Turning your basement into a livable space may seem like an attractive idea, especially in island regions where living space is at a premium. Whether you're in Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion or French Polynesia, each territory has its own particularities that need to be taken into account to ensure a successful project that complies with local standards.

Let's look at the globe. Let's look for the West Indies. They seem to occupy a very small place compared to the enormous mass of the continents of America, Asia, Europe and Africa.