Good Reasons to Install Home Fire Sprinklers

12/15/2020 (Permalink)

Did you know that home fire sprinklers are more sensitive to heat than those installed in commercial buildings? SERVPRO® wants residents to know that according to the U.S. Fire Administration, there are many life-saving and financial benefits to installing home fire sprinklers including:

• Home sprinklers and smoke alarms increase your chance of surviving a fire by more than 82 percent
• Home fire sprinklers only spray when the temperature in the room rises quickly and the sprinkler above the fire is the only one that sprays
• They can prevent devastating home damage by putting out flames quickly and are less damaging than water damage caused by firefighting hose lines
• They are easy to install in a home under construction or being remodeled
• They can be connected to the home water supply and require less water than business and industrial systems
• They are low cost at about $1.35 per square foot
• Installing a sprinkler system in your home may lower insurance rates by 5 to 15 percent by meeting code requirements

We hope you never experience fire damage to your home or business but if you do, SERVPRO wants to help. Our team of highly trained professionals are on call 24 hours a day.