Rustico in vendita a Giarre, San Giovanni Montebello
GIARRE (CT) – Fabbricato Rurale con Corte Comune Cerchi un investimento a prezzo contenuto o una struttura da ristrutturare vicina al mare e all'Etna? Presentiamo porzione di fabbricato rurale con corte d'accesso comune. ideale per progetto di recupero, punto d'appoggio o uso deposito/tempo libero. Euro: 13.000 (Trattabili / da concordare) ? Contattaci per informazioni e appuntamenti in loco!
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovation- Registered as agricultural or storage, not as a dwelling
See what needs doing and what each job costs
The ad describes a "fabbricato rurale" offered as deposito/uso tempo libero and may not be legally convertible to a dwelling. Price €15,000 for 112 m² (€134/m²) but with ~€700/m² renovation (~€78,400) the effective cost ≈ €93,400 (≈€834/m²), well above the regional baseline €389/m².
More on the house and the area
Lovely hillside farmhouse with genuine stone character and a wide sea view — a dreamy location near the coast and Etna. The building is a project: externally intact but requiring substantial work to become a livable home, which explains the very low price.
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€22,000 – €39,000
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 — interior photos not shown and likely no finished bathrooms/kitchen
- Possible limited utilities or permits for conversion (rural outbuilding)
- Steep/narrow access road — vehicle access may be awkward
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.