 Now, next you want to head outside and examine your roof from the ground using either binoculars or you can even just zoom in on your camera. That's definitely a way you can check. You want to look for loose or missing shingles as well as loose flashing around chimneys, pipes, or where the walls and the roofs come together. Now, if you spot any problem areas, it's a lot easier to get minor problems fixed now before they become those major problems later.