 Now, next, you want to head outside and examine your roof from the ground. You can use binoculars or even a camera that has a zoom lens. And you want to look for loose or missing shingles as well as loose flashing around your chimney, pipes, even where the walls and roofing kind of come together, all these valleys and areas where these two sections meet. Now, if you spot any problem areas, it's a lot easier to get those minor problems fixed now before they become those major leaks later.