Work continues here at Brookdale on the adding of a "sprinkler system" for fire control. I hear that it's a million dollar project which I can understand. Workmen have been at it for several weeks. It appears to have been very well designed with the pipes installed in the hallways and only a minimum within the units. We have smaller pipes in our bathrooms, closets and kitchen but only nozzles in the living and bedrooms. After the pipes were installed they were checked with high air pressure, then with water in the system, now they are building soffits to conceal the pipes. They have completed some areas such as the main Dining Room and finished it with only the nozzles showing. I know the plastic pipes were firmly attached and tested but can't help but wonder how difficult it will be to repair a leak if and when it happens in the years to come. This part of Brookdale where the sprinklers are being added is approaching 40 years old and very modestly built. It's interesting that they have been able to "get by" this number of years and now having to make the installation. Brookdale is a National chain and I'm sure there was some consideration to rebuilding this portion of the facility when the sprinklers were finally mandated. Some of us "old timers" who have had experience making repairs have commented that we would have been happy with the orange plastic pipes just being painted to match the wall. 
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