The Bowie

Project Overview

Defective fire caulking on the CPVC sprinkler piping at The Bowie created an urgent need to replace the building's fire suppression system. At the same time, the property's domestic water supply system, also CPVC, needed replacement. Repipe Specialists was brought in to tackle both scopes simultaneously, replacing the fire suppression piping with steel and the domestic water risers with PEX.

The scale of the project speaks for itself. Over the course of 12 months, the team cut more than 10,000 access holes through drywall, installed nearly 31,000 feet of pipe (almost six miles), made more than 10,000 pipe connections, and replaced 4,427 sprinkler heads, all while the building remained fully occupied. Coordinating two full system replacements within a single, resident-occupied high-rise required precise scheduling and constant communication with property management to keep daily life running smoothly from the ground floor to the 36th.

"[Repipe Specialists’ onsite team have been] my educators on plumbing and sprinkler suppression systems, whose expertise has been essential to my performance. With 6 floors already completed and progress moving ahead of schedule, I’m excited for what’s next! Onward and upward!"

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