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distance from the edge of the last common rafter to the
intersection of the hip and ridge, or the valley and top
plate(foravalleyjack).Thismeasurementiscalled(P)
inFigures14and15.Nowsubtractthemeasurement(P)
fromthespacingyouareusing(W).Theresult(W–P)is
the distance from the intersection of the hip and ridge to
the first hip jack or the plate corner to the first valley jack.
Look in the table for this distance and find the length to
deductfromthecommonrafterlength.Inourexample
again,letustakeameasurmentof12"fromthecommon
rafter far side edge to where the hip intersects the ridge
(W–P=24–12=12).Therefore:
FIG. 15 Top View of Valley Jack Rafter Spacing.
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