Villa Moving in Hermance
High-end moving for villas and large properties. Local moving experts based near Hermance.
Why choose HopMove for your villa moving in Hermance?
Turn-key moving service, experienced crew, full insurance. Rapid response in Hermance.
Fully Insured
Swiss RC Pro included, your belongings are protected.
One Team
Disassembly, transport, reassembly by the same crew.
Fixed Quote
Transparent pricing, no hidden costs.
Your local villa moving expert in Hermance
Based in the Geneva region, we work regularly in Hermance and know the ground: access, building rules and parking constraints. This experience ensures an organised, punctual and stress-free villa moving.
Every job is carried out by a fixed, trained and insured team. Professional protective equipment, insured transport and transparent billing — a fixed quote, no surprises.
- Local, trained and insured team
- Professional equipment & insured transport
- Fixed quote, no surprises
- Service in Hermance and nearby
Our service area in Hermance
We provide fast and reliable services throughout Hermance.
Moving a villa in Hermance, between the medieval village and the lakeshore
Hermance is the outermost commune of the canton on the left bank, where Route d'Hermance ends at the French border with Chens-sur-Léman and the Hermance river runs down to the harbour and the beach. The commune lives at two speeds: the medieval core huddled around its 13th-century tower, with single-lane cobbled streets, inner courtyards and old village houses, and the villas above and along the lake, with their outbuildings, gardens and sometimes a boathouse. A villa move here often needs both logics on the same day.
That is what makes a villa déménagement (move) a different exercise from an apartment move. There are several floors instead of one, plus a deep cellar, a low attic, a garage, a workshop, garden and terrace furniture, hand tools, pool equipment and very often a wine cellar. Each of those spaces has its own packing logic, its own weight and its own place in the loading order.
So we start with the access, not with the boxes. In the old village most houses have no driveway and no turning space at all, so the large truck stays parked upstream and we load with a small shuttle vehicle over a carry route planned in advance, with short loading windows agreed with the neighbours. Listed old stone buildings mean narrow, steep staircases, no lift, original door frames and stone thresholds to protect, and a furniture lift when the staircase simply will not take a wardrobe. The price depends on volume in m³, access and the number of floors, and it is confirmed as a firm figure before the first carton is packed.
Why trust us with your villa move in Hermance
Shuttles sized for the medieval core
The truck does not enter the cobbled lanes. We load with a small shuttle vehicle and run it up to the heavy vehicle parked at the entrance of the street, in short loading windows, without blocking the village.
Old stone houses treated as such
Narrow, steep staircases, no lift, low ceilings: original door frames, stone thresholds, terracotta tiles, panelling and old handrails are padded and protected before the first piece of furniture passes.
Furniture lift and window access
When the staircase turn beats a wardrobe, a piano or a large sofa, we dismantle and take the piece out through the window on a furniture lift, with the feasibility checked at the survey rather than on moving day.
The whole property, not just the living rooms
Deep cellars, low attics, garage, workshop, outbuildings, boathouse, garden furniture, tools and pool equipment: each space gets its own inventory and its own place in the load plan.
Remote owners and third parties coordinated
Hermance has a high share of second homes and owners who are away. We work with your régie (managing agent), concierge or gardener, document everything with a photo condition report and obtain your release remotely.
How your villa move works in Hermance
- 1
Site visit and fixed quote
We walk the house and its outbuildings, measure the lane, the staircase and the stone thresholds, and check where a vehicle can actually stand. The price depends on volume in m³, access and the number of floors, and is confirmed as a firm figure in CHF with no hidden extras.
- 2
Permits, load plan and neighbours
Load point fixed at the entrance of the lane, macaron or loading-zone authorisation filed with the commune early enough to be issued in time, furniture lift booked if needed, and neighbours, régie or concierge informed of the loading windows.
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Packing, numbering and inventory
Materials delivered in advance; wardrobe contents, paintings, mirrors, chandeliers and delicate pieces packed room by room, cartons numbered, inventory list closed and photo condition report taken before anything moves.
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Shuttle, carry route and loading
House first, cellar, attic and outbuildings next. Protection laid along the carry route, furniture lift set up where the staircase will not do, loads strapped down and covered by our transport insurance.
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Unloading, reassembly and handover
Furniture reassembled, appliances reconnected, everything placed to your plan; the surplus goes into garde-meubles storage if needed, and we dovetail with your état des lieux and the final cleaning.
What your villa move includes
- Site survey: volumes, carry route, staircase width, thresholds and clear heights
- Load-point plan at the entrance of the lane, with small shuttle vehicles
- Macaron (temporary parking permit) and loading-zone authorisation applied for at the commune, filed with enough lead time
- Separate inventory for house, cellar, attic, garage, workshop and outbuildings
- Written inventory list and photo condition report before loading
- Bespoke packing of fragile items, paintings, mirrors and antiques
- Chandeliers, wardrobe contents and delicate furniture packed on site
- Dismantling and reassembly of bulky and built-in furniture
- Numbered cartons and room-by-room labelling at both addresses
- Piano, safe and heavy-item handling (option)
- Furniture lift or window removal when the old staircase is too narrow
- Wine cellar: insulated crates, bracing and transport lying flat
- Disconnecting and reconnecting built-in appliances
- Protection of wooden floors, terracotta tiles, old door frames and stone thresholds
- Garden, terrace and boathouse furniture, tools and pool equipment
- Insured transport with organised, room-by-room unloading
- Garde-meubles (furniture storage) in a secure depot between two dates
- Sequencing with your état des lieux (handover inspection) and final cleaning
Your villa mover in Hermance
We work in the old village, where the job is carried out on foot and by shuttle between the tower and the harbour, as well as on the slopes above and along the lakeshore between Anières, Corsier and the French border. The practical reality is always the same: single-lane medieval streets, vaulted passages, inner courtyards, no driveway and no turning space at most houses. That is why we size the vehicle first, agree a stable staging point and plan the carry route, instead of gambling on a reversing manoeuvre in a lane where two cars cannot pass.
The listed stone buildings set the rest of the method. Staircases are narrow and steep, there is no lift, ceilings are low, door frames and stone thresholds are original and stay that way, cellars are deep and attics are low. Above the village, lakeside villas add outbuildings, garden furniture, pool equipment and sometimes a boathouse to the volume. There is no railway station here and only a TPG bus along Route d'Hermance, so everything depends on vehicles: crews arrive with their own transport and work full days on site rather than shuttling back to town.
A high share of properties are second homes, and owners are often abroad when the move happens. We are used to that: coordination with your régie, concierge or gardener, a written inventory, a photo condition report of floors, thresholds and courtyard at both addresses, and approvals given remotely. The border is minutes away, so a move towards Chens-sur-Léman, Thonon or the Haute-Savoie hinterland is a real possibility — tell us at the survey if the destination is on the French side, so the valued inventory and customs paperwork can be prepared in advance.
Estimate your price: villa moving in Hermance
Instant estimate, no commitment and no contact details required. The final quote is confirmed after a description or visit.
Frequently asked questions — Villa Moving in Hermance
Can the truck reach a house in the old village?
Rarely. The cobbled lanes and courtyards of Hermance are single-lane, and most houses have neither a driveway nor turning space. We park the heavy vehicle at the entrance of the street and load with a small shuttle vehicle over a planned carry route, in short loading windows. That load point is fixed at the survey and the matching parking authorisation is filed with the commune.
How do you get a wardrobe or a piano out of an old village house?
Narrow, steep staircases, low doorways and low ceilings usually mean we dismantle the piece and take it out through the window on a furniture lift or on a sling. We check the feasibility, the standing space for the lift and the equipment needed before moving day, not on the morning itself.
Do you protect the panelling, terracotta tiles and old thresholds?
Yes. Panelling, terracotta tiles, period floorboards, stone thresholds and original door frames are padded and protected from departure to arrival, including along the outside carry route. In listed buildings that protection is not optional, and the photo condition report records the state before and after.
Do I need a permit, and how far in advance?
In the medieval core, reserving the load point normally requires a macaron or a loading-zone authorisation from the commune, and the application needs several working days of lead time. We file it and set up the signage as part of the job. The same applies at the destination if it is in the City of Geneva or another urban commune.
Can you move a vaulted wine cellar?
Yes. Bottles are inventoried and carried in suitable insulated crates, braced and transported lying flat away from temperature shocks, then re-shelved in the new cellar to your own order. Deep cellars with steep stairs are carried by hand, which we allow for in the crew size.
I only use the house part of the year and I am abroad. Can the move go ahead without me?
Yes, and it is common here. We agree the inventory in advance, coordinate keys and access with your régie, concierge or gardener, send the photo condition report of the rooms, floors and thresholds, and obtain your release remotely at each stage. Nothing sensitive is moved without a documented go-ahead.
What about the outbuildings, the garden and the boathouse?
They get their own inventory: workshop tools, garden and terrace furniture, pool equipment, firewood and what is stored in the boathouse. We plan packaging suited to dirty or sharp items and a separate slot in the load plan, so none of it is mixed in with the household furniture.
Can you organise a move across the border to France?
Yes. The border at Chens-sur-Léman is minutes away. We prepare the valued inventory and the customs formalities and carry your belongings to the new address in Haute-Savoie. Tell us at the survey if the destination is on the French side, because the paperwork has to be started early.
How is my move insured, and what is documented?
Transport is insured and our liability is set out in the quote. Before loading we close a written inventory list and take a photo condition report of the sensitive pieces and of the floors, thresholds, staircase and courtyard at both addresses. If anything is queried afterwards, the file already holds the evidence — which matters when the owner was not present.
Is the quote still fixed with a large volume and difficult access?
Yes. Once the volumes, the carry route, the shuttle runs and the furniture lift have been surveyed on site, the amount in CHF is firm: crew, vehicles, packing materials, lift and protection included. The price reflects volume in m³, access and the number of floors, with no surprise on the day.
Can you tie the move in with the état des lieux and the final cleaning?
Yes, and it works best planned as one sequence. We schedule loading so the property is empty before the handover inspection, arrange the professional final cleaning, and take what you are not keeping to the déchetterie (recycling centre) or to a charity. A clean handover is what protects your deposit. If the property is part of a PPE (condominium), we also agree the time slots and shared access with the régie.