MOVING TO SICILY - Moving from the UK, emigrating to Sicily Italy, renovating an abandoned house that hasn’t been occupied for 35 plus years. Rotten Windows, grime, leaking Roof, no electrics or water ….. is where we are starting from.
We are Barbara & Milton, have two young girls aged 8 and 10. Please join our family as we embark on an exciting new journey. Moving from UK's bills and cold climate to sunny warm Sicily! I’m 56 and hopefully “Retiring” early. We plan to sell up and emigrate to the wonders of the warm Mediterranean Islands that make up Sicily, Italy. Becoming an Expat - join us as our adventures begin!
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IN THIS VIDEO:
Moving to Sicily Italy - Kitchen is in! Now to turn our attention to the roof tiles and of course the Kitchen. In hindsight, should have done the roof tiles first, because we have a few leaks. Our house in Mazara del Vallo Sicily is coming along and I am ready to move in but B isn't quite there yet. She needs some more work done so that we are not living on a building site. She has a point..... Sigh. In this video I need to build a new roof to prevent the water from just flowing into the house when it rains. The roof was taken down prior to us being allowed to purchase our Sicilian house because it was classed as an illegal build (off plan). In Sicily / Italy, you are not allowed to sell your house until it has been inspected by the Council Planning people who turn up with the latest plans they have on file. If there are any walls, or structures that are not on the plan, they suspend the sale of the house until the structures have been demolished. In our case that meant that a couple of rooms on the Terrace / Roof had to be demolished. This meant a small roof structure which was removed. So now I'm up on the roof having now purchased the house building a replacement roof to stop the water entering the house. The builders who demolished the old roof kindly left all of the roof tiles for us, so that's a bonus.
00:00 SHORT INTRO FROM THE LUMBER YARD
01:08 OPENING CLIPS FOR THE CHANNEL
01:37 BUILDING A NEW SICILIAN TILED ROOF
03:48 LAYING THE OLD SICILIAN ROOF TILES
04:40 DAY TWO SUMMARY OF THE PROGRESS
05:30 NEXT IS THE KITCHEN ROOF WHICH LEAKS
THE MOVING TO SICILY CHANNEL:
In our Moving to Sicily Channel, we share our experiences of relocating to a new country, the challenges we face, and the beautiful life on this Mediterranean island. Whether you're curious about expat life or dreaming of a move to Italy yourself, come along for the ride as we explore new landscapes, culture, and a fresh start!
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ABOUT MOVING TO SICILY / US:
Im 56 years old. Waking up one day, exhausted as normal from shift work, and on that drive to work figured out that thanks to the Government extending retirement pension yet again, I had another 22 years of this. Working 60 hours a week just to scrape by each month after covering living costs. The Mortgage, Council Tax, heating costs going up 5%-10% a year. The radio spoke about increasing crime, inflation, tax….. I love my Country but it was now time for me to be selfish. Did I really want to do this for the next 22 years? I then realised that by giving up a £40k a year job wouldn’t be that bad. All I had to do was eliminate my biggest costs and reduce the other costs. Refinance our home to buy a cheap house in a cheaper country, somewhere that had low crime, easy living. Somewhere stuck in time that appreciate a work to live rather than live to work attitude. So, rent out our home to cover the biggest expense, the Mortgage and Council Tax payments, buy a “holiday” home somewhere in the World that was sleepy and cheap. YouTube research gave me places like The East / Orient, Mauritius - all very good options. We settled on Sicily Italy. And no I don’t speak Italian, not a word. Then plan to just live our lives as best we could for a year and make a decision about a permanent move. Sicily has an amazing landscape, Temples, history, heritage, Beaches, Vineyards. The Italian lifestyle. Everyone closes for lunch and eats at home with their family - simple pasta, bread and fresh vegetables all grown locally. A Cappuccino and Croissant costs just 3 Euros, and our supermarket bill for a family of four comes to under 70 a week…. Car insurance is per vehicle not per person; no council tax, no hidden stelf taxes on fuel etc. Once you buy a house there are no ongoing taxes, just 300 Euro a year for waste collection.
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