Residential Fire Sprinkler Systems

In the state of California, residential sprinkler systems are required on new homes? If so, it is all new houses or function of the area? And finally, do you know if this code or it could be?
Thank you.

There are currently 144 cities and municipalities in California that have some form of residential fire sprinkler ordinance. It is true that the State most likely to adopt the International Residential Code, which will make it mandatory for all new construction.

Regarding the comment in response to others, yes, sprinklers add additional charges. Average cost per square foot of an autonomous system is $ 1.60 (the price actually drops in areas that adopt regulations watering due to competition and supply). For a sale of the house in 2000 sqm of $ 300,000, this equates to approximately $ 8.80 per month when divided by 360 months ($ 3,200 total).

Now, calculate the savings in reduced insurance costs. Most companies are offering discounts of 10-25% of premiums for houses with sprinklers. Annual insurance rate home owner is around $ 600. On a $ 300K house as above, that totals out to $ 216,000 for the duration of the loan (ignoring increases). For this example we will use a middle figure of 15% reduction in premium. Who leaves an economy on the $ 32,400 loan. Your savings is literally 10x what was originally spent.

Since we're on the subject of costs (something that the love of home builders' associations to make you afraid when choosing granite countertops sprinklers), you can watch AVG cost of damage to houses where a fire occurs. The U.S. Fire Administration has released a report that followed the incidents of residential sprinklers in January 2003 to June 2007. Of the 448 incidents reported in homes with sprinklers, 434 of them led to at least $ 10,000 in damages (the majority were actually less than $ 1,000). Average loss in homes without sprinklers: more than $ 250,000.

Its clear associations of home builders who have pumped millions into anti-spraying campaigns are only concerned about the bottom line. Save a home with sprinklers, and you take their money. But we do not care about fire services in this regard. We care about people. You can not put a price on someone's life! Each year in America, more than 2,600 people die in house fires (80% of all fire deaths) in those countries that have residential sprinkler ordinances: 0! Not a single person died in a house fire where sprinklers and smoke detectors are present and operational.

The requirements will be applied from 2011, unless the vote is required for the most popular. The reason it passed was 900 sprinkler installers came to the meeting to vote on that motion. Personally, I think this rule is BS without increasing the cost of new housing. I think it is contained in the National Plumbing Code.

Not my sister in law just had a house built in Manhattan Beach and have no sprinklers. Me think they just need a smoke alarm.