Is daylight visible from outside through a ceiling hole smaller than two inches acceptable?

• A. Yes
• B. No
• C. Sometimes
• D. Not recommended

Answer: (B)

Daylight visible from outside through a ceiling hole means the ceiling does not form a continuous, intact barrier. Even a small opening indicates a breach in the building envelope, which can allow weather, moisture, pests, drafts, and potential safety concerns (such as compromising fire/smoke barriers). In NSPIRE practice, ceilings should be intact with no openings that would let daylight or other elements penetrate the space. Therefore, this condition is not acceptable and should be repaired.

The other options would imply some exception or conditional acceptance, but NSPIRE requires defects like a daylight-passing hole in the ceiling to be addressed rather than tolerated.