Waterproofing / Kyrenia, North Cyprus

Merit Park Hotel: Terrace and Dormer Waterproofing

Membrane repairs, reinforced liquid waterproofing and a two-layer bituminous roof covering on the terrace and dormers at Merit Park Hotel in Kyrenia.

Work completed: October 2026
Contractor: Düzkar Dizayn

The terrace and dormers after waterproofing.

The same terrace, renewed waterproofing

This project at Merit Park Hotel covered the main terrace surface together with the wall bases, window junctions, dormer roofs and timber details. Repairs to blistered membrane, the new waterproofing layers and the connections between different surfaces formed one coordinated scope of work.

Merit Park Hotel — The terrace and dormers before the work. — The terrace and dormers before the work.

Merit Park Hotel — The terrace and dormers after waterproofing. — The terrace and dormers after waterproofing.

Terrace surface: repair, primer and three coats

Blistered areas of the terrace membrane were cut back and locally repaired by torch bonding. The surface was then primed. The orange layer in the work-in-progress photograph is the primer.

The terrace received three coats of QIS Acrimax UV with mesh reinforcement. This surface treatment was connected to the waterproofing at the parapet and wall bases.

Merit Park Hotel — Orange primer on the terrace following the membrane repairs. — Orange primer on the terrace following the membrane repairs.

Merit Park Hotel — The terrace after three coats of QIS Acrimax UV with mesh reinforcement. — The terrace after three coats of QIS Acrimax UV with mesh reinforcement.

Wall bases and window junctions

Blistered and detached sections at the curved wall bases and below the windows were cut out. The opened areas were repaired with bonded bituminous membrane. Mesh-reinforced QIS Acrimax UV was then applied over the repairs as part of the terrace waterproofing.

Merit Park Hotel — Local bituminous membrane repairs at the curved wall base. — Local bituminous membrane repairs at the curved wall base.

Merit Park Hotel — The finished waterproofing at the wall base and below the windows. — The finished waterproofing at the wall base and below the windows.

Two-layer waterproofing on the dormer roofs

The existing timber roof coverings and the old membrane beneath them were stripped from the OSB. A 3 mm bituminous base sheet was installed over the OSB, followed by a red mineral-finished bituminous cap sheet.

Merit Park Hotel — The original timber covering on the dormer roofs before removal. — The original timber covering on the dormer roofs before removal.

Merit Park Hotel — The red mineral-finished bituminous cap sheet on the dormer roofs. — The red mineral-finished bituminous cap sheet on the dormer roofs.

Beneath the dormers and across level changes

Old membrane that had not bonded to the timber beneath the dormers was removed. These junctions were treated with geotextile fleece and QIS Acrimax UV. The dormer fronts, sides and lower sections were also covered with geotextile fleece before the liquid waterproofing was applied.

A stepped level change was reinforced with geotextile fleece along its length. Depressions and gaps at the terrace edge were filled with repair mortar, followed by waterproofing with mesh or fleece reinforcement according to the detail. At a separate gap, OSB installed by the hotel team was covered with bituminous membrane and mesh-reinforced QIS Acrimax UV.

Merit Park Hotel — Geotextile fleece and QIS Acrimax UV at the junction beneath a dormer. — Geotextile fleece and QIS Acrimax UV at the junction beneath a dormer.

Merit Park Hotel — The level change waterproofed along its length with geotextile fleece and QIS Acrimax UV. — The level change waterproofed along its length with geotextile fleece and QIS Acrimax UV.

Gutters and timber column junctions

The internal gutter surfaces were waterproofed too. At the timber columns on the Letafet side, polyurethane sealant was applied around the edges, followed by geotextile fleece and waterproofing over the junctions.

Merit Park Hotel — The waterproofed internal surface of the gutter. — The waterproofed internal surface of the gutter.

Merit Park Hotel — The timber column junction treated with polyurethane sealant and geotextile fleece. — The timber column junction treated with polyurethane sealant and geotextile fleece.

The completed work

The waterproofing applications to the terrace surface, dormer roofs and surrounding junctions were completed. The photographs document the initial condition, intermediate work and finished surfaces.

The layers and details used here were selected for the existing surfaces on this project. For your own terrace, roof or junctions, explore our waterproofing service and arrange a site survey.

Site photographs and account of the work: Düzkar Dizayn. Content updated: 22 October 2026