Customer Reviews

Qualcraft 2601 Wall Jack

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I bought a set of two of these to aid in the construction of my new house. I was able to raise 30 to 40 foot long walls of 2x6 construction with all headers installed, and sheathed on the exterior with 1/2 inch OSB!! No pain, no strain, and just myself and my wife. One consideration is to use long enough "handles" to avoid the potential fall zone. Couldn't have built solo without them. Great product!

Working solo I used one 2601Q to raise a 26ft long by 9 foot tall 2X6 wall with little problem. Jack tends to bind if the 2x4 is not smooth, and then the rachet requires persuasion using hammer taps.

The wall jack design is o.k. but I don't think it has the weight capacity it says it does. I tried to jack up a wall and the jack just stripped the wood 2x4. I used a clear doug-fir like it recomended.

A great tool but not safe without the base # 2602 .

I've been framing for over 20 years and have always used a crane or many guys to put up a wall. With these jacks, 2 guys can easily put up large walls. I highly recommend these wall jacks.

I have built numerous houses by myself with two of these units.
You can stand up walls with headers and sheathing in place.
Just make sure your 2x4's have minimal knots and are long enough to get the job done.
Since I do this by myself, I always build a positive stop so that the wall won't continue right on over the edge, as it would be impossible for me to get down off of my step ladder and run over to stop the motion of the wall as it moves the last few feet on it's own. One guy couldn't stop a large wall anyhow.

For safety's sake I always make sure that I don't get too far under the wall as it is standing up and make sure that your wall jack 2x4's are situated on top of a floor joist or other material that can handle the extreme weight. Don't rely on the subfloor plywood itself. Also, I make a habit of attaching metal banding to bottom plate of wall to be stood up to help prevent "kickout" of the hinge while standing wall.
Common sense and a little ingenuity can save you a tidy sum of dough, but please be safe. Even a small wall is VERY heavy and will crush you.

This wall jack is exactly the same model available at our local lumberyard store, but about 40% less cost. Quality is excellent. I used it raising fully sheated framed wall on a house I am constructing. This was a very good purchase.

I bought two of them to build my house. They work beautifully and must if you are framing your house with only two people.

I have a pair of these and have used them alone and with another worker to lift walls from 8 ft. to 24 ft. in height, and up to 40 feet long. I have even built walls with T-111 siding and windows installed before lifting them, and it was no problem for these. The most important item though is to select the best quality 2x4 as the 'pole' so as not risk it breaking mid-lift and getting someone injured. This has saved my back many times and is worth every penny spent!

This item was a great alternative to the much more expensive metal pole type wall jacks. I just used the Qual-Craft jacks to raise a 32X9 foot sheathed wall. It went up with ease. Two clear Douglas fir 2X4 were special ordered from my local lumber yard as they were not in stock. I quickly cut two heel boards to prevent the 2X4 poles from sliding backwards as the wall was raised. Ladders were required to pump the last few feet of wall as my seperately purchased 3/4" X 3' pipe handles were not long enough to enable the us to remain on the deck while completely raising the wall. A rope was tied to hole drilled in the top plate of the wall and used to keep the wall from going over too far. The product worked well and was much less expensive than other Wall jack sysems.