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3800 TAYPORT

NORTHWEST B-3

OPEN SUN 2-4

(36th Street NW past Rock Creek, Turn West on Cascade to Cruden, left to Tayport, Home is on the corner.)

A FLOOD OF LIGHT will greet you as you enter this one story brick home. NEW Roof, interior paint & carpets, Move-In Condition. 4 bdrs, 2 baths, 2 living areas. Flowing floor plan, tall ceilings. Attractive living room, fireplace. Great kitchen, new stainless steel appliances, gas range. Island, granite counter tops, many extras. CASCADE ADD. Hostess: Rachel Zelby

Century 21 Goodyear Green 3000 LOCHINVER

www.rachelzelby.com 642-9441 E-3 OPEN SAT & SUN 2-4

WESTPOINT HOMES’ SHOWCASE HOME IS A MUST SEE! As your walk thru this open design and see the colors you will have a warm, at home feel. This 3 bedroom, 2 ½ bath home has special features such as a study with beautiful bookshelves and wood flooring, a mudroom, decorative tile work and so much more.

WESTPOINT HOMES 3001 LOCHINVER E-3

westpoint-homes.com 366-0000 OPEN SUN. 2-5, WEEKDAYS 1-6 PM, TUES BY APPT

(North on Porter Ave, past Rock Creek Road, turn left into Highland Village, then go right onto Lochinver.)

THIS SHOWCASE HOME has the best in quality, detail and value for your new home. It features 3 beds, study or 4th bed, dining with open chef style kitchen, granite counters, real Oak hard wood floors throughout main Muirfield Homes can do for your family. Host: Scott Williams

Muirfield Homes

swilliams@muirfieldhomes.net

760-1330

SOUTHWEST

3720 SHADOWRIDGE DR

B-6

OPEN SUN 2PM-4PM

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SOUTHEAST

1139 SIENA SPRINGS

H-6

OPEN SAT & SUN 1-5

(From West Main & 36th ST go south on 36th ST to Shadowridge Dr. go west to property)

(East Lindsay St to Siena Springs between 24th Avenue and 36th Ave.)

PRICE REDUCED $10K! 4 bedroom, 2.5 baths, 3 car garage. Beautiful home with many built-ins throughout. Stunning wrought iron staricase with classy and chic leopard print carpet winding to the second floor. Two small balconies overlooking large living area with gas fireplace, large built-in and many windows for natural lighting.

Formal dining with beautiful chandelier. Stately office with double door entry and a magnificent built-in bookcase! Safe room to keep you safe from the Oklahoma storms! You will love this large kitchen with extra counterpace and more storage than you can imagine! Gorgeous granite in kitchen and bath. Relax on your wrap around covered patio while enjoying the view of your large and peaceful backyard. Great location only 1/2 mile from Sooner Mall. Taste, class, details. This home is a dream, all that’s missing is you! $515,000. Hostess: Stephanie Young

5 BED, 3 bath, Two living areas, cozy, fireplace, formal dining, room size utility and 3 car garage. Sprinkler system and 30’x8’ front porch. Does this sound like a perfect home for you? $299,900. Host: Doug Greeson

Learia Group

stephanie@leariagroup.com

255-9605

NORTHSTAR HOMES 4313 SPYGLASS

G-9

820-8981 OPEN SAT & SUN 12-5

(Hwy 9 east to 12th Ave. SE, south to Cobblestone Creek Dr., north on Spyglass.)

THIS WONDERFUL HOME is in the works. Another quality home by Skyridge.

Still time to choose your own fixture, interior finishes, colors and flooring . Plus has entertainment room on second floor. $239,000. Call Mahnaz Partou @ 979-7462. #259455

Don Cies Real Estate, Inc.

www.DonCies.com

329-0256

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Design Tips That Light Up The Room Phoebe Chongchua realtytimes.com

What's hot in home decor? Festivals like the London Design Festival shed some light on the latest trends.

were shaped into curved, circular, and spherical forms.

Designers created streams of light that were both powerful and mood-intensifying at the festival. But whether you're using the creative and popular designs from a festival or finding your own pieces to add to your home, lighting should do more than light up a room. It should help set the tone of the space and draw together the entire contents of your home.

Among popular lighting looks this year is a totemstyle floor lamp that has an electrical cord running up the center spine. Pulled taut and wrapped around the base of the lamp, the cable holds Ed Swan's "The Fine Line" light in place and upright. When let loose, the floor Here are some lamp can be disas- lighting trends and sembled or moved tips for a few areas into different posi- of the home. tions.

The Trinity Shades by Woodstar showcase the regenerative aspects of wood.

These lights were created from wood that was molded into a Bali-style hanging shade providing light and drawing attention to the interesting design.These environmentally conscious shades

Bathroom. This is an important area to have excellent lighting for obvious reasons.

We spend ample time in the bathroom performing tasks that require good lighting.

Women apply make up and men shave their faces.

So enough light is critical. However, lights with dimmers or the ability

to turn down the lights is an equally important feature because having the ability to create a serene and peaceful space for a hot bath, for example, is very desirable.

Overhead lighting and additional wall sconces can help achieve this look.

Bedroom. Sometimes homes are built without any overhead lighting in the bedroom.

This can make your room dark and dreary.

Installing a ceiling fan with lights is a great way to light up the room and also have a better way to circulate air. Couple that with nightstand lights, placed near the bed but not aimed at the bed will provide a "time-to-settle-infor-the-night" tone.

Wall sconces flanked on either side of the bed can also act as reading lights.

Kitchen.

Go bright and bold with light. This is another area of the home that sometimes doesn't have enough light. Yet,

lighting in the kitchen is crucial; just ask any chef who's dicing vegetables with a sharp knife! Overhead lighting is a must; however, under- the-cabinet lighting can be a big advantage too.

It gets the light right on the countertops and allows you to have a welllit space to prepare your meals. When you're selling your home, turn these under-the-cabinet lights on and showcase a few simple displays, such as a glass bowl of fruit, on your countertop.

Lighting should be decor that is thoughtfully placed in a room not just an afterthought. It can make a room look cheap, elegantly decorated, or even dreary, depending on the style of lights, the placement, and the bulbs and the amount of light used. So light up your life and your home with a style that creates continuity and harmony.

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How a whole-house humidifier helps keep your home healthy and comfortable this winter (BPT) - Dry, winter air causes numerous problems that can adversely affect the health and comfort of your family. Many of these issues materialize indoors, where countless people suffer from dry noses, cracked, itchy skin and sore throats. These health and comfort issues arise because the relative humidity (RH) of cold, outdoor air drops significantly when brought into

your home and heated, resulting in dry and potentially damaging indoor air.

Dry indoor air can cause myriad problems, including: * Increased likelihood of colds, flu and other upper respiratory ailments. Viruses that cause colds and flu thrive in low humidity dry indoor air can spread airborne viruses more easily than air that is properly humid-

ified. And dry air can make people more susceptible to infection, according to The American Society of Otolaryngology.

In addition, dry air can aggravate allergy and asthma symptoms. * Home damage.

Dry air causes walls, woodwork and hardwood floors to crack.

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expensive repair or replacement. * Higher energy costs. Dry air can make you feel cold at normal temperatures, leading you to turn up the thermostat. This leads to higher energy bills.

"Dry air is also responsible for many of the physical discomforts we experience during the winter including a sore, scratchy throat, nose bleeds and dry lips and skin," says Mike Rim-

rodt, product director at Aprilaire, a leader in the Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) accessories industry since 1954. "The best way to alleviate these symptoms and prevent home damage is by controlling the humidity levels in your home with a whole-home humidifier."

A whole-home humidifier, installed as part of your heating and cooling system, is designed to deliver the perfect amount of moisture to your home without constantly

making adjustments or refilling the water.

Whole-home humidifiers are uniquely efficient and effective because they accurately measure the outdoor temperature and indoor humidity levels to automatically provide the ideal amount of indoor relative humidity - meaning home owners don't have to constantly adjust humidification settings. Simply set it and forget it.

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upwards of 400 gallons of water to properly humidify the air," says Rimrodt. "Unlike a portable room unit, a whole-home humidification system is connected directly to your home's HVAC and

Saturday, Oct. 12, 2013 water system, saving you hundreds of trips to the faucet, and hours of messy cleaning over the season."

Whole home systems deliver proper humidity levels throughout your entire home and require simple, inexpensive and infrequent mainte-

nance by simply changing an internal water panel once a year.

For more information on whole-home humidification and total control of your indoor air quality, visit aprilaire.com/humidifier. Also, find Aprilaire on Facebook at facebook.com/aprilaire.

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Sales Homes

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621 Shadowhill St. SUN OPEN 2-4 AWESOME HOME! Slab granite, beautiful faux wood floors, decorator paints.

3 Bed 2 Bath (405)209-9072 Judy Rutledge Keller Williams FSBO - Nice 3Bed/2Bath Home Woodcrest Addition - New Roof, Furnace, Hot Water Tank, A/C, $145K (405) 366-8308 or 3657860 Three bedroom, 2 bath home on wonderful secluded quiet 1.5 acres near Lake Thunderbird, Norman, and Noble schools. Large fenced yard, water well, storage building, large carport, all appliances, vaulted ceiling, FP. Best buy in the area $94,500.

Call Mike Hall with Carolyn Little Realty 405 872-0044 or 405 627-2155 cell.

MLS Number 263853

Manufactured Homes

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New 3 bd. 2 ba. $29,950 Used 2009 4 bed double *Free 47” Flat Screen TV* w/ Champion home purch.

10 + Financing Programs LAND FOR SALE We Buy Used Homes 405.527.5669 in Purcell www.midstatehousing.com Used Skyline Dbl, 3bd, 2ba On 2.5 Acres w/ all utilities Carport, Deck, 2x6 Walls 405.527.5669, move today! www.midstatehousing.com

Real Estate Wanted

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Private Individual wishes to purchase a house close to OU. Cash transaction. No brokers.

(918) 424-4590

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Homes

Real Estate

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1500 Fawn Run Crossing 3/2/2 $1100/mo. + $1000/dep Service Animals Only.

A-1 Property Mgmt. 360-2587

208 E. Mosier, 2Bd/1Bd Fridge/ Stove, W/D Hookups $550/mo + $500/dep Richard 990-3888 Text Only 210-2220 2409 Poppy Ln. 4Bd/2Bth,2Car 10582sq”, Built in 2003, Norman Schools, Range, Micro & DW, $1250/mo + Dep. 1yr LS 202-1816 2Bed/2Bath/1Car 836 Hawks Nest Dr, CH/A, W/D HU, Big Back Yard, Completely Remodeled, $750/mo. + $750/dep (405) 306-7984

3 /BD • CH/A • 405 204-4016 • • • •

Homes

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506 Rosedale ................$850 801 Elmwood ...............$900 1610 Chautauqua .........$850 809 Elmwood ..............$1100

3Bd/1Bth/1Car, CH/A Kitchen APL’s, Ceiling Fans, Wood & Carpet floors. $790/mo + $700/dep 405 321-4261 3Bd/2Bth/2Car Attached Garage FP, Saferoom in Garage, Westside Cherry Creek, Cul-de-sac $1650/mo • FL & dep. 1 yr LS Yard Maintained. 405 650-8481 3Bd/2th Quite Secluded on 2.5 Ac. Newly remodeled. $800/mo + Dep Call Kevin @ (580) 399-0740 or visit www.580rentals.com

For more information email or call Theressa at 405-928-2044 / troberts@sundancecs.com

1216 Clearwater Dr • Duplex

Norman’s Rental Website

Apartments

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At The Edge Condo’s

124 W Mosier 2/1/1 DPL......$550 The Edge 2/2 Condo............$700 3232 Barley Ct.....3/2.5/2.....$950 408 Baker 3/2/2..................$1100 1105 Melissa 3/2/2.............$1200

2Bd/2Bth/2Car, CH/A, W/D HkUps, Fn/Yd, Pets $120/Dep $670/Mo + 360/Dep • 312-8007

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$200 MOVE-IN SPECIAL 1 Bd - w/ Washer/Dryer.

1932 E Lindsey #206 $425/Mo Silver Leaf, LLC, Broker 694-9920

Nice 3Bd/1.75 Bth/2Car • Moore $880/mo + $800/dep. Pet Free!

105 SW 16th, Stove & DW 1 year LS Req. 691-4528 PhD's, LCSW's, LPC's.

2 - office space for lease in a fast paced psychiatric office. In house support to build your practice.

Apartments

West Lindsey Area • 1325 Crown Pointe, 3Bd/1Bth, $700/MO • 447-4591

Noble - Available Very nice 3bd/2bth/2Car/FP/CH&A Ref, Dep Req, one yr Ls-$1050/mo (405) 872-0756 for appt.

Rentals Homes

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366-RENT

2Bd/2Bth, .$700/mo. Pool, Tennis Court, Weight Room, Laundry Facility on Premises.

Contact BPM, Inc @ 366-7368 Lease - Noble • 613 S. 6th, Sm 2 Bd/1Bth Apt, Fridge, Range, CH/A 6 Mths Lease $450/Mo + 450/Dep 872-5257

$200 Off 1st Months Rent on 2Bd/ Apt. with move in

by Aug. 23rd.

Rebecca Lane Apt. Homes 364-9414

NormanRentalsOnline.com

VERY NICE NW Brick Home Excelt Cond. 3/1/1. Lg Open Liv/ Dining Area, Cute Kitchen, Gas Range, DW. 707 Denison,$795/Mo 364-3935 or 627-5844 eve & wknd 924 Beaumont Square 3Bd/2Bth/2Car Fenced Yd, $900/Mo. + $700 Dep. (405) 238-0033

Call

364-4114 or

2 Bed, 1 Bath Duplex, Avail 9/5 1.5mi to OU • W/D HkUps, CH/A, Fridge/Stove, $550/Mo + $550/Dep 409 A Cook Ave • 410-3626

Get all the info at dmgrealestate.com

515 E. Main St • 2Bd/1Bth W/D $750/mo + $750/dep 121 W. Himes • Large 2Bd/1Bth CH/A W/D $750/mo + $750/dep Richard 990-3888 Text Only 210-2220

Discover the serenity of Tranquility Lake! 3 Bd + Study, Formal Dining & Breakfast Nook, Side by Side Re-frigerator, Washer & Dryer, 2000 sq. ft. $1450/mo 321-7236

CONVENIENT & AVAILABLE Nice Neighborhood 4Bd/2.5Bth , Vaulted Ceiling, FP, 2/Car w/openers, Lg Fenced, Patio, All Appl’s. 364-1633 • 210-5633

OLDER NORMAN HOUSE Just South of West Main.

3BD/3Bth/2 Living areas, 2 stoves, Large enclosed backyard.

406-587-2855. • 1200/month.

www.bpmok.com 630 N Lahoma 2Bd/1Bth, Kit Appls W/Dryer HkUps, Carport • $595/Mo + $400/Dep • 317-2551 1201 Huntington Way, Extra Nice, Newly Rem, 3Bd/2Bth Ceiling Fans Xtra Lg Living, New Apl’s, Wd Floors except carpet in bedrooms, Storage Space, W/D Hookups. $1100/mo + Dep. 308-5716 3/2/2 w/ Safe Rm, Fenced Yard, Prairie Creek Addition, Avl Now! $1400/mo. 1st & last + $700 dep.

(405)417-3213 8am-5pm

Large Duplex • 2Bd/2Bth Fenced Yd, FP, Pets OK 1214 Northcliff $525/Mo + 300/Dep * 615-2023

NORMANTRANSCRIPT.COM 321-1800

“STOP LOOK & LEASE” 2 Bd Apt Home Appliances Included Large Walk In Closets & upgraded interiors

Norman’s Finest 55+ Community • Independent Living, Savanah House II 701-8440 • www.carlsbadok.com

Thunderbird Lodge, LLC 1430 24th Ave SW • 329-6990

(Off W. Lindsey behind McAllister’s)

364-9414 M-F 8:30-5:30, Sat. 10-3

PRESIDENTIAL GARDENS APARTMENTS 2 & 3 Bedrooms Available!

Newly Remodeled Units 329-8291 M - F • 8:30 - 5:30 1938 Fillmore (By I-35 & Hwy 9)

NO LEASES ALL BILLS PAID Free Wi Fi • 60 TV Channel Furn/1Bd/Kit/UpStrs/1Person

Weekly Rates ALL BILLS PAID Incl: Phone, Cable/HBO, No Deposit, No Lease. Furn, Onsite Laundry, Rooms, Eff,1 & 2 Bdrm Apt. Mon Rates, Payments Avail on Mon Rates

OU MOTEL & APARTMENTS 2420 S. Classen Blvd.

321-4670

ALL BILLS PAID! 2Bd/1.5Bth Townhouses & LG 1Bd Apts, Sparkling Pool • 6 Blocks E of OU

Country Living in Purcell. Large 1 & 2 Bds, Basic Cable & water included. Pool, Laundry.

Barkley Townhouse Apts.

$350-400/Mo (405) 527-2008

900 Halray Dr • Call 329-5194

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NOW LEASING 1-2-3 BDRMS. CALL ABOUT MOVE-IN SPECIALS

635

COMMERCIAL SPACE for Rent: 1005 N. Flood in Elite Plaza Approx. 651 sqft.@ $9.95 sqft $540/mo. Some utilities incl./1 Yr Lease Min. Elite Properties @ 360-6624

1253 Lindsay Plaza Dr (S of Sonic -1Blk E of 12th Ave SE) Condo Office Warehouse, 1500 SF 1-12’ OD. $850/mo Bill 326-9206

364-0350 All Bills Pd Except Electric 1Bd& 2Bd/1Bth-$495-595/Mo, 207 Chalmette, Irving/Kennedy Schls, Sec 8 OK! 364-8439

DO YOUR LAUNDRY AT HOME This spacious 2 bdrm comes w/ full size Washer & Dryer! • Clean!

Lots of storage! • $600/mo

Call 321-7236

Commercial/ Business

Commercial/ Business

635

230 West Gray, approximately 2,000 square feet of retail space, CH&A, restroom.

321-2028.

Downtown office space at 301 A East Main Street, three or four office suite upstairs.

321-2028

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NOBLE AREA 1/1, 2/2 & 3/2 Pet Dep. $500. Mobile Homes • $500/Dep $350-$550/Mo/1yr ls, Call 659-9256 2, 3 & 4Bedroom Mo bile Homes $525 - $750/mo Include Water, Serwer, Rent/RTO 405 872-1818 ext. 3

Townhomes /Condos

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1821 Beaumont Dr • Duplex 3Bd/2Bth • Sec 8 Accepted, Service Animals Only • $700Mo + $400/Dep • A-1 Property Mgmt 360-2587 3 Bd/.2B Spacious upper level Condo, SW Norman, Convenient to shopping, I-35, Cart. Laundry on site. $750/mo - $500/dep 694-8983

WEST SIDE • Ex Lg 2 & 3 Bd 2 Car w/Opener, Gas Heat, Hot Water, Fireplace, Yards Maintained, Swimming Pool Starting $995/Mo & Up O O O O 360-4445 O O O O

East Ridge Business Park 1263 S. Eastern - 1200 sq. ft. $1000/mo. & 2400 sq. ft. $2000/mo. Boyington Properties (405) 232-9101

GREAT LOCATIONS Spaces starting at $250. Quick access to I-35 & Hwy 9. I-35 Expo Utilities Paid & Janitorial Service.

Sooner Traditions Realty, LLC

329-7143 Small Office or Retail, W. Main & 24th Ave. $750-850/Mo

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Large Retail Space, 500 W. Main, Across from the new Sprouts grocery Cecil Woods Management Inc.

321-3800 1300 SF Warehouse/Office 3217 Bart Connor Suite C OH Door, 1 Blk W of Norris Marine $650/Mo + 650/Dep. 1yr Lease.

(405) 640-5151

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Cost of home fire sprinklers at all-time lows; benefits still high (BPT) - When it comes to the safety of your home and family, you would probably say money is no object. Yet cost (real or perceived) has long deterred many homeowners from considering a residential fire sprinkler system to protect their homes. The systems cut the risk of dying in a home fire by 80 percent, have broad support from safety experts and can even qualify you for a discount on your homeowner's insurance. But until now, a perception of high cost has overshadowed those positives.

A new study reveals that the price of residential fire sprinkler systems has dropped significantly, creating an opportunity for safety-minded homeowners to tap the many benefits of sprinklers.

In 2008, the average per-foot cost of a residential fire sprinkler system was $1.61; in 2013, the average perfoot cost has plunged to $1.35, according to a report by the Fire Protection Research Foundation. Multipurpose systems that use a home's cold-water supply, rather than a separate piping system, are even more affordable just $1.23 per square foot, the report found.

And costs are likely to drop even lower, one expert says.

"More communities are considering, or have already implemented, fire sprinkler requirements for new, single-family homes," says Eric Skare, a volunteer firefighter and fire safety systems product manager for Uponor North America (www.uponorusa.com), an Apple Valley, Minn.-based sprinkler system manufacturer. "Growing demand has resulted in increased competition and lower installed costs for these systems. Manufacturers competing for market share continue to develop lower-cost products to ensure the cost-effectiveness of residential fire sprinkler systems."

The lower cost is good news for anyone interested in protecting their home with a fire sprinkler system, Skare says. The benefits of such systems are many: * Eighty percent of all fire deaths occur in residential fires. While functioning smoke alarms reduce the risk of home fire fatalities by 50 percent, sprinklers slash the risks by 80 percent, according to the National Fire

Protection Association (NFPA). * Multipurpose systems - like those provided by Uponor reduce the amount of piping needed to supply sprinkler systems because they tie into a home's existing coldwater plumbing system. Instead of two piping systems - plumbing and fire-sprinkler - the builder need install only one, reducing material, labor costs and jobsite-scheduling hassles, saving 35 percent to 65 percent in installation time over standalone, rigid CPVC systems. That, in turn, should result in a lower cost to the home buyer. * Homeowners insurance companies provide an average premium discount of 7 percent to homes with fire sprinkler systems, according to the Fire Protection Research Foundation. * Home fire sprinkler systems act quickly to reduce heat, flames and smoke from fire, giving families valuable time to safely get out of a burning home.

"Sprinklers extinguish most home fires in seconds, before the fire department arrives and before major damage can occur," Skare

notes. In fact, sprinklers are far less damaging than fire hoses used by firefighting teams. One study in Scottsdale, Ariz., found the average fire damage loss for a home without sprinklers was more than $45,000; with sprinklers, losses shrink to slightly more than $2,100. * Sprinklers enhance home value. Forty-five percent of homeowners prefer a home with fire sprinklers and nearly 75 percent say the presence of sprinklers increases a home's value, the Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition reports.

Perhaps the most compelling argument in favor of sprinklers is the cost-to-value ratio.

The average total cost for installing a multipurpose fire sprinkler system is around $6,000, according to the Fire Protection Research Foundation report.

"That investment could buy your family the extra time they need to escape a home fire," Skare says.

For more information on residential fire sprinkler systems, visit www.uponor-usa.com.