Product Description

Fiber Cement Siding Facing Gauge, Adjustable For Precise 5", 6", 7" Or 8" Exposure, Gauge Block Easily Snaps Into Desired Exposure Position Without Use Of Tools Or Fasteners, Easily Held With One Hand While Steadying New Plank For Nailing.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #54522 in Home Improvement
• Brand: Malco
• Model: FCFG
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .50 pounds

Features

• More accurate and easier to use than home made wooden blocks
• Adjustable for use on 5, 6, 7, and 8 inch exposures
• Easily held with one hand while steadying new plank for nailing
• Made from durable weather resistant nylon.
• Can be used with FCG2 overlap gauge for one person installations

From the Manufacturer
The fiber cement facing gauge is used to accurately measure the exposure of the siding. The gauge can be set to exposeures of 5, 6, 7, and 8 inches. The gauge can be adjusted without the use of tools or fasteners. Manufactured of tough, long lasting, weather resistant nylon. Can be used with the model FCG2 for easy one person installation. See product FCMS for a mixed gauge set.

Customer Reviews

Not very accurate
It works as a gauge and I use it, but it can vary as much as 1/8 of an inch depending on how hard you are pushing on it. That can add up to quite a bit after 20 rows of siding with each row based on the previous. Would be much better, if it were more rigid.

I wish I could rate this lower than 1-star
If the issue of this Malco fiber cement siding gauge being made of flexible plastic wasn't annoying enough, it has another more serious design flaw:

This gauge fails at it's most basic function...measuring an accurate exposure. When the gauge is SET for a 7 inch exposure, the ACTUAL exposure is 7 1/16 inch. This can be verified by measuring the gauge with a tape measure.

Although 1/16 of an inch may not seem like much, after 16 rows, the cumulative error is 1 inch.

Not worth the money - try the fingers instead
I had these gauges in my HardiePlank tool chest. I just gave them to Young Jack and wished him the joy of them.

What works rather well is the...

Malco FCG2 1-1/4 Inch Overlap 5/16-Inch Thickness Fiber Cement Siding Gauge, 2-Pack

Just bought another pair for the crew so I could get to use mine. They are worth the price. They hold the board while you fiddle about. Once it is nailed off and gauges released and back in your paws, hit the nails again with a hammer. Seems to get the board flatter.

Tech Tip: You will be amazed at the cumulative error you can crank in. It is the bane of siding. Your corners have to meet. You must return to a surveyed layout line every four courses or ...

I went around the house today on another issue and the boys managed to insert a pair of 3/16 down ticks and a 1/4 down tick in five courses on a wall that was a mass of layout lines.

All they had to do was insure that the top of each course hit the chalk line. However, they did it horizontal so the eye could not tell - and this is all trompe l'oeil work.