The longer answer
Head to head:
- Rot resistance: PVC wins outright — it can't rot. Pressure-treated wood resists rot well when primed, painted, and kept out of standing water, which is most of the roofline.
- Holding gutter hangers: wood takes and holds screws naturally. PVC holds well with correct fasteners and spacing — it's a technique question, and it's why fascia and gutters should be one crew's job.
- Paint and appearance: both prime and paint to match your trim. PVC never needs paint for protection, only for color.
- Movement: PVC expands and contracts more with KC's temperature swings — proper gapping and fastening matter, or joints open up.
- Cost: wood sits at the lower end of our published $12–$22 per linear foot; PVC at the upper end.
Our honest rule: wood by default, PVC where water keeps winning — behind valleys, at the bottom of long roof runs, anywhere we're replacing a board that already rotted once. Replacing rot with the same vulnerability in the same wet spot is how you buy the same repair twice.
Either way: old board off (never wrapped over), gutters re-hung at proper pitch, written 10-year workmanship warranty. Pricing detail: fascia replacement cost in KC.