FIRE SPRINKLER INSPECTION,
REPAIR AND INSTALLATION
Oak Ridge Building Solutions is a fire sprinkler company serving Toronto and the GTA with NFPA 25 inspections and testing, sprinkler repairs and 24/7 emergency response, carried out by certified 427A sprinkler fitters.
The same team installs: new systems, replacements, retrofits and tenant improvements, from hydraulic calculations through testing and sign-off.
WE MAINTAIN IT, AND WE BUILD IT
Most sprinkler work splits across two companies, one to inspect and another to install. We hold both. A deficiency found on an annual inspection is corrected by the same fitters who found it, and a system that has reached the end of its life is replaced without the file going out to a stranger.
Nearly all of it happens in occupied buildings. We plan the shutdown before the work: which zones come down, for how long, what fire watch is in place, and when the system is back. Suite access runs through your superintendent and tenant notices go out ahead of us.
Wet systems
Heated occupied space: corridors, suites, offices, retail
Piping stands full of water, so only the head that operates discharges. Testing centres on valves, waterflow alarms, gauges and head condition. The calls we get are damaged heads and leaking fittings.
Dry systems
Parking garages, loading docks, attics, canopies
Piping is held under air pressure so water never sits in the cold section. Testing adds the compressor, low-air supervision, priming water and a dry valve trip. Freeze-ups are the common winter call.
WHAT AN INSPECTION COVERS
NFPA 25 is the standard for the inspection, testing and maintenance of water-based fire protection systems. Every annual is run against it, component by component, and returned as a report you can hand to an inspector, a board or an insurer. Because we hold the fire alarm scope too, the flow and tamper signals between the two systems are verified on the same visit instead of falling between contractors.
Control and sectional valves
Position, supervision, tamper switches and trim, so a closed valve turns up on a report rather than during a fire.
Main and sectional drains
Drain and flow testing to prove the water supply and the waterflow alarms, with static and residual pressures recorded.
Sprinkler heads and piping
Corrosion, paint, loading, obstruction and physical damage, plus the spare head and wrench stock in the cabinet.
Fire pumps and controllers
Churn and flow testing with pressures, RPM and controller function recorded against the pump's rated curve.
Standpipes and hose systems
Hose valves, caps, pressure-regulating devices and the fire department connections responding crews rely on.
Dry valve and air components
Air pressure, compressor run time, low-air supervision, priming water level and trip testing on the dry valve.
Backflow prevention devices
Forward-flow testing on the assemblies that keep the fire supply and the potable supply properly separated.
Gauges, nameplates and clearances
Gauge calibration dates, legible hydraulic nameplates, and clearance around heads where storage has crept in.
FOUND IT, FIXED IT
A report that only lists problems moves them. Our fitters carry the parts and the licence to correct what they find, and the line is staffed around the clock for anything that cannot wait for an inspection window.
Sprinkler head replacement
Painted, corroded, loaded, damaged, expired and recalled heads replaced with the correct temperature rating, response type and finish for the space.
Leaks and freeze-ups
Burst and frozen lines isolated, drained, repaired and returned to service, with the cause addressed so the same section does not freeze again next winter.
Deficiency correction
Deficiencies from our reports or another contractor's, quoted line by line with a priority, so a manager, board or owner can clear the list in a single approval.
Valves, trim and pumps
Seized control valves, failed tamper and flow switches, leaking trim, compressors that cannot keep up, and fire pumps that fail a flow test.
Water where it should not be?
Frozen lines, sheared heads, leaking risers and tripped systems are emergencies. 24/7 Response.
PROPERTY LINE
TO SPRINKLER HEAD
The whole water-based scope sits with one contractor: the underground main, the pump, the riser, the standpipe and every head off it, so nobody is arguing about where one trade’s work ends and the next begins. One project manager holds the schedule from the first site walk to final acceptance.
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New installations
Sprinkler installation for new construction and additions, coordinated with the electrical, mechanical and fire alarm scopes so the systems land as one design instead of three sets of drawings fighting for the same ceiling.
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System replacements
Corroded piping, expired heads and obsolete valves replaced where the original system has reached the end of its life, sequenced floor by floor so coverage stays in place as the work moves.
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Retrofits
Coverage extended into areas that were never sprinklered, and systems reworked where a change in hazard classification, storage arrangement or occupancy has outgrown the original design.
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Tenant improvements
Head relocations, drops and branch line changes that follow a new demising wall, ceiling grid or suite layout, scheduled around the tenant's fit-up trades.
What we install
Wet and dry systems
Risers, mains, branch lines and heads, hydrostatically tested before turnover.
Standpipes
Risers, hose valves and pressure-regulating devices for high-rise and large-footprint buildings.
Fire pumps
Pumps, jockey pumps, controllers and pump room piping, flow tested against the rated curve.
Underground fire mains
Property line to riser, including thrust restraint, flushing and hydrostatic testing.
Hydraulic calculations
Calculations and layout drawings stamped and coordinated with the consulting engineer.
Permits and sign-off
Permit drawings, AHJ coordination, testing and an as-built turnover package.
FITTERS, NOT MIDDLEMEN
Certified 427A fitters
Pipe is cut, grooved, hung and tested by our own licensed 427A sprinkler and fire protection installers. Nothing about your system depends on a sub we met on the job.
One contractor, every interface
Sprinkler, fire alarm and electrical sit under one licence, so flow and tamper signals, pump power and alarm interfaces are one company's responsibility rather than a gap between three.
Reports you can submit
Inspection records, deficiency lists with pricing, test results and as-builts, documented so they go straight to an inspector, a board or an insurer without a rewrite.
Book the inspection, or price the project
Tell us the building and what you need, whether that is an annual, a fire pump test, an outstanding deficiency list, or drawings for an installation or replacement, and we will come back with a date, a scope and a price. Single site or a whole portfolio.
Buildings we work in
- High-rise residential
- Condominiums
- Retirement and long-term care
- Health care
- Education and institutional
- Commercial retail
- Hospitality
- Warehouse and industrial
- Parking structures
- Tenant improvement
Certified 427A sprinkler fitters working alongside our own 309A electricians and CFAA fire alarm technicians. Licensed in Ontario under ECRA/ESA#7010990.
EXPLORE OTHER SERVICES
Sprinkler rarely stands alone. We hold the fire alarm, electrical and general contracting scopes that come with it.
COMMITTED TO
HEALTH AND SAFETY
We are unwavered and committed to the highest standards of health and safety. It’s at the core of every aspect of our business. From the certified technicians in the field, to our office staff and project management teams, we strive to create a safe and protected work environment with a principle that every incident is preventable.