Floirac's housing is split almost evenly between houses and flats. From upper to lower Floirac, from Les Plateaux to Les Rives de Floirac, the town mixes residential estates, mixed neighbourhoods and new builds. What much of this housing has in common is its age: completed in the 1970s and 1980s, it is now more than thirty-five years old. Renovating it often goes beyond a lick of paint: it means bringing the whole home up to date.
NS BAT 33 handles the complete upgrade of a home in Floirac: rewiring, plastering and internal wall insulation, bathroom, floors and painting. The quote itemises each job, trade by trade, so that you can decide with full knowledge of the facts. The work follows on in the right order, under the responsibility of a single firm based in Cenon since 2020, and your work is covered by the 10-year builder's guarantee (garantie décennale).
Floirac in figures
- Main residences completed between 1971 and 1990
- 38.9%
- INSEE, population census, 2023(opens in a new tab)
Housing and neighbourhoods in Floirac
Upper and lower Floirac
The town itself distinguishes upper and lower Floirac, where the Arena district lies, and has five neighbourhoods, from Bourbon and Blum to Les Plateaux. From one neighbourhood to the next, renovation does not start in the same place: with the electrics and plumbing in an older house, with the finishes in a recent development.
Homes from the 1970s and 1980s
Completed between 1971 and 1990, these homes dominate the housing stock. When the bathroom and kitchen are original and the consumer unit has aged, it is better to redo everything in one project: electrics and plumbing, then insulated lining (plasterboard fixed over insulation), wall tiles and painting, in that order.
A whole house or a flat
Nearly half of households (46.6%) own their home. A whole house lends itself to a full renovation, carried out room by room; in a flat, the project can focus on the bathroom, the electrics or the partition walls. Either way, a single firm coordinates the trades through to handover.
Our work in Floirac
How a project runs
- 1
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 Floirac
- The church of Saint-Vincent and other monumentsThe church of Saint-Vincent, the Maison Lemoine, the Observatoire aquitain des sciences de l'univers and the Sybirol and Castel estates are registered as historic monuments (monuments historiques), in whole or in part. Near them, a project that changes the outside appearance of a home requires the approval of the heritage architect (Architecte des Bâtiments de France). If your house is affected, the quote tells you so, along with the procedure to plan for. Source: French Ministry of Culture, Mérimée database, 2026.
- Vallon de Rebedech and the wooded hillsidesThese two areas are registered sites (sites inscrits) under the French Environment Code. For any work other than the normal upkeep of a building, the authorities must be notified four months in advance. If your house is affected, these four months come before work starts, and we allow for them from the quote stage. Source: DREAL Nouvelle-Aquitaine, 2025.
FAQ
My home is near the church of Saint-Vincent in Floirac: do I need the ABF's approval?
It depends on where it is. Floirac has five historic monuments, including the church of Saint-Vincent, the Maison Lemoine and the Sybirol estate (Mérimée database). Around a monument, work that changes the outside appearance of a building requires the approval of the heritage architect (Architecte des Bâtiments de France, or ABF): throughout the defined protection zone if there is one, otherwise for buildings within its line of sight, less than 500 metres away.
What work does a 1970s or 1980s house in Floirac need?
This is the best represented period: 38.9% of main residences in Floirac were completed between 1971 and 1990, according to the 2023 INSEE census. At that age, the bathroom, the kitchen, the wiring and the internal wall insulation are the first things worth looking at. The itemised quote then separates what needs redoing from what can be kept.
Is there a renovation company for Floirac, on the Right Bank?
Yes: NS BAT 33, a general building contractor with its registered office in Cenon, works in Floirac, 3 km away. The town has almost as many houses (45.8%) as flats (53.9%), according to INSEE: we renovate both, from demolition to finishing, and also work in Bouliac and Cenon. You receive an itemised quote.