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IICRC Water Damage Restoration
Technician (WRT) Exam 2025/2026 –
Complete Exam Questions and Correct
Answers Grade A+
1. Reducing the water vapor content of air is - CORRECT -ANSWER-A)
dehumidification
2. To enhance drying, restorers should manage both ambient temperature and -
CORRECT -ANSWER-surface temperatures of affected materials
3. Water damage restoration services should not begin until after the: - correct -
answer-restorer has entered into an adequately written contract.
4. Two tools that should be used to properly disengage most stretched-in carpet -
CORRECT -ANSWER-Knee kicker and carpet awl
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5. When inspecting a water damage structure, restorers should inspect: - correct
-answer-all potentially affected areas.
6. Buckled or damaged particle board should - CORRECT -ANSWER-removed and
replaced with new material.
7. upon entering a building, professional moisture detection equipment should be
used to evaluate and document: - CORRECT -ANSWER-applicable psychrometric
conditions and moisture content or level readings .
8. When wet, a structural material that loses most of its structural integrity, but
regains its strength when dry, is: - CORRECT -ANSWER-Concrete
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9 Initially, a method of search for abnormal moisture behind ceramic tile or
resilient flooring can be accomplished by - CORRECT -ANSWER-using a non-
penetrating (non-invasive) moisture meter
10. To minimize damage and reduce drying time, reduce drying time, restorers
should: - CORRECT -ANSWER-begin mitigation as soon as safely possible
11. The moisture content of structural materials should be measured with a -
CORRECT -ANSWER-A. moisture meter
12. When accessible from below, to dry wet wood subflooring under stone or tile
flooring, restorers can use low-humidity air and - CORRECT -ANSWER-D. vapor
barrier
13. Biocides designed to destroy or eliminate all forms of microbial life and their
spores are - CORRECT -ANSWER-D. sterilizers
14. When carpet is wet it can be delaminated by - CORRECT -ANSWER-D. improper
handling and disengaging
IICRC Water Damage Restoration
Technician (WRT) Exam 2025/2026 –
Complete Exam Questions and Correct
Answers Grade A+
1. Reducing the water vapor content of air is - CORRECT -ANSWER-A)
dehumidification
2. To enhance drying, restorers should manage both ambient temperature and -
CORRECT -ANSWER-surface temperatures of affected materials
3. Water damage restoration services should not begin until after the: - correct -
answer-restorer has entered into an adequately written contract.
4. Two tools that should be used to properly disengage most stretched-in carpet -
CORRECT -ANSWER-Knee kicker and carpet awl
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5. When inspecting a water damage structure, restorers should inspect: - correct
-answer-all potentially affected areas.
6. Buckled or damaged particle board should - CORRECT -ANSWER-removed and
replaced with new material.
7. upon entering a building, professional moisture detection equipment should be
used to evaluate and document: - CORRECT -ANSWER-applicable psychrometric
conditions and moisture content or level readings .
8. When wet, a structural material that loses most of its structural integrity, but
regains its strength when dry, is: - CORRECT -ANSWER-Concrete
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9 Initially, a method of search for abnormal moisture behind ceramic tile or
resilient flooring can be accomplished by - CORRECT -ANSWER-using a non-
penetrating (non-invasive) moisture meter
10. To minimize damage and reduce drying time, reduce drying time, restorers
should: - CORRECT -ANSWER-begin mitigation as soon as safely possible
11. The moisture content of structural materials should be measured with a -
CORRECT -ANSWER-A. moisture meter
12. When accessible from below, to dry wet wood subflooring under stone or tile
flooring, restorers can use low-humidity air and - CORRECT -ANSWER-D. vapor
barrier
13. Biocides designed to destroy or eliminate all forms of microbial life and their
spores are - CORRECT -ANSWER-D. sterilizers
14. When carpet is wet it can be delaminated by - CORRECT -ANSWER-D. improper
handling and disengaging
