Easy Fire Protection
Fire protection is what we do.Sprinklers bid, permitted and installed.
Every new home and fire rebuild in California needs fire sprinklers to pass permit. Send your plans once and get bids from licensed C-16 fire protection contractors.
CRC R313.2 homes · NFPA 13D · NFPA 13 commercial · NFPA 25 inspections
Cost estimator
Budget your sprinkler system
$10,000–$20,000
LA rebuild band for this size
Per-sq-ft guide ($1.50–$3.50/sq ft): $3,600–$8,400
Plan check: 2–4 weeks small homes/ADUs, 4–6 weeks large homes; meter upsizing can add 4–12 weeks.
Budget ranges from 2026 published guides. Real bids on your plans replace these.
2026 cost guide
What fire sprinklers cost in 2026
| Item | Range |
|---|---|
| New home or rebuild, under 1,500 sq ft | $6,000–$12,000 |
| New home or rebuild, 1,500–3,000 sq ft | $10,000–$20,000 |
| New home or rebuild, 3,000–6,000 sq ft | $18,000–$35,000+ |
| New home or rebuild, 6,000+ sq ft | $35,000–$70,000+ |
| New construction per sq ft (Orange County contractor guide) | $1.50–$3.50 |
| Retrofit per sq ft (walls and ceilings opened and patched) | $4–$10 |
| Commercial, about 5,000 sq ft | $15,000–$35,000 |
| Water meter upsizing | $5,000–$25,000+ |
Sources: Ocean Permits, Sept 1, 2026 (home sizes and plan-check timing); Spectrum Fire Protection, updated Mar 26, 2026 (per sq ft and commercial); NFPA Fire Protection Research Foundation Home Fire Sprinkler Cost Assessment, 2013 ($1.35 per sprinklered sq ft average across 51 homes).
Permitting path
How a sprinkler system gets permitted
California Residential Code R313.2 requires automatic sprinklers in new one- and two-family homes, built to NFPA 13D. A rebuild permitted as new construction falls under it, even if the old house had none.
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Plans to contractor
Your architectural plans go to licensed C-16 contractors.
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Design and hydraulic calcs
The contractor lays out heads and pipe and proves the water supply works.
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Fire department plan check
3–6 weeks for most homes.
- 4
Install and pressure test before drywall
Pipe is installed and pressure tested while framing is open.
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Rough and final inspections
The fire department signs off at rough and at final.
Who we help
Built for every kind of sprinkler project
Homeowners and builders
New homes, fire rebuilds and ADUs. Concealed heads for finished ceilings.
Building and facilities managers
New systems, tenant improvements, quarterly, annual and five-year inspections, repairs, and backflow certification.
School districts and public agencies
Sprinkler, inspection and repair scopes posted as public bids, to licensed C-16 contractors with insurance on file.
How Easy works
You send plans once. Licensed contractors bid. You choose.
We compare the scopes line by line so the numbers are apples to apples, and stay on the project until final inspection.
FAQ
Fire sprinkler questions
Bid request