The picture is of a cover slapped up by the builer (new construction) that goes over the sprinkler valves. It's on a shared portion of the wall with a bedroom directly on the other side.

Of couse this is wrong but I'm wondering what I am supposed to be seeing. Do they make access panels that maintain the fire rating? Should the sprinkler equipment be located elsewhere? Outside of the wall rather than inside?

I don't see a lot of sprinkler systems in the houses in my area. They're just starting to require them on flag lots and anything over 4 units attched. The ones I've seen in the past have been on non-shared walls and/or mounted on rather than in the wall. Any thoughts/suggestions??

Clarification - It's a fire spinkler... not a lawn system

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