Porporana – porzione di quadrifamiliare con giardino privato
PORPORANA – PORZIONE DI QUADRIFAMILIARE CON GIARDINO PRIVATO. Needs renovation, autonomo heating, garage, caminetto, esposizione esterna, impianto tv con parabola satellitare, cantina.
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationMust be done first
- Bathroom
- Kitchen
See what needs doing and what each job costs
At €43,000 (€293/m²), the renovation estimate brings the effective cost to about €992/m², far above the €365/m² local comparison level. The private garden, garage, cellar and fireplace add appeal, but the required work makes this poor value for a 147 m² home.
More on the house and the area
This is a large, solid-looking 147 sqm house with tiled floors, heating, a fireplace, usable rooms, and a glimpse of private greenery. It is not a ruin, but the empty kitchen, basic bathroom, dated finishes, and general wear mean it needs real renovation before feeling like a dream home. At €43,000, its size and low price are the main appeal.
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€29,000 – €51,000
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.
- Substantial renovation is needed, especially the stripped-out kitchen and incomplete-looking bathroom.
- Interiors are very plain and dated, with visible wall wear and aging fixtures.
- No strong scenic view or distinctive exterior character is shown in the gallery.
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 39/100The Po runs by Ficarolo, in the broad lower Po plain of embankments, fields and riverside settlements. This is the Polesine landscape between the Po and its branches, with flat agricultural land and flood-control works as the dominant setting. Occhiobello is the nearest larger centre, and Ferrara is the nearest major city with full services and a large historic centre just beyond the provincial border. The area is known for river agriculture and for the history of floods and land reclamation in the lower Po.