From West Texas Rooftops to Prime-Time TV
If you’ve watched the hit TV show Landman, you’ve seen how West Texas sets a certain tone. The heat. The dust. The pressure of working in an environment where nothing gets an easy pass.
But did you know one of the Midland buildings that appears in select shots throughout the series has a roof our team installed?
Back in 2009, and again in 2011 when the facility expanded, our crew installed the roofing system on the Midland County Jail. Long before cameras, production crews, and filming schedules arrived, we were already there…working through the same West Texas conditions the show references and installing a roof built to handle them day after day in Midland.
It’s one thing to see West Texas portrayed on television. It’s another to understand how those same conditions quietly affect the buildings that stand there year after year.
Built in the Heat, Not Away From It
When that roof was installed at the Midland County Jail, the West Texas heat wasn’t a talking point…it was part of the job. Long days under triple-digit temperatures, reflective surfaces throwing heat back at the crew, and materials that had to be handled carefully because even small mistakes are amplified in extreme conditions.
Installing a commercial roof in that environment requires more than following specifications. It takes experience…knowing how materials behave when they expand under constant sun, understanding how seams, penetrations, and transitions will be stressed over time, and installing the system in a way that allows it to move without failing.
From the ground, a finished roof looks the same whether it was installed in mild weather or in relentless heat. The difference shows up years later. That’s when shortcuts reveal themselves…often after a storm or a sudden temperature swing…while properly installed systems continue doing their job quietly overhead.
That roof wasn’t built for a camera angle or a moment on screen. It was built to endure the same conditions that defined the job site the day it was installed…and every day since.
The Real Takeaway
Seeing a roof you installed years ago show up on a popular TV series is fun—but the real accomplishment is knowing it’s still doing its job in one of the toughest environments in Texas.
That mindset has guided our work at Monument Roofing Systems for decades. When you build roofs to handle real conditions—not just ideal ones—they tend to stand the test of time, whether anyone’s watching or not.