What percentage of a component must show chipping, chalking, and peeling to be considered a deficiency?

• A. Five percent per component
• B. Fifteen percent per component
• C. Ten percent per component
• D. Twenty percent per component

Answer: (C)

In NSPIRE, there is a specific threshold that decides when surface damage becomes a deficiency. If 10 percent or more of a component shows chipping, chalking, or peeling, that component is considered deficient. This per-component measurement keeps reporting consistent and focused on noticeable deterioration rather than minor cosmetic wear.

So, for example, a painted wall component with peeling covering 12% of its area would be a deficiency, while the same issue covering only 6% would not meet the deficiency threshold. The other options (lower or higher than 10%) don’t fit the standard because they would either miss defects that are significant enough to require repair or flag too much minor wear as deficiencies.