IICRC Exam Study Guide (water damage restoration) 2024

IICRC Exam Study Guide (water damage restoration) 2024 When row-cutting most commercial tufted carpet for seaming, technicians should use - CORRECT ANSWER-loop-pile or cushion back cutter Where practical, the industry-preferred method for trimming seam edges is called what? - CORRECT ANSWER-row cut What tool should be used to pound down the metal lip of clamp-down transition strip (door bar)? - CORRECT ANSWER-White rubber mallet When sealing a seam, a bead of adhesive is applied to the carpet edge to adhere what two things? - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Primary backing 2. Secondary backing When sealing seams, to evenly distribute a latex or acrylic sealer on a carpet's cut edge, what should technicians use? - CORRECT ANSWER-their thumb and finger When seaming or sectioning a carpet, technicians should seal each cut edge with acrylic, latex or thermoplastic adhesive on what styles of carpet? - CORRECT ANSWER-on all stretch-in carpet What is the recommended seam groomer to use immediately following hot-melt seaming? - CORRECT ANSWER-A smooth or paddle roller When using a knee kicker and carpet awl to lift carpet off tack strip (gripper), the direction of lift should be what? - CORRECT ANSWER-angled towards the wall then upwards To prevent delamination while disengaging wet carpet from tack strip (gripper), technicians should use what? - CORRECT ANSWER-A knee kicker working around the entire perimeter Chalk used in chalk line tools should be what color? - CORRECT ANSWER-White When cutting carpet for seaming or sectioning, normally technicians should be careful not cut what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Pile yarns When replacing old clamp-down metal transition that forms a 90º angle, what should be done to the new metal? - CORRECT ANSWER-Pounded down to the finished position and cut at a 45 degree angle in a miter box After carpet cushion (pad, underlay) is removed from wood floors, what should be done with the remaining staples? - CORRECT ANSWER-removed completely When power stretching, what is the tool that can be used to simulate a wall where there is no wall in an open area? - CORRECT ANSWER-Dead man What is an essential safety item needed when driving hardened steel nails into concrete - CORRECT ANSWER-Safety glasses Identify two essential items required for worksite safety: - CORRECT ANSWER-1. First aid kit 2. Fire extinguisher Identify the agency(s) in charge of regulating the use of personal protective equipment (e.g., hard hats, knee pads, goggles, respirators). - CORRECT ANSWER-OSHA (HSE);(WHS) When stretching or re-stretching carpet, a knee kicker is used as an assist tool in conjunction with what other tool? - CORRECT ANSWER-Power stretcher What should a knee kicker's pins penetrate - CORRECT ANSWER-the carpet's primary and secondary backings What can setting the knee kicker or power stretcher pins too shallow cause the primary backing to do? - CORRECT ANSWER-Release tufts In order to stop or prevent most buckling in stretch-in carpet, what two things should installers use in combination? - CORRECT ANSWER-1. Power stretcher 2. Knee kicker What seaming tool does not make contact with thermoplastic adhesive on carpet seaming tape? - CORRECT ANSWER-radio frequency seaming unit A power stretcher handle should be used with a pumping motion to give carpet time to do what? - CORRECT ANSWER-relax What item should be placed between any wall and the butt end of a power stretcher? - CORRECT ANSWER-stretcher board (padded 2-4 inch by 4 foot board) When can a knee kicker or mini-restretcher be used? - CORRECT ANSWER-reattach a carpet corner to a tackstrip Identify a tool used to follow up hot-melt seaming to remove excess heat almost instantaneously. - CORRECT ANSWER-vac