Rustico in vendita a Acireale, Guardia
In vendita a Guardia, fraz. di Acireale un locale circa 100 mq con cortile privato, composto da 2 locali. L'immobile si presenta da ristrutturare, offrendo ampie possibilità di personalizzazione, garantendo comodità e funzionalità. Ideale per magazzino, negozio per la vendita ma anche come box auto. Ottima opportunità per chi cerca un investimento in una zona tranquilla e ben servita.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
A project, not a home yet
In the listingNeeds renovation- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
Must be done first
- Roof
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
- Windows
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The ad describes the unit as a “locale” ideal as magazzino/negozio/box auto, so it is likely not legally habitable. At €63,000 for 137 m² with an estimated €700/m² to renovate (total ≈ €158,900 → ≈ €1,160/m²) this reads as a non-residential/storage unit, hence classified as a trap.
More on the house and the area
This is a basic, roofless/partially roofed shell with a small private courtyard — a clear renovation project rather than a ready-to-live home. It could work as a converted garage/warehouse or rebuilt house, but expect full structural, services and finishing costs.
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€27,000 – €48,000
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.
- Mostly an empty shell / partial walls and beams — not immediately habitable
- No bathroom or kitchen visible; full renovation and utilities required
- Site is cluttered with debris and overgrown vegetation; clean-up needed
- Street-front urban location with limited privacy and no notable views
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.