Water Proof

The terrace has a coat of tar on it and you can see the contractor, Laurent Gomis, rolling out the water proofing. The rolls of the waterproofing have a surface like a typical asphalt roof shingle. Gomis is heating up the underside of the roll with a torch so it becomes sticky and tar like and then he rolls it out. Each of the layers overlaps each other and it will turn up all the vertical surfaces about a foot. During the rainy season it can pour for days so it is important the roof is water tight.