Sprinklers: In the line of fire | Features

The indicative costs are based on a typical primary school located in Ealing, Middlesex with a gross internal floor area of 3,000m2. The building includes 14 classrooms, four group rooms, a conference room, gymnasium, music room, four miscellaneous rooms, four offices, one nursery room, two kitchens, a library, dining room, staff room, toilets and changing rooms.
Item	Cost
Water supply 27.5m3 tank, single electric pump, underground pipework, pumproom pipework, valves and appurtenances (pump room and builders’ work by others)	£50,000
Sprinkler heads 450@ £200 each (including pipework, bracketry and installation)	£90,000
Sprinkler valve room	£5,000
Documentation, operation and maintenance manuals	£5,000
Total	£150,000
Rule of thumb	£30/m2 plus water supply