House painter across the Canton of Geneva, full coverage.

A base in Le Lignon, a canton to cover

Renovhome SA has its head office at Route du Bois-des-Frères 32, 1219 Le Lignon. The location is central. From there, most communes are 10 to 25 minutes away, with direct access to the route de Vernier, the Meyrin slip road and the pont de la Jonction. The equipment store sits on site, which cuts out most travel time on jobs.

The principle is simple. Operations stay centralised from Geneva. One contact follows your file whatever the commune, with the same preparation protocol and the same final check, from the right bank to the left bank.

The 17 areas covered in detail

Each of the communes below has its own page setting out the local building stock, the client profiles, access constraints and the most common jobs. The links open the neighbourhood pages.

Left bank

• Painter Eaux-Vives: 1207, affluent stock, late-19th-century façades, lakeside co-ownerships.
• Painter Champel: 1206, Haussmann blocks and villas, close to the university hospitals.
• Painter Plainpalais: 1205, 19th-century and 1960s buildings, high student turnover.
• Painter Carouge: 1227, Sardinian grid, low-rise blocks, a mix of workshops and homes.
• Painter Thônex: 1226, outer left-bank commune, mixed housing stock.
• Painter Plan-les-Ouates: 1228, commune under development, modern co-ownerships.
• Painter Chêne-Bougeries: 1224, villas and residential co-ownerships, a clientele that watches the finish closely.
• Painter Cologny: 1223, detached villas, demanding finish work.
• Painter Vandœuvres: 1253, individual houses, the Geneva countryside.

Right bank

• Painter Le Lignon: 1219, our home estate, just-in-time work.
• Painter Servette: 1202, 1930s-50s buildings, managed co-ownerships.
• Painter Petit-Saconnex: 1209, residential district, close to the Nations quarter.
• Painter Vernier: 1214, large commune, both social and private stock.
• Painter Meyrin: 1217, satellite town, 1960s-70s co-ownerships.
• Painter Onex: 1213, 1960s low-rent housing estates, steady letting turnover.
• Painter Lancy: 1212, dense commune, Pont-Rouge, mixed co-ownerships.
• Painter Grand-Saconnex: 1218, villas and diplomatic residences.

Geneva’s building stock, substrate by substrate

Older and Haussmann-era buildings

Les Eaux-Vives, Champel, the Vieux-Carouge, certain streets of la Servette and Plainpalais still hold pre-1930 stock. Traditional plaster, generous ceiling heights, mouldings and solid parquet. Here we start by matching the primer to the old substrates. Joints against woodwork are treated separately. Ceilings often carry the marks of old leaks, which have to be consolidated before any coat goes on.

Estates and co-ownerships of the 1960s-80s

Le Lignon, Les Avanchets, Onex-cité, Meyrin-village, Lancy, parts of the Petit-Saconnex and Carouge make up a consistent stock built between 1960 and 1985. Reinforced concrete. Plasterboard or rendered breeze-block partitions, plaster ceilings. These repeating substrates plan well. This is the heart of the between-tenancy market for property managers.

Recent buildings and new-build programmes

Praille-Acacias-Vernets, Pavillon-de-Sécheron, Pont-Rouge, Le Jonc, sectors of Plan-les-Ouates and the Grand-Saconnex have been delivering new-build programmes since 2015. Smooth substrates, certified eco paints. The finish is expected from the very first letting. We work here under raking light so no touch-up slips through.

Detached villas

Cologny, Vandœuvres, Chêne-Bougeries, parts of the Grand-Saconnex, the Petit-Saconnex and Thônex are the realm of individual houses. Full interior painting, sometimes exterior, enamel in the wet rooms. The logistics are simpler. The level of finish expected does not drop.

The six services, everywhere in the canton

Every commune covered gives access to the same services.

• Interior painting: clean walls, two coats, finishes that last.
• Ceiling painting: touching up marks, cracks and leak traces.
• Wallpaper and wall coverings: hanging and stripping, technical or design papers.
• Between-tenancy refurbishment: a flat ready for the next tenant.
• Water-damage claims: insurance coordination, treating the damp, hard-wearing finishes.
• Enamel finishes: kitchens, bathrooms and laundry rooms.

Who we work for

• Geneva property managers, for between-tenancy refurbishment and damage claims. See the dedicated managers page.
• Interior architects and design offices, for coordinated renovations. See the architects page.
• Private owner-occupiers, for refreshing and renovating. See the private clients page.
• Outgoing tenants who want their check-out to go well.
• Cooperatives and property foundations.

Geneva’s letting calendar

The market tightens twice a year. First in June-September, with the new term, diplomatic postings and the arrival of students. Then in January-February, for the winter turnover. During these peaks, we line up letting jobs with the manager’s check-out slot. For water damage, we come out quickly to assess the situation.

Distances from Le Lignon

• 10 minutes to Vernier, Petit-Saconnex, Meyrin (centre).
• 15 minutes to Champel, Eaux-Vives, Carouge, Onex, Lancy, Grand-Saconnex.
• 20 minutes to Plan-les-Ouates, Thônex, Plainpalais, Servette.
• 25 minutes to the more distant communes (Versoix, Bernex, Hermance).

The central store in Le Lignon saves the back-and-forth for loading. Paints and consumables are kept on site.

A Geneva company, registered and insured

Renovhome SA is listed in the Geneva Commercial Register under UID CHE-356.898.007. The company works to the recognised standards of the trade, carries the required site insurance and keeps its social-security obligations up to date. Site management stays coordinated from Geneva, from one end of the canton to the other.

Frequently asked questions: painter Canton of Geneva

Does Renovhome work throughout Geneva, or only in the city?

Across the whole canton. City and communes, left bank and right bank. The 17 areas described on their own pages are the most active communes. We also take jobs elsewhere in the canton, on request.

How does booking the quote visit work?

After your request, we come back to you quickly to set up a visit. You then receive a free, itemised quote. If you have water damage, we come out fast to assess it.

Who runs the site, one team leader or several people?

A single coordination contact follows your site, from offer to handover. That holds for residential jobs as much as for managed properties. Coordination stays centralised. So does the finish standard.

Do you offer both interior painting and exterior finishes?

Our core trade is interior painting and the work that goes with it. Exterior finishes (façades, external thermal insulation) fall outside this scope and are looked at case by case.

You live in the Canton of Geneva, or manage a property there? Ask for your quote: it is free and without obligation. Request my quote or call 022 795 17 00.