Oshkosh Premium Roofing provides professional gutters & downspouts in Oshkosh, WI for residential and commercial properties across the Lake Winnebago basin. More than half the gutter calls we take in this city are not about gutters. Water appears behind or above the trough during a hard blow, the homeowner concludes the gutter is undersized, and the upgrade they buy does not change anything.
Here is what is usually happening. Water crossing a lakeward roof at an angle does not fall neatly off the eave into the trough. Some of it gets pushed back under the drip edge and runs down the inboard face of the fascia, behind the gutter, where nothing catches it. A bigger trough sits further out and catches even less of it. Guards make matters worse still, by adding another surface for the wind to work against.
The fix is the sequence at the eave. A gutter apron tucked behind the trough and lapped over the fascia gives that water a path into the gutter rather than behind it. Drip edge over the underlayment at the rake, and behind the trough at the eave. Hangers on tight centers so the front lip cannot flex open under load. None of that is a size upgrade and all of it is cheaper than one.
So we will tell you not to buy the six-inch trough on a normal house here, and we tell people that regularly. Six inch has a real use on long runs and steep planes shedding a lot of water fast, and on the average Oshkosh two-story it is a bigger, heavier, more expensive version of the thing that was not the problem.
When we do install, it is seamless aluminum, run to a level line set by eye and string rather than off the fascia board, which on a lumber-era house here is rarely anywhere near straight. Downspouts get discharged well clear of the foundation, and extended further than most crews bother with, which matters a good deal in a lake basin where the water table sits close to the surface.
Winter has its own rule out here. Do not let anybody sell you heat cable as a permanent answer to ice standing in a trough. That is an insulation and air-sealing problem in the ceiling below the roof, and cable is simply a way of paying for that problem on your power bill every month for as long as you own the house.
Our licensed and insured team brings the right materials and equipment to every job — reduced shingle exposure on the lakeward planes, gutter apron tucked behind the trough and over the fascia, self-adhered ice barrier carried the full run of a lakeward slope, step flashing formed with a taller vertical leg than the shingle exposure, two-piece counterflashing bedded in a raked masonry joint, hemmed rake metal with a closed end at the eave return — and backs the work with a written workmanship warranty. We serve Oshkosh and nearby communities including Fond du Lac, North Fond du Lac, Taycheedah, Black Wolf.
What We Handle
Everything our gutters & downspouts in Oshkosh covers
One crew, one point of contact, and the full range of gutters & downspouts work in Oshkosh, WI. If it is on this list we do it in house rather than handing it to a subcontractor:
- gutter installation Oshkosh
- seamless aluminum gutters
- downspout extension
- gutter apron drip edge
- six inch gutter upgrade
- gutter guards Oshkosh
- fascia mounted gutter repair
- gutter cleaning Winnebago County
- downspout drainage away from foundation
- gutter slope and hangers
- ice in gutters
Not sure which one describes your situation? Describe it in plain words and we will sort it out — or browse the rest of our Oshkosh services.
Materials, equipment and how we do gutters & downspouts
The difference between gutters & downspouts that lasts and gutters & downspouts that gets redone in three years is almost always preparation and materials, not the finish you see on day one. We work with reduced shingle exposure on the lakeward planes, gutter apron tucked behind the trough and over the fascia, self-adhered ice barrier carried the full run of a lakeward slope, step flashing formed with a taller vertical leg than the shingle exposure, spec them to the job instead of to the invoice, and write the material grades into the free estimate so you know exactly what you are buying.
Every Oshkosh job runs the same way: site walk and measurements, written scope and fixed price, protection of the surrounding area, then the work itself with a daily clean-up. Years of roofing work in the Lake Winnebago basin means we have already met whatever your property is going to throw at us — awkward access, older construction, an HOA with opinions.
Where we do gutters & downspouts outside Oshkosh
Oshkosh Premium Roofing covers Oshkosh and the surrounding communities of the Lake Winnebago basin. Crews run out to the same nearby cities every week, so an out-of-town job does not mean an out-of-town price.
- Gutters & Downspouts in Fond du Lac, WI — Fond du Lac County, population 44,678
- Gutters & Downspouts in North Fond du Lac, WI — Fond du Lac County, population 5,378
- Gutters & Downspouts in Taycheedah, WI — Fond du Lac County, population 4,554
- Gutters & Downspouts in Black Wolf, WI — Winnebago County, population 2,429
- Gutters & Downspouts in Nekimi, WI — Winnebago County, population 1,337
- Gutters & Downspouts in Vinland, WI — Winnebago County, population 1,769
Start on the Oshkosh Premium Roofing homepage for a free estimate, or call (844) 511-2320 and describe the job.
Why Oshkosh Chooses Oshkosh Premium Roofing
- ✓We ask what direction the wind was blowing when you saw the stain, because on this shore that answer separates a driven-water path from an actual hole faster than an hour on the roof does
- ✓Hose testing is done up the slope and up the wall, never just straight down, since water that entered sideways will not reproduce under a test that respects gravity
- ✓We will quote two planes rather than four when the lakeward side is spent and the street side is not, and we will tell you plainly what a two-plane roof costs you in color match
- ✓Underlayment run and headlap are line items you can compare between bidders, not assumptions folded into a price per square
The standards behind gutters & downspouts
Quality here is not a matter of opinion — it is written down. The gutters & downspouts work we do in Oshkosh follows published industry standards: NRCA publishes the Roofing Manual, the industry's reference for details and slope minimums, and Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association sets the shingle application and ventilation guidance the warranties reference. If a contractor cannot tell you which standard a detail comes from, that is worth asking about before you sign.
Every gutters & downspouts project in Oshkosh gets the same attention, whether it is a single room or a full commercial job. We show up on schedule, keep the site clean, and stand behind the work — the estimate is free and there is no pressure.
Ready to get started? Call (844) 511-2320 for a free gutters & downspouts free estimate in Oshkosh, or request a quote and we'll get right back to you.