It was the kind of July morning where the air sticks to your skin, the birds are already sweating, and there’s still a whiff of fireworks hanging in the breeze. The Monument Roofing crew was easing into the workday when the phone rang, right on cue after a long holiday weekend.

When the skies start grumbling and the radar glows red, it's already too late to wish you'd prepped your commercial roof. Whether you’re bracing for a hurricane along the Gulf or battling pop-up storms further inland, a little preparation goes a long way. At Monument Roofing Systems, we’ve seen what unpreparedness can cost—and trust us, tarps and panic shouldn’t be your plan.