Thoughts on vinyl soffit vs wood

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upfront costs vs wood?

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I was under the impression hardie soffits were significantly more than vinyl soffits

Vinyl looks cheap.

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Vinyl looks cheap.

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Siding, sure. Soffits, I never think twice about. I’ve never once looked at a soffit and thought “man that’s a cheap house”. My only thoughts are when I see wood with poor ventilation is “that’s gonna be a problem”

Yes, I have vinyl soffits and aluminum fascia on my McMansion.

So far it sounds like style is the only advantage for wood?

I just moved into this brick home over the summer and the paint on the soffit and fascia is in rough shape along with some of the fascia boards having rot that needs replacement. For a little more money I can have it replaced with vinyl soffit and aluminum fascia. I was told the ventilation is much better and that the vinyl and aluminum will last a lifetime essentially just needing to be periodically cleaned.

I don't think I have enough visible soffit to warrant style over efficiency/pragmatism. I am a little concerned with how aluminum fascia boards will look but I suppose I see them all the time and just don't notice.

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How about HardI-plank?

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Didn't know anything about it until reading this thread.

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If you can avoid painted surfaces do it.

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Stained as well

Maintenance free and last a lifetime is total bullshite.

It becomes brittle after say 6-8 years and goes to shite, and ya still have to wash it every year.

A weedeater will tear the shite out of some vinyl siding.

On soffit there is no good way to "seal" the edges so roaches and shite always have an open path to your attic.

Nada ever, its on cheap houses because its........ cheap

Can you even get aluminum soffit/fascia anymore? I was going to replace some that was damaged in zeta but I can’t find it anywhere.

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A weedeater will tear the shite out of some vinyl siding.

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I have vinyl soffit and metal facia. It’s easy and maintenance free. The rest of my house is hardy. The material cost is less and the labor is less because you don’t have to pay someone to paint it. The metal facia is easy to find at a building supply store. I got mine at ABC Supply but Lowe’s has it also. It’s not hard to install yourself but you have to rent the brake to bend it. It comes in a big roll of 24 inches and you cut it and bend it with a brake you can rent. Hardy is definitely higher quality than wood or vinyl but you have to caulk and paint it every 10 years or so. If you can afford it it’s definitely worth it. They also make hardy that is vented already so it can vent just as well as vinyl. Just something to look at is the drip edge on your roof. If it is set to a certain overhang ie 1x8 wood board you are probably better off doing hardy rather than metal for your facia.