000 (~€2,080/m²), so this is not a viable legal home without major reclassification.
More on the house and the area
A very charming small farmhouse with an original stone fireplace and a working palmento, set on productive terraced vineyards with a sea glimpse — great for viniculture lovers. The building has water and electricity and is largely intact, but needs ceiling/finish work and likely an official change of use from magazzino to residential before full-time living.
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€20,000 – €29,000
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.
- Property needs renovation (ceiling/finishes) despite being usable as-is in places
- Urbanistic category listed as 'magazzino' (non‑residential) — change of use/permits may be required to live legally
- Bathroom is external and living space is small (≈50 m²)
- Steep/terraced site with constrained access and outdoor steps
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 immediately inland, with the lower eastern slopes and lava-built terraces within this area. The Alcantara river valley is nearby to the north, and the coast on this stretch is the Ionian shore between Fiumefreddo beach and Giardini Naxos. The Parco dell'Etna begins higher up on the mountain above the coastal belt. The nearest ski lifts are on Etna around Piano Provenzana, roughly an hour's drive depending on the starting point and road conditions. The nearest town of size is Giarre, with everyday services and rail connections, while Taormina is nearby on the coast with a major historic centre and tourism. The area is known for citrus groves, especially around the Fiumefreddo plain, and for the meeting of volcanic slopes, river gorges and the Ionian coast.