SoloSider Siding Tools For 5/16 Fiber Cement Siding And 3/8 LP Smartside, Fully Adjustable Siding Gauges

by SoloSider

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 and nickel plated. All of the molded parts are an engineering grade glass filled nylon. These tools will not scratch prefinished siding. The SoloSiders are the only tools on the market that allow 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 and and hopefuly the tops of the windows. If you don't manage to do this then the job doesn't look right. 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. Go to solosider to see a instructional video. We ship via the USPS Priority mail, which usually takes about 2 days. If you wish to use another service give us a call.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 2.2 x 2 inches ; 7.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 10.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000HVEVX4
• Item model number: Solo 1.25 1.75
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,769 in Home Improvement (See Top 100 in Home Improvement)
  • #6 in Home Improvement > Building Supplies > Building Materials > Raw Building Materials > Siding

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love um!!, January 10, 2007

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Thomas P. Turci (Plantsville, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SoloSider Siding Tools For 5/16 Fiber Cement Siding And 3/8 LP Smartside, Fully Adjustable Siding Gauges (Misc.)

What a time saver! Hung 12 foot pieces 15 feet off the ground solo!
Very well built. Clip them on the already nailed siding pieces and place the new piece of siding on the Solo siders,adjust alignment & nail. Once you get in the swing of things it can go quite fast and these free up your hands to nail comfortably. One thing to be aware of is to remember to re-adjust the Solo siders from the 12 o'clock position (remove position)to your desired reveal position before nailing otherwise they are hard to remove after nailing. Glad I found them before starting my siding!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Pleasant Surprise, October 28, 2007

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Jon Jenkins "JJ" (SEATTLE, WA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: SoloSider Siding Tools For 5/16 Fiber Cement Siding And 3/8 LP Smartside, Fully Adjustable Siding Gauges (Misc.)

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.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good, but some limitations, May 25, 2009

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J. Poole (Gilbert, SC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: SoloSider Siding Tools For 5/16 Fiber Cement Siding And 3/8 LP Smartside, Fully Adjustable Siding Gauges (Misc.)

I own both the SoloSider and the PacTool gauges. Both have their advantages.
-- the SoloSider is more versatile
-- the PacTool is a bit easier and faster for simple runs of standard exposure
-- the SoloSider will work when you're siding above a deck or other obstruction, when you can't get the PacTool under the first row
-- the SoloSider holds the plank more securely than the PacTool, no slips

You do need to stay alert, and be aware of which "o'clock" position you're on at all times, or you will put up a slanted plank.

If it's in your budget, buy both. Otherwise, consider what your normal work is, and buy either the simple PacTool or the versatile SoloSider, as appropriate. They are both good tools.