Casa semi indipendente con giardino privato a Portula!
Nel tranquillo comune di Portula, proponiamo in vendita una spaziosa casa libera su tre lati, ideale per chi desidera ambienti generosi, indipendenza e la possibilità di personalizzare gli spazi secondo le proprie esigenze. L'immobile si sviluppa su tre livelli oltre al sottotetto, offrendo una distribuzione funzionale…
What it really costs
Can you move in?
Not before the basics are done
In the listingNeeds renovationSee what needs doing and what each job costs
At €18,000 for 120 sqm, the asking price is just €150/sqm, but with a typical needs-renovation budget of about €700/sqm the effective cost is roughly €850/sqm, well above this catalog baseline of €353/sqm for Piemonte townhouses. The score is supported by the large size, private garden, double-glazed windows and 33 photos, but the renovation burden keeps it out of the top tier.
More on the house and the area
This is a real house, not a shell: it has usable rooms, kitchen, bathroom, floors, windows and a lot of space for the money. The standout feature is the unusual vaulted tavernetta with textured ceilings, plus some vintage character inside, but the overall look is dated and the exterior is fairly ordinary. It feels livable with renovation rather than instantly dreamy.
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€24,000 – €42,000
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 real updating despite being basically habitable
- Bathroom is dated and likely due refurbishment
- Exterior is plain rather than picturesque
- Garden appears detached from the house
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 72/100The cluster is in the Biellese prealps, on the forested slopes above the Cervo and Sessera valleys. The Sessera stream and the Panoramica Zegna road are part of the immediate area, and the upper valley rises toward the Bielmonte side of the mountains. The Oasi Zegna protected area lies within this part of Valdilana and is the main named landscape feature nearby. The nearest ski lifts are at Bielmonte, roughly 20–30 minutes by road depending on the exact hamlet. Biella is the nearest town of size, with full services and a historic upper town. This area is known for the historic wool-textile industry of the Biella district and for the Zegna mountain estate.