Dodge Hanger Bottom DHB2558 Stainless Steel Hardware One Man Install of Starter Row of Wall or Roof Sheathing, or Siding Faster Safer Compatible with (DHC058) Outside Corner Pack - 5/8”

The brackets did not come with tab that is meant to hammer into wood to hold bracket in place until you can nail it in. Made installation a little more difficult. Disappointing and not quite as pictured.

I sent the following to their customer service email address on 9/16 and did not hear back from them by 9/25.I have a couple of comments about the Dodge Hanger Bottom, DHB2512.First - I had to sheath a lean-to roof 30 feet by 14 feet by myself with 1/2" OSB. I could not have done it without this hangar. I was successful completing that job.Second - This concept needs work. First, the screws you provide have heads that protrude into the hangar 1/8", allowing only a 3/8" thick sheet to slide freely into the hangar. I knew immediately that these screws would never work. I tried a galvanized nail with a head of about 3/32"(like what your Paslode uses). The sheet would not slide in. I then tried a roofing nail, that had the lowest profile head of any fastener. The sheet would still not slide in. I was working on scaffolding with an eave height of 8 feet.I had to make a tool that would lift the high side of the sheet so that the low side of the sheet would go into the bracket at an angle. This tool was an 8 foot 2x4 with a 3/8" lag screw on the end. The lag was at the end of the 2x and screwed into the narrow side of 2x4 at a 45 degree angle. I also fastened a short 2x4 block on the wide side, also at the end of the 2x. The sheathing was placed onto the roof and was slid down to the Dodge Hangar. Using my tool, I put the lag under the high side of the sheet, and pushed down on the 2x4. This lifted the high side of the sheet, angling the sheet into the hangar. I then rotated the 2x4 and used the 2x4 block to tamp the sheet fully into the bracket.Their sizing chart guided me to the DHB2512 for 1/2" sheathing. My sheathing was indeed 1/2".

These Dodge hangers helped me install some pretty heavy exterior siding. This was a one-man operation. I don’t think I could have completed it without them.I used a 48” level to mount them at the bottom of the wall. I then moved the panel into position and placed them in the Dodge bracket. I used one screw to secure the panel after it was positioned. I used a siding nail gun to complete the installation.

Dont waste you're money. I ended up removing them from my project. Double the work and it cost me $50 on buying them.

The hangers were not strong enough for my use. I was working alone in an awkward situation replacing the siding on my backyard tool shed. I needed something (or someone) to hold the sheets in place while I nailed them. Unfortunately, the hangers bent and failed to give the support I needed for the T1-11 sheets. Maybe they would have been OK, if I could have walked up square to the wall as shown in the videos on their use.

Very good for hanging siding. Makes the job easier.

This is a good idea and it makes hanging t1-11 easy and level.....BUT the screws provided are round head which prevents the siding from becoming flush. Now I'm having a heck of a time finding a flat head screw that isn't tapered.

Hanger has an integral nail spike which is a poor method for percise attachment and must be removed or modified to use the item. Additionally, the hanger has a tab on the back bottom which precludes dropping the bottom edge of the panel below the mudsill and thus invites water intrusion beneath the mudsill. All exterior panels need have a drip path that precludes water intrusion into the dwelling!