Artigues-près-Bordeaux still has a few large estates, such as Château Lestrille, built in the 17th century, but most of its housing dates from after 1970. According to INSEE, seven homes in ten are houses (70.3%). Those from the 1970s and 1980s now need bringing up to date: electrics, bathroom, interior insulation. The newer ones tend to call for changes to the layout and finishes. Here, a renovation project is therefore mostly about a family house.
Our registered office has been in Cenon since 2020, 3 km away as the crow flies. In a house, we sequence the trades in the order that protects the work already done: demolition of partition walls, plumbing and wiring runs, plastering and interior insulation, tiling, then painting. A single contract covers them all, and a single point of contact answers for the whole job until handover. After handover, your work remains covered for ten years by the 10-year builder's guarantee (garantie décennale).
Artigues-près-Bordeaux in figures
Housing and neighbourhoods in Artigues-près-Bordeaux
Some fifty housing estates
Housing estates have replaced the old farmland. Within the same estate, houses often share the same plan, materials and age of fittings, which makes the work more predictable. What changes from one house to the next is your choices: a hallway opened into the living room, a larger bathroom, new floors.
Old estates and pre-1946 buildings
Château Feydeau and its vat house, or the Romanesque church built between the 11th and 12th centuries, recall the rural past of Artigues. Older buildings remain rare: 2.2% of main residences date from before 1946. In a house of that era, renders and insulation are chosen to let the walls breathe.
Our work in Artigues-près-Bordeaux
How a project runs
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You describe your project
By phone or with the online form, you tell us what you want to transform. We call you back to pin the project down: the rooms involved, your priorities, the timing you have in mind.
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An itemised quote
Demolition, plumbing, plastering, painting: each job has its own line and its own price. You see exactly what you are paying for and decide with all the facts, before you sign anything.
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Each trade in turn
Demolition opens the project, followed by plumbing and electrics, partition walls, floors, joinery and painting. We organise this sequence: each trade starts on the finished work of the one before.
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Handover, room by room
We go over the work with you and record any snags on the handover report. That date starts your guarantees: one year for completion (garantie de parfait achèvement), two years for equipment (garantie biennale), ten years under the builder's guarantee (garantie décennale).
Local rules in Artigues-près-Bordeaux
- Around the church of Saint-SeurinThe church of Saint-Seurin is registered as a historic monument (monument historique). Within the defined protection zone around it or, failing that, within its line of sight up to 500 metres, any change to the outside appearance of a building requires the approval of the heritage architect (Architecte des Bâtiments de France). For a project that changes the outside of the house, the quote mentions this approval and the time it takes. Source: French Ministry of Culture, Mérimée database, 2026.
- The metropolitan planning rulesLike the other towns in the metropolitan area, Artigues-près-Bordeaux comes under Bordeaux Métropole's local planning rules (PLU), known as PLU 3.1, enforceable in their latest version since 12 May 2026. They set, zone by zone, the rules on the appearance and siting of buildings. Work visible from the street or the garden may require a prior planning declaration (déclaration préalable): the quote sets out the procedure for your area. Source: Géoportail de l'urbanisme, 2026.
FAQ
Where should I start in a 1980s house in Artigues-près-Bordeaux?
With what is hidden in the walls. In Artigues-près-Bordeaux, more than one main residence in three (38.0%) dates from 1971 to 1990 (INSEE, 2023 census). At that age, first have the consumer unit (fuse box), the water supply and the interior insulation checked; the bathroom and kitchen come next, so that new walls are not opened up again. The quote lists each item separately: you decide the order of the work.
I live near the church of Saint-Seurin: is my interior work affected?
No. The protection around the church of Saint-Seurin only covers the outside appearance of buildings. Redoing the bathroom, kitchen, electrics or partition walls of a house near the church does not need the approval of the heritage architect (Architecte des Bâtiments de France). Nor does the town have a protected heritage area (site patrimonial remarquable). Work that changes the outside does require an application: we point this out from the quote stage.
Which renovation company works in Artigues-près-Bordeaux?
NS BAT 33, a general building contractor, has its registered office in Cenon, which borders Artigues-près-Bordeaux. We renovate a whole house or a single room, and bring plastering, electrics, plumbing, tiling and painting together under a single contract, bathroom and kitchen included. We also work in Lormont and Floirac. In your request, tell us the age of the house and the rooms to be redone: we will call you back to discuss it.
My house in Artigues-près-Bordeaux was built after 1990: what can be redone?
Mainly the layout and finishes. In Artigues-près-Bordeaux, 56.5% of main residences date from after 1990 (INSEE, 2023 census). In a house of this generation, projects often involve a kitchen opened onto the living room once a partition wall comes down, a bathroom refitted with a walk-in shower, new floors or fresh paintwork. The itemised quote prices each option.