Cepco Tool QuikJack QJ1 Flooring/Construction Jack

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

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. Overall, it is sturdy, and the least expensive floor jack I could find on the market. Also wish they provided rubber sleeves to bracing supports. A bit pricey for a what is essentially a simple mechanism. A very handy tool for DIY hardwood floor install.

This jack is heavy and could easily damage / scar flooring if you are not careful. Essential for the last few rows of planks, at the ending wall and tight corners. For the price I fail to understand why the manufacturer had to skimp on instructions. I would have rated this the full 5 stars if a detailed user manual and the protection sleeves were included. I could not make any sense out of the one page instruction manual and had to figure out the assembly myself.

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

Pro installers that do this for a living probably use more than 1.LOVE IT. Ripping out the 700 sq ft of Bruce Hardwood flooring would be a nightmare given that it was stapled and and I also felt it would be capital destruction as it is valuable and pretty. This was truly worth every penny I spent on it. Pros0 Heavy duty, will last forever0 Well designed by pros so that you really can see it is for everyday use0 Spoiler alert: spoils the user so that you can no longer do without.Cons0 Little pricey compared to tighthening clamps ConclusionI agree with other reviewers: this is a MUST HAVE tool. Our current home, however, had a partial hardwood floor installed. I cannot imagine having to put a floor in without this combined wiht my pneumatic nailer. it was a pain to keep the boards tight and then once you had them tight you had to KEEP them tight while hammering.

I tried all the online suggestions: using planks, boards, wedges, scalpels and what have you to create leverage to get the board together but , although it does work, I could not believe the job would be finished quickly and professionally. I think I went 10x faster than the manual solution. It is a specially designed Jack that leaves your hands free to operate your cleat nailer (I bought a pneumatic one, LOOOOVE IT.). You might need more than 1 to be even more efficient, but 1 is sufficient if need be. Not a nice to have. Background you can skipI am experienced in laying laminate floors as I always chose to go that route with our past homes.

So I opted to buy another 2000+ sq ft of hardwood and finish what the previous owners started.Once I started witht he diningroom I noticed something that I never really experienced with Laminate. I needed something better and I assumed that someone MUST HAVE thought of a solution.Anyways, I am a quick learner and a search on Amazon put me in touch with this baby, the QuikJack. and the rest was carpet of the brand 'Nasty'. Worked SUPERFAST. So that had to go. About this itemAmazon got it to me overnight (i heart Prime Membership) and I lost little time.The item is pretty big and sturdy.

I did not nail it in but used a stud that was offset against the wall for leverage. As you can see from the pictures: you can create lots of easy configs and floorpositions for this jack.

Cepco Tool QuikJack QJ1 Flooring/Construction JackThis ia a very versatile tool in term to put tongue and groove hard wood floor togather. This is a must have tool to work on the hard wood fllor.