Spaced Decking vs Solid Decking: What Goes Under Shingles
Jeremy Hays
October 14, 2026
Spaced decking is a roof deck built from boards laid with gaps between them, while solid decking is a continuous surface
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Owner & founder, Total Roof Protection
Jeremy founded Total Roof Protection in Oklahoma City in 2020. Before roofing he trained as a welder and worked in the oil field, and when COVID shut that work down he moved to OKC and built the company from scratch.
Today Total Roof Protection is an insurance-restoration roofing company serving the OKC metro. Jeremy and his crews help homeowners through hail and storm damage, roof inspections, repairs and replacements, and the insurance claim process from first inspection to final invoice.
Outside the company he founded Arrive by 25, a six-month sales training program for young adults launching in February 2027, and serves as treasurer of the Oklahoma Phoenix Project, a 501(c)(3) serving OKC's homeless community.
“We don't sell shingles. We sell outcomes.”
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