“Well, it gives me a good feeling…to go to bed at night and know that those houses are protected by a sprinkler system and if something does happen that I did everything I could to make that house as safe as it could possibly be.”
Tom Vendemia, Cyprus Custom Homes, Charles County, MD

“We’ve had no problems with any of our sprinklers. It’s definitely a selling feature…especially for a safety feature, and that’s one of the things we definitely promote in the marketing of our development… It’s an absolute peace-of-mind. I don’t worry about my kids at night. I’m on my third fire-sprinklered home; I’ll never live in another home that’s not fire-sprinklered.”
Tish Manning, Holt Development Company, and a resident of a sprinklered home

“We found that for somewhere around $1.05-$1.10 a square foot this system can be installed…and compared to solid surface counter tops, that’s no comparison. The benefits of the safety factor for your family, the savings on your homeowner’s insurance…it’s a win-win.”
Hal Spears, Developer and Custom Builder, Hidden Lake Resorts, Ashland City, TN

“I do have sprinklers in my home…and I can honestly tell you that each member of our family feels much safer knowing that we have a system in our house that will automatically attack a fire.”
Kerry Bell,
Primary Designated Engineer, Underwriters Laboratories, Inc.

“You have fears that they’re going to leak, that the pipe’s going to freeze; but the reality is we haven’t had any of those problems. If you find a competent contractor, he’s going to make sure you don’t have that problem.”
Tony Crane, Crane Homes, Montgomery County, MD

“I’m tickled to death that this community was so proactive with sprinkler systems. And we have really evolved into a community that people now want to come to.”
Gary Norwood, Mayor, Ashland City, TN

“All builders should include fire sprinklers in their homes. It just makes a lot of sense. It seems like there is less cost in fire departments and trucks and expensive equipment when you can have simple installation on the front end putting in these systems, and down the road it’s going to pay for itself time and time again.”
Michael Willard, Executive Director, Habitat for Humanity, Austin, TX

“Fortunately, I have not had a fire in my house and don’t intend to; but if that unfortunate circumstance were to occur, I’ve got a great deal of confidence that it will be put out quickly and promptly and will not disrupt my lifestyle that much.”
Michael Clack, Building Official, Scottsdale, AZ

Quotations used with permission from the IRC Fire Sprinkler Coalition