Artisan AverticalMoille Yvain
Craftsmanship,
at every height.
I carry out rope-access work in hard-to-reach places, mainly around Lausanne and across French-speaking Switzerland.
Contact detailsThe craft
Ropes as a means of access
Reach places that are inaccessible from the ground, then carry out the work needed there. Rope access is central to artisanatvertical’s work on façades, roofs and elevated structures.
Understand the craft- Artisan
- The work: cleaning, repairing, renovating or installing.
- Vertical
- Rope access to façades, roofs and structures that are difficult to reach.
Services
Rope-access work in hard-to-reach places. Explore the services I can help with.
Service area
French-speaking Switzerland, mainly around Lausanne. Travel further afield can be arranged depending on the project.
View the service areaCleaning & maintenance
- Cleaning windows, glazed roofs and façades.
- Roof moss removal, water cleaning and antifungal treatments.
- Cleaning gutters, roof channels and rainwater drainage systems.
- Cleaning stone and other surfaces.
- Manual removal of snow and ice from roofs.
- Cleaning photovoltaic panels.
- Maintenance of stadiums, stands and elevated sports structures.
Renovation & finishes
- Façade refurbishment.
- Applying paint, render and decorative coatings at height.
- Applying anticorrosion, fire-retardant and anti-graffiti coatings.
- Minor masonry work: repointing, anchoring and cornice repairs.
- Replacing seals on complex structures.
- Ground-level renovation without ropes.
Pests & wildlife
- Locating and inspecting hornet, wasp and pigeon nests in inaccessible areas.
- Destroying and removing Asian hornet or wasp nests.
- Installing bird spikes, tensioned wires and bird exclusion netting.
- Sealing entry points to prevent rodents or other animals from entering roof spaces or façades.
Inspection & monitoring
- Inspections and photographic reports in inaccessible areas.
- Inspecting industrial chimneys, cooling towers and silos.
- Checking bridges, viaducts, dams, tunnels and stabilised cliffs.
- Installing scientific sensors, seismographs and weather stations on rock faces and in inaccessible areas.
Industry & technical equipment
- Industrial cleaning of tanks, reservoirs, heat exchangers and pipes.
- Cleaning industrial furnaces and boilers, hot or cold.
- Installing and maintaining cabling, conduits and service ducts at height.
- Metalwork, lock fitting and installation of temporary or permanent guardrails.
Installations & one-off work
- Installing and maintaining advertising signs, banners and illuminated decorations.
- Installing sound and lighting equipment for film and events.
- Installing architectural lighting on historic monuments.
- Retrieving objects or drones caught on elevated structures.
Let’s get in touch
Describe your project and let me know where it is located in your message.
Moille YvainArtisan Avertical
By phone+41 78 861 56 16By emailartisanatvertical@ikmail.com
Correspondence addressc/o Fiduciaire CSD
Rue de la Vernie 12
1023 Crissier