SoloSider Siding Tools For Fiber Cement Siding And LP Smartside 3/8, Fully Adjustable Siding Gauges

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SoloSider Siding Tools For Fiber Cement Siding And LP Smartside 3/8, Fully Adjustable Siding Gauges

Set overlap range to 1 1/4 - 1 1/2 or 1 1/2 - 1 3/4 Set to 1" for LP Smartside
Adjust siding up or down in 1/16 increments while on the SoloSiders
There are no screws or nuts, it is a quick change mechanism
The SoloSiders will not mark the siding or tear the house wrap
Click on the SoloSider LLC link to view instructions

List Price: $37.99
Lowest Price: $34.95

Product Description:

100% made in the U.S.A. Patent #7,213,346. The price is for one pair. The main body is 17-7 PH stainless steel, heat treated to a spring temper. All of the plastic parts are an engineering grade nylon.The SoloSiders are the only tools on the market that allows you to change the overlap dimension in real time. When you side a house, one of the most important aspects is to line up the siding evenly with the bottoms of the windows. Also the tops if possible. The pros actually vary the overlap to attain this. The only way you can do this with a siding installation tool (whether it works from the top or bottom) it has to be able to change the overlap dimension. You cannot use less than 1-1/4 overlap on fiber cement siding which is code minimum, but you can sure use more, and should. When using to install LP Smartside 3/8 thick, one inch is the minimum overlap which this tool does. We provide overlap charts with these tools for every width of siding and in 1/16 increments. We ship via the USPS Priority mail, which usually takes about 2 days. If you wish to use another service give us a call.

Customer Reviews:

Rating:
Date: 2008-05-09
A great helper and . . . great Folks
Larry Haun's article in Fine Homebuilding (Feb/March '08) put me on to this wonderful time & frustration saver.

A description flub on my purchase confirmation (from Amazon) was quickly and cheerfully cleared up with my phone call to Isabel (the "Mom" I trust, of the Mom & Pop operation which manufacturers this inventive helper).

And, speedier than expected for the US Postal Service, it promptly and correctly arrived just a couple of days following.

Rating:
Date: 2008-04-22
O.K. But there is better
I got these at the same time as I bought PacTool SA903 Gecko Gauge Hardie Board Siding Gauges NEW and by far the Pactool siding gauge is much faster and easier to use. The Solosider hook is on the top so you have to lift it up after the top board is on, which can be time consuming at times. Pactool hooks on the bottom and then you lift a lever that clamps it down very easy and quick. Plus, I have seen Hardie siding vary in size up to 1/8". With Pactool it does not matter. The only problem with Pactool is that it doesn't work with Hardie colonial which is 8" wide instead of 8 1/4". Why Hardie does this, I don't know. But Pactool gauges work with 6 1/4", 7 1/4", 8 1/4", 9 1/4" Hardie Plank.

Rating:
Date: 2008-03-22
Don't even try to hang the siding without these!
These made hanging the siding a breeze. No more measuring and marking the overlap then trying to hold the board in place on the measured line while trying to check the level then nail it. You can dial the width of the overlap you need. Place the solosiders on the lower board and just set the next board on the hangers it holds the board in place easily while you check the level and if it's a little off level you can turn the dial left or right to lower or raise the board while it is being held in place by the solosider. Then just nail them in place. If you forget to take the solosider out before you place the last nails you can take it apart to get it off. But it only takes a couple of boards before you get completely used to them and know the best place to hang them and to remember to take them out before you nail right beside them.

Rating:
Date: 2008-01-07
Invaluable tool
Whether working alone or with a someone and you do any amount of siding at all, this is an invaluable tool to have in your tool box. The ability to adjust incrementally enables anyone to do a top-notch professional level siding job. I'm purchasing another pair for my next siding project and will use them side-by-side for hanging multiple side-by-side horizontal panels in a course to increase productivity even more.

Rating:
Date: 2007-10-28
A Pleasant Surprise
First a little bit about myself. I'm very old-school and I hate change. I am the type of person that gets angry when Hitachi changes the color of their nail guns and I am willing to spend money on good tools so I don't have to buy a replacement down the road.

I was almost certain this tool was going to disappoint me. I mean it's bright green and has plastic parts which seems like a sure recipe for disaster. I figured I'd buy it based on the positive reviews and I could always return it to Amazon if it turned out to be worthless crap.

Now that I've used the SoloSider I have to say that it's one of the best purchases I've made during the past year. I used these gauges to put up several hundred square feet of 6.25" Hardiplank by myself. The design is simple and elegant. It's trivially easy to adjust the reveal to within 1/16 of an inch. Set up time is super fast and the gauges hold the siding very securely while nailing.

In short, this is a great tool. If you are fretting over the decision between this and the Malco gauges I'd strongly suggest you give these a try. I'm sure you will be pleasantly surprised.

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