Commercial tenant improvements across California: the Bay Area, Los Angeles, Orange County, San Diego and Sacramento
Fire Sprinklers & Life Safety for California Tenant Improvements
Sprinkler relocation, fire alarm changes, exits and emergency lighting reviewed by your local fire authority.
Sprinklers follow the walls
New walls and ceilings change sprinkler coverage. Heads are added or relocated, fire alarm notification devices are added to new rooms, and exit signs and emergency lighting follow new exit paths.
- Sprinkler head relocation and additions
- Fire alarm devices
- Exit signs and emergency lighting
- Hood suppression coordination
Fire authority review
Sprinkler and alarm plans are prepared by licensed fire protection contractors (CSLB C-16 for sprinklers) and reviewed by the city or county fire department under the California Fire Code. Fire inspections must pass before the certificate of occupancy.
Exits
Changes in use or layout can change required exits and travel distances. We review the exit plan during the test fit.
Planning a build-out?
Tell us the address, the square footage and your target opening date. A project manager will call you back with next steps.
Specialty Trades
- Tenant Improvement General Contractor
- Design, Space Planning & Permitting
- Commercial Demolition
- Commercial Concrete
- Framing, Drywall & Acoustic Ceilings
- Commercial Plumbing
- Commercial Electrical
- Commercial Lighting
- Commercial HVAC
- Fire Sprinklers & Life Safety
- Low Voltage & Data Cabling
- Commercial Security Systems
- Access Control
- Commercial Roofing
- Storefront & Glazing
- Commercial Flooring
- Millwork & Casework
- Painting & Wall Coverings
- Commercial Elevators
- Commercial Signage
Fire Sprinklers & Life Safety questions
Do not see your question? Call and talk to a tenant improvement project manager.
Do sprinkler changes need their own permit?
Usually yes, through the fire authority.
Who designs sprinkler changes?
A licensed fire protection contractor.
Can fire inspections delay opening?
Yes; we schedule them early.
Do restaurants need hood suppression?
Commercial cooking hoods generally do.
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Where we build
Ready to build out your space?
Send the address, square footage and target opening date. A California project manager will walk the space and return a written estimate.
California Tenant Improvement builds out leased commercial space for offices, medical practices, retailers, restaurants and industrial tenants across California.
Services
- Tenant Improvement General Contractor
- Design, Space Planning & Permitting
- Commercial Demolition
- Commercial Concrete
- Framing, Drywall & Acoustic Ceilings
- Commercial Plumbing
- Commercial Electrical
- Commercial Lighting
- Commercial HVAC
- Fire Sprinklers & Life Safety
- Low Voltage & Data Cabling
- Commercial Security Systems
- Access Control
- Commercial Roofing
- Storefront & Glazing
- Commercial Flooring
- Millwork & Casework
- Painting & Wall Coverings
- Commercial Elevators
- Commercial Signage
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