Fire Retrofitting Small Multi Family

[Chris Habets]

I have a few questions on this. I'm in the process of retrofitting my duplex in Ottawa - a relatively easy one, just adding some sprinklers in the furnace room (self install + inspection for ~$1000) and some drywall in a basement hallway.

First question - does the fire-retrofit inspection add value to the duplex, generally, in your experience?

Second - how much do people care about the fire-retrofit? It's legally required but practically every small multi-family on the market does not have one done.

Third - what kind of costs are you seeing to retrofit? Duplexes have different rules than tris and quads, right?