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JACK RAFTERS
JACK RAFTER LENGTH: The Jack Rafter Tables are dier-
ent than those for the other rafters. The table lists, in the
first column, the varying center-to-center spacing of the
jack rafters. Then in the second column is the dierence in
lengthfromonejacktothenext(seeFigures14and15).
This dierence in length is to be added to or subtracted
from the rafter length as you progress from jack to jack
(usingthespacingselected).Inourexampleofa8"rise,
andletsassumea24"spacing;wehavea2'4-7/8"dier-
ence in length. Therefore, to obtain the length of the first
or longest jack rafter, measure the distance from the edge
FIG. 13 Valley Rafter
Layout.
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