forensics
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Perhaps you could give us a objective criteria you want to use.
I always thought economics was a reasonable criteria.
You might value lives as being worth more than $1 million, but ...
You might have an extra $5000 or so to install a sprinkler system, but those below you in the economic structure may not.
Lets look are the real facts
Average home in our state is 1500 sq ft
1500sq ft X 1.70 psf = 2,550.00
2,550 in a 25 year 5% morgage = 12.70 per month
12.70 - 8% insurance savings = 8.00 per month for the sprinkler system
Peace of mind and protection of what is really important = PRICELESS
Is your family and your home worth $8 per month (maybe you could just skip one trip to BurgerWhopper a month for the happy snack)
Bottom Line is SPRINKLERS ARE BOTH AFFORDABLE AND COST EFFECTIVE
From the production builders point of view
5000 homes per year X 2,550 per home = $12,750,000.00
So you tell me who is the real beneficiary of sprinklers
OK I know what your going to say now
Sprinkler Guys
$1.70 psf
materials and design 1.00 psf + Labor and insurance and taxes .50 psf = 1.50 hard cost
Overhead and profit .20 psf X 1500(average home) X 5000 = $1,500,000
* Don't forget to consider the savings when the taxpayer doesnt have to build a full scale fire station in the 5000 home community
* Oh yeah and be sure to factor in NO FIRE DEATHS !
So the score is NAHB 12.7 million and sprinkler contractors 1.5 million
So who is the real greedy ones
I always thought economics was a reasonable criteria.
You might value lives as being worth more than $1 million, but ...
You might have an extra $5000 or so to install a sprinkler system, but those below you in the economic structure may not.
Lets look are the real facts
Average home in our state is 1500 sq ft
1500sq ft X 1.70 psf = 2,550.00
2,550 in a 25 year 5% morgage = 12.70 per month
12.70 - 8% insurance savings = 8.00 per month for the sprinkler system
Peace of mind and protection of what is really important = PRICELESS
Is your family and your home worth $8 per month (maybe you could just skip one trip to BurgerWhopper a month for the happy snack)
Bottom Line is SPRINKLERS ARE BOTH AFFORDABLE AND COST EFFECTIVE
From the production builders point of view
5000 homes per year X 2,550 per home = $12,750,000.00
So you tell me who is the real beneficiary of sprinklers
OK I know what your going to say now
Sprinkler Guys
$1.70 psf
materials and design 1.00 psf + Labor and insurance and taxes .50 psf = 1.50 hard cost
Overhead and profit .20 psf X 1500(average home) X 5000 = $1,500,000
* Don't forget to consider the savings when the taxpayer doesnt have to build a full scale fire station in the 5000 home community
* Oh yeah and be sure to factor in NO FIRE DEATHS !
So the score is NAHB 12.7 million and sprinkler contractors 1.5 million
So who is the real greedy ones