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An infill rafter completing the roof surface in areas such as corners of HIP ENDS or around chimneys.
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A short rafter, used in a hip roof or valley roof or to simulate a rafter which extends beyond the exterior walls.
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a part of a common rafter, shortened for framing a hip rafter, a valley rafter, or both
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A rafter that ties in to a Hip Rafter or a Valley Rafter.
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shorter-than-common rafter.
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Roofing rafter reaching from a valley to a ridge or from a hip to a wall top plate.
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One of the short rafters used in a hip-roof.
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A short rafter that extends from the roof ridge to a valley rafter or from the wall plate to a hip rafter.
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A shortened rafter that joins a hip or valley to the top of a wall plate.
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1. A short rafter that joins a hip rafter to the top of the wall plate. 2. A short rafter that joins a valley rafter to a ridge board.
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A rafter that spans the distance from the wall plate to a hip, or from a valley to a ridge.
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A rafter is one of the parallel structural members of a roof that form the sloped part of the roof itself. A jack rafter is a rafter that spans the distance from the outside wall to the central peak of the roof.
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