We had our 2 story farmhouse style home resided in October last year. The house siding is PlyGems Board and Batten siding. This siding is installed vertically not horizontal like normal siding. The main issue is lower J-channel that the siding sits in does not come down below the joint between foundation and wood walls as the old siding did. So it exposed the beam that the wood walls sit upon. Also the j-channel is a different height/level from one side to next. The home is 30 ft high so the siding panels are 10 ft high then there is a separator board where the second story siding panels begin. Well those separator boards aren’t level from one side to the next side. One side is 1/2 low the next is 1/2 high etc. There is a corner piece so they aren’t directly butted up next to each other but enough you can tell they don’t match. When I brought these issues up to the contractor I was told a couple things……it’s an old house (125 years)and it settled, I can’t expect him to be perfect and I’m being too picky. Now we spent 17k for this install and feel we didn’t get the quality job i would expect from Lowes or at that price. Also this Lowes job been chasing a resolution with Corporate Lowes for last 5 months.

Need to side my 12x16’ studio I’ve built myself. Applying on top of zip panels. Want a board and batten style.

I can’t find smooth LP panels, only textured. Though I’m told they’re available by some.

One place tells me they sell TruWood panels that are smooth, but I can’t find anything on TruWood’s website that says they offer it.

Then there’s Hardie Panels. I love the look but the increased cost, difficulty in pickup and installation (I,e., can’t do it myself), and the dust makes me hesitant.

Can anyone help point me in the right direction? I have an 8’ rear wall and a lean to roof leading to a 10’ front wall if that’s important.