Comments on: Sprinkler System Required in a New Texas House? WHAT????

By: Loan Modifications

Loan Modifications — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 07:20:22 +0000

Great stuff. Nice to read some well written posts that have some relevancy !

By: Z Jones

Z Jones — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:42:30 +0000

You are a very smart person!

By: Granite

Granite — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 16:32:03 +0000

Very interesting post you wrote. Glad I have stumbled upon it. Cheers!

By: Steve Brown

Steve Brown — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 17:49:27 +0000

This whole thing about it saving lives is a silly argument. Freedom is worth loss of life. Else we would outlaw cars, flying, working on your own roof, swimming, and countless other activities.

By: Raylene Lewis

Raylene Lewis — Tue, 28 Oct 2008 17:46:20 +0000

ignirant, Maria, Tim & Scott Futrell — What are you, the Sprinkler police? This is a non-issue. Just something to Randomly write about and let people know for future reference. Don’t you have something better to do with yourself than Rant about the “Need” for sprinklers in houses? I mean, come on! The issue has already been decided, and I can have whatever opinion about it I want. A dollar plus squarefoot might not seem like much to you, but it makes the difference in a home no longer being affordable to some people. ANd for what? Here is an idea. BUY FIRE DETECTORS FOR YOUR HOME. There are lots of situations where there is “unnecessary loss of life” in this world. I truly doubt that DEATH due to lack of sprinklers in home is high on that list. AND if development costs were truly lower, Why would multiple organizations agree the cost was not worth the benefit. It is simply govenrment stupidity that would require something where the cost is clearly not worth the benefit. And individual stupidity that would draw a connection between that and a seatbelt. No, I don’t want more information. I have a life. What good would it do? PLEASE. Lets focus on requiring everyone to have a security system installed in their home. Then there would be less break-ins and murders, oh yeah, and the system could notify the fire department if their was a house fire. Kill two birds with one stone. Tim – Do you work for a sprinkler intalling company? UM. HM, right. Guess what folks, stupid laws aren’t carved in stone forever.

By: Jack Anding

Jack Anding — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:23:17 +0000

I agree with Susan. We don’t need more regulation in our lives. I think the information needs to be presented about the advantages and costs of sprinkler systems, both in the short term to install and the long term to maintain the system. If people see that this is a good thing, it will happen. If this has been such a terrible situation, why is this the first time we have heard about it. By the way, I began wearing seat belts long before they were required because I saw the advantage.

By: Joey Condon

Joey Condon — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:02:09 +0000

Well Good morning ALL! I just wanted to add a little to this situation that seems to be buring quite violently. As for the seat belt comment, totally different subjects that do not apply to each other in any practical concept. As for govt. regulations making me do something that I should have enough knowledge to do myself; loose them in this case. Govt. mandates and regulations put us in this economic crunch we are in now, so I don’t have very much faith in their wisdom when ite comes to this type of minor issue since they can’t seem to make a sound major decision.
Fire safety is very important!!! Do not confuse that importance with an individual buyers ability to make a sound decisions whether or not to install a fire sprinkler system in a home they are building. Let the decision be up to the buyer. Every builder should be required to give a price comparison when conducting the interview with the buyer and their Realtor, but for the builder to incur the cost of the installation just because the GOVT. says so is not fair to the builder and the buyer that the cost is passed down to. Let the buyer make an educated decision, Don’t force the issue.

By: Susan Hilton - Texas Aggie Realtor

Susan Hilton - Texas Aggie Realtor — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:35:49 +0000

Tim –
We disagree on a main platform. I do not think people are generally stupid therefore I think people should decide for themselves what is appropriate.

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:10:52 +0000

Whether you want more regulation or not isn’t the point. Because this saves people, saves homes, saves firefighters, and saves neighbors, it’s going to be required. And its’ about time.

You can be up in arms all you want, but you still have to wear your seat belt. Right? Why? It saves lives. And people are generally stupid so some times it’s necessary to regulate stupid…

By: susan Hilton - Texas Aggie Realtor

susan Hilton - Texas Aggie Realtor — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 02:56:29 +0000

Again – it is NOT that I am against having sprinklers. It is that I don’t want more regulations. If I want to pay to have sprinklers in my home I can. If I don’t want that feature I should not be mandated to have it.
It is about personal choice and less government regulations.