Hip/valley & jack rafters – Calculated Industries 4045-B User Manual
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Hip/Valley & Jack Rafters
Regular (45°) Hip/Valley
& Jack Rafters
You’re working with a 7/12 Pitch, and
half your total span is 13 feet 9 inches:
(A) Find the point-to-point length for the
common rafter; (B) Find the length of
an adjoining hip (or valley); and (C)
Find the lengths of the regular jack raf-
ters (jack rafters at 16” on-center spac-
ing).
Keystroke Display
[On/C] [On/C]
0.
1. Find Common Rafter Length
13 [Feet] 9 [Inch] [Run]
RUN 13 FT 9 IN
7 [Inch] [Pitch]
PTCH 7 IN
[Diag]
DIAG 15 FT 11 IN
2. Find Hip Rafter Length
[Hip/V]
H/V 21 FT 0-7/16 IN
3. Find Jack Rafter Lengths
16 [Inch] [Jack]
OC 16 IN
[Jack]
JK1 14 FT 4-1/2 IN
[Jack]
JK2 12 FT 10 IN
[Jack]
JK3 11 FT 3-7/16 IN
Etc......Continue pressing [Jack] until
last Jack is reached or until display
shows “0.”