Where the Rubber Meets the Road...

"Where the rubber meets the road" is a phrase meaning "The time or place where you have to prove yourself." That's where you find out for sure whether you're good enough. That's where you can't rely on talk, but can see how something really performs.

For your roof, the phrase ought to be, "Where the roof meets -- the roof."

The points where one surface of a roof meets other surfaces are places where any skimping or shoddy workmanship is going to show. Check those areas and see whether it's time to call a roofing contractor. 

How Important is the Roof to Curb Appeal?

Sometimes,the roof is of primary importance. This Kansas City area home owes much of its immediate visual impact to its roof. Add slipping shingles, a poor color choice, or shoddy workmanship, and you wouldn't have nearly so nice an effect.

The Pitch of the Roof

Have you ever wondered what the "pitch" of a roof might be?

It's the angle of the roof, or how steep it is. The roof in this picture has a fairly average pitch. Some roofs are completely flat -- that's what's known as a "shed" roof. Other roofs have steeper angles.