Customer Reviews

Cepco Tool QuikJack QJ1 Flooring/Construction Jack

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The Cepco floor jack is a fantastic tool if you are installing hardwood flooring and want really tight joints in those areas next to a wall where you cannot get a flooring nailer. Instead of using screwdrivers, chisels, or wedges to force the flooring together, the floor jack simply presses it into place with no bother and no fuss.

I recommend using a 2x4 or 2x6 at least 36" long against the wall that you are going to press against to keep from damaging the wall or pushing a single stud out of place. The wall jack can generate a lot of force and in the hands of a careless installer it could dislocate a wall or partition.

While this tool is designed primarily for installing hardwood flooring, creative carpenters will undoubtedly find many was to use this tool to precisely move framing members. It is worth every penny that I paid for it.

Pete Bucy

NC1, Inc.

What a great use of a very simple concept.The guy who came up with this idea is pure genius. A must have for installing wood floors.Quickly and easily closes gaps without damaging the flooring.Simple setup makes it an effecient tool to use.It's worth every penny.

After using a friends, I decided to buy my own, but balked at the price. A trip to Northern Tool for a trailer jack, and about $10 worth of parts from HD, and I had an equally functional and more attractive tool for less than $50. I've now made about half a dozen because they really are very useful, but not for $150 each.

I purchased the QJ11, to assist in the installation of hardwood flooring. The jack works as described and allowed me to install the floors with minimum waste, as I was able to straighten bowed strips. The only reccomendation I would make, to the tool, is to add some sort of protection to the unused foot mounting bracket, to prevent possible scratching of finished flooring.

I like this tool. It really helped me get a professional looking job done with my 3/4 Cherry Hardwood floors. I didn't need it on every row of boards but it help me straighten them up when they got out of line.

Works fine You will need it if or something similar to install a solid hardwood floor
with tight joints

bought this tool for flooring work, great tool but big and heavy and you have to be careful around the finished floor. the base tabs are not finish floor friendly and you can cause some damage. As one reviewer recommended, I used a piece of card board to protect the finished floor from the bare metal tab feet. This is a powerful jack with massive leverage...go easy. at first it is awkward to use with the 2x4 lumber but you'll figure it out as to what works best. My next flooring job I will also get the portajack as I had wished I had during my last job.

I am a builder who told my customer I would help him lay his own hardwood floor. In previous situations I have seen a need for this tool but since it was he and I laying 3000+ sf of hardwood I figured I'd get one to try it. It works exactly as advertised, great tool, I would highly recommend it. I am on my third BoWrench which I can't build a deck without, so I figured they deserved a shot on this one. Did find it for $50 less elsewhere on the internet, sorry Amazon, but still love your site.

Great tool, works very well. Just used it installing 3-1/4" wide oak flooring and worked extermely well. I wish Cepco would provide a rubber/nylon protector to attach to the bottom brackets for the clamp bar. As one of the other reviews commented, the tool has some weight and can very easily damage flooring if dropped or slid. I used a low cardboard box to place the jack in to slide it across the floor while working, it prevented dinging the floor. Overall, a very good investment for putting in flooring. (I did use the wood block with a helper approach previously, this is definitely much easier!)

A very handy tool for DIY hardwood floor install. Essential for the last few rows of planks, at the ending wall and tight corners. A bit pricey for a what is essentially a simple mechanism. If you have a helper, you could make do without this tool, by using a few wood blocks and a pry bar to squeeze planks together and nail. For the price I fail to understand why the manufacturer had to skimp on instructions. I could not make any sense out of the one page instruction manual and had to figure out the assembly myself. Also wish they provided rubber sleeves to bracing supports. This jack is heavy and could easily damage / scar flooring if you are not careful. Overall, it is sturdy, and the least expensive floor jack I could find on the market. I would have rated this the full 5 stars if a detailed user manual and the protection sleeves were included.