Geneva-based Orth et Fils Sàrl celebrates its 119th anniversary.
Destiny, passion and the lives of 4 generations

Orth & Fils Sàrl is a member of Geneva's "GPG" professional association (Gypserie Peinture Genève).

 

At the same time, Thomas Orth becomes a member of the Comité de la Chambre patronale de la GPG.

Expert accredited by the FMB (Fédération genevoise des métiers du bâtiment) for painting and plastering in Geneva.

Orth & Fils Sàrl was commissioned to restore and decoratively paint the first floor of Geneva's Grand Théâtre.

 

• Painting / Renovation

For your well-being, we create colors and moods that suit you.

Change paper, paint or modern techniques and materials.

Whether it's, an apartment, a house or a block of flats, we'll advise you and work out a quote based on your wishes through a wide range of possibilities, so you can feel in harmony with your living space.

We help you choose materials and colors, we create shades according to your desires, we adapt to the existing and to your interior decoration to keep a harmony.

It goes without saying that we use high-quality, odorless and solvent-free materials to protect your health and that of the environment.

 

• Wallpaper

Traditional: Our offer includes a vast choice for the supply and installation of classic & traditional wallpaper.

By Hand: Federica Bozzini Orth handcrafts personalized, made-to-measure wallpapers.

 

• Misha Handmade Wallpaper

Orth & Fils has been an official reseller in French-speaking Switzerland of Misha wallpapers since 2015.

Misha is an Italian brand created to bring the excellence of craftsmanship into contemporary lifestyle through a meeting of heritage and innovation.

Misha has embraced the beauty and uniqueness of handmade craftsmanship throughout its product range - from exquisite silk wallpapers, fabrics, embroideries, design objects and gold and silver leaf wallpapers.

Inspired by traditional decorative motifs, Misha designs are interpreted with taste and Italian creativity, producing elegant and sophisticated decors for exclusive interiors.

 

• Decorative painting

To create a decor to match your interior, from gold leaf to trompe l'oeil, from high-quality paint to faux-marble or faux-wood, we offer a very wide palette of possibilities.

We've been a staple of the decorative paint business for many years.

Trained at the Institut supérieur de peinture de Bruxelles, Van der Kelen (VdK) and the École de décor de théâtre, among others, we work with you on your projects and come up with creative ideas to create unique pieces for each of our customers.

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• Restoration

Benefit from our many years of experience in monument and site work.
We will advise you and work with you to find the best solutions:

• A reconstruction faithful to the original
• Careful harmonization with the existing
• Repairing with respect for the (ambient) style(conforming to the style)
• Execution with high-end materials and in keeping with the style of the period.
• Restoration with love of detail
• Painting cleaning
• Wall painting conservation

Our staff are trained in historic techniques.
Historic monuments are restored with gilding, imitation wood and marble according to the existing to bring out their original charms.

We also collaborate on restorations of Master paintings, and Monuments historiques, with Thierry Radelet. Among other projects, he has restored the Cappella degli Scrovegni in Padova and analyzed Leonardo da Vinci's L'Ultima Cena.

We also work with Thierry Radelet on restoration projects for Monuments Historiques.

 

• Expertise

Appointed and approved expert of the FMB (Fédération des métiers du bâtiment) since 2012, Thomas Orth is commissioned in the event of disputes by private individuals or by the courts to establish an expertise, concerning defects in the painting and plastering trades.

Thanks to the Federal Master's degree, numerous training courses (such as at the European Institute in Raesfeld), ongoing exchange with the SMGV (Schweizerischer Maler- und Gipserunternehmer-Verband) and its experts, as well as seminars with experts in Germany,  we guarantee expert appraisals based on the current state of knowledge in the trade.

 

• Resin / Seamless floors

Resin is the trendy new floor covering. It comes in an infinite variety of colors and finishes that can match any type of decoration, outdoors or indoors.

Epoxy resin flooring is also one of these coverings, and is the most widely used flooring in administrations and other public places. For some years now, this flooring has been making its way into our living spaces. We offer a wide range of these resins.

 

• Facades

Facade renovation is an important step in preserving the life of your home.

We take the environment into consideration to achieve a final result that integrates harmoniously with the neighborhood and town planning regulations.

We master the entire palette of painting work to execute the stages of your facade renovation, from preparation or outright recarpeting of surfaces to the application of the final coat of paint.

Professional judgement is the basis for a professional refurbishment.

It's important that the visual concept matches the concept of the renovation and the existing substance :

• Facade cleaning
• Cleaning natural stone facades and carrying out any touch-ups
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• Application of water repellent
• Graffiti protection
• Stripping
• Anti-moss treatment
• Fungicide treatments
• Crack treatment
• Complete recoating
• Painting

We use materials suited to the substrate and always try to stay within the mineral range (silicate, lime, etc.) wherever possible.

Mineral plaster floors and walls for wet rooms (bathrooms, etc.).

Very much in vogue in recent years, our employees are trained in the execution of tile-free and jointless surfaces for bathrooms, showers, etc. (waxed concrete, etc.).

 

• Natural stone cleaning

We treat all types of natural stone (including marble, granite, molasse, etc...),  after carrying out a thorough analysis of surfaces and materials.

This analysis enables us to use the most suitable method and product to clean and give new life to the stone.

Out of respect for nature and the environment, we use 100% biodegradable products, while complying with current legislation.

• Sanitation

 

• Preserving values and/or increasing/improving the value of a property
• Renovation of new or refurbishment of ceilings, walls and floors, from basement to attic.
• We also prepare a bespoke estimate for you, which our employees, who are professionals, then carry out.
• Interior insulation from ceilings and floors to attics.

This work is carried out in accordance with the new rules of the art/standards in force.
We exclusively use materials from recognized manufacturers so that together with our qualified and trained employees we can guarantee the quality of execution of our top-of-the-range work.

• Plastering / Dry construction

Construction of partitions, false ceilings.