otherwise fastened with the fastened end of siding 6 held against the wall or other environmental surface receiving siding the opposite end is positioned and fastened by the installer positioning is accomplished by performing the same steps utilized to position the first end of siding 6 employing gauge 1 as described above the second end to be positioned is then suitably permanently fastened the first end is also permanently fastened as long as lengths of siding being installed have constant dimensions the amount of u201c weather u201d or section of exposed siding will remain the same throughout all courses of siding which are installed fig5 a 5 c show preferred configurations of hanger 80 hanger 80 is configured in the form of an s shaped hook when viewed in side elevation the difference in each embodiment being in the side elevation profile the edges and corners are rounded or beveled to avoid scratching siding hanger 80 is preferably formed from a thin sheet of plastic or metal strong enough to support a section of siding when hanger 80 engages a second section of siding as shown in fig4 hanger 80 is thin enough to be maneuvered into the position shown in fig4 yet strong enough to avoid deforming either section of siding or deforming itself while gauge 1 may be employed as a tool in installing siding it should be noted that utilizing hanger 80 enables a single installer to install siding single handedly therefore gauge 1 and hanger 80 may be incorporated into a kit for installing siding the kit includes gauge 1 and at least one hanger 80 and optionally additional hangers 80 fig5 a depicts a hanger 80 adapted for siding materials.