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Struggling with legal issues regarding your home or real estate We are here to help you ! Put our know-how in building pathologies at your service. Latent defect specialists with construction expertise, building physics and experience can help with disputes with irresponsible companies. Our experts are trained to analyze your building, identify the sources of the problem(s) and advise you on what to do. • Contre-expertise • Design and construction defects • Hidden and apparent defects • Conciliation • Arbitration Our mission is to help you defend yourself.
Deadlines for claiming
construction defects after
construction or
renovation
By default, it is necessary to understand the non-conformity of the work in relation to the contract. The contract of sale or contract of enterprise must specify which laws apply for defects. If we apply the Code of Obligations (CO) or the SIA 118 standard or in part. • Time limit for denunciation of defects: immediate. • Conformément à la norme SIA 118: 2 ans, puis délai de réclamation conforme au CO.Limitation periods
• Manufacturer's warranty for individual devices (movable goods) 2 years. • Limitation period for housing and related facilities (real estate) 5 years. • Limitation period for concealed defects is 10 years.
Assistance for an energy
efficiency renovation and
obtaining subsidies from
the buildings program
We will be happy to help you with the energy renovation of your home. A single partner for your entire project.Our services
• Analysis of the envelope of a building • Establishment of a CECB Plus certificate • (Cantonal energy certificate for buildings) • Sanitation, modernization and transformation of your home • Project management and site management • General Contractor
Hidden defects
What is a hidden defect?
Hidden defects in real estate are faults or poor workmanship that are not visible or difficult to detect at the time of purchase of the house or apartment. These defects make a property unfit for the use for which it is intended or reduce it so much that you would not have bought it or on the condition of a reduction in the selling price. The hidden defect is an important problem in real estate and which affects you during everyday life. This is not a minor defect. You bought a house or an apartment and you discovered a problem that did not exist during your visit before the purchase ?
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Copyright 2026 - General Services de Mecanorail Sarl
Av. des Vergers 50, 1963 Vétroz (VS),
French speaking Switzerland
Tel & Whatsapp +41 78 708 43 99
Lessingstrasse 45, 8002 Zurich (ZU),
German & Italian speaking Switzerland
Tel & Whatsapp +41 78 611 34 99
News
Struggling with legal issues regarding your home or real estate We are here to help you ! Put our know-how in building pathologies at your service. Latent defect specialists with construction expertise, building physics and experience can help with disputes with irresponsible companies. Our experts are trained to analyze your building, identify the sources of the problem(s) and advise you on what to do. • Contre-expertise • Design and construction defects • Hidden and apparent defects • Conciliation • Arbitration Our mission is to help you defend yourself.
Deadlines for claiming
construction defects after
construction or renovation
By default, it is necessary to understand the non-conformity of the work in relation to the contract. The contract of sale or contract of enterprise must specify which laws apply for defects. If we apply the Code of Obligations (CO) or the SIA 118 standard or in part. • Time limit for denunciation of defects: immediate. • Conformément à la norme SIA 118: 2 ans, puis délai de réclamation conforme au CO.Limitation periods
• Manufacturer's warranty for individual devices (movable goods) 2 years. • Limitation period for housing and related facilities (real estate) 5 years. • Limitation period for concealed defects is 10 years.
Assistance for an energy
efficiency renovation and
obtaining subsidies from
the buildings program
We will be happy to help you with the energy renovation of your home. A single partner for your entire project.Our services
• Analysis of the envelope of a building • Establishment of a CECB Plus certificate • (Cantonal energy certificate for buildings) • Sanitation, modernization and transformation of your home • Project management and site management • General Contractor
Hidden defects
What is a hidden defect?
Hidden defects in real estate are faults or poor workmanship that are not visible or difficult to detect at the time of purchase of the house or apartment. These defects make a property unfit for the use for which it is intended or reduce it so much that you would not have bought it or on the condition of a reduction in the selling price. The hidden defect is an important problem in real estate and which affects you during everyday life. This is not a minor defect. You bought a house or an apartment and you discovered a problem that did not exist during your visit before the purchase ?
©
Copyright 2026 - General Services de Mecanorail Sarl
Av. des Vergers 50, 1963 Vétroz (VS)
French speaking Switzerland
Tel & Whatsapp +41 78 708 43 99
Lessingstrasse 45, 8002 Zurich (ZU)
German & Italian speaking Switzerland
Tel & Whatsapp +41 78 611 34 99
