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Originally posted by boz130
Just doin' some cipherin' here (as Jethro Bodine would say)...how much would it cost for a new house to be built w/a sprinkler system (or put another way, what's the additional $$$)? I know that an older (circa 1920's) chapter house is looking at an investment of $250,000+.
As I understand it, this is due to the way buildings used to be constructed (plaster vs. drywall, tile vs. wooden floors, etc.). You also have to take asbestos remediation into account w/older houses.
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Yeah... upgrading a home say pre-50's is going to cost you alot more than a post-50's home - because as you said the difference in building materials/techniques.
The UofT house was built back around 1880 so upgrading the house to a sprinkler system is a little unfeasible - finacially and physically. So instead a couple of years ago a house-wide fire detection system was installed, as the best that could be done...
As it stands if the chapter had $250000 to blow on the property I'd argue it be spent overhauling the roof - slate roofing is damn expensive.