IICRC RRT EXAM WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS |VERIFIED
When row-cutting most commercial tufted carpet for seaming, technicians should
use - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅loop-pile or cushion back cutter
Where practical, the industry-preferred method for trimming seam edges is called
what? - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅row cut
What tool should be used to pound down the metal lip of clamp-down transition
strip (door bar)? - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅White rubber mallet
When sealing a seam, a bead of adhesive is applied to the carpet edge to adhere
what two things? - ACCURATE 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? - ACCURATE 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? - ACCURATE
ANSWER✅✅on all stretch-in carpet
What is the recommended seam groomer to use immediately following hot-melt
seaming? - ACCURATE 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? - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅angled towards the
wall then upwards
To prevent delamination while disengaging wet carpet from tack strip (gripper),
technicians should use what? - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅A knee kicker working
around the entire perimeter
Chalk used in chalk line tools should be what color? - ACCURATE
ANSWER✅✅White
When cutting carpet for seaming or sectioning, normally technicians should be
careful not cut what? - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Pile yarns
When replacing old clamp-down metal transition that forms a 90º angle, what
should be done to the new metal? - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Pounded down to
the finished position and cut at a 45 degree angle in a miter box