6. Equal Slope Intersecting Roof

A roof framing member that connects the minor ridge to the major ridge

• cripple jack rafter

• broken hip rafter

• hip socket

• nailing board

The portion of the exterior structure protruding beyond the building line of the major span

• minor ridge

• overhang

• major ridge

• bump out

A cripple jack rafter is the highest point of a major span

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

a cripple jack rafter is: the shortened common rafter that does not intersect the plate or the ridge

A _________ rafter is a shortened common rafter that intersects the hip and valley rafters when they run parallel to each other

• valley jack rafter

• hip valley cripple jack

• valley cripple jack rafter

An inverted double cheek cut has two 90° cuts that result in a V notch in the outside end of a valley rafter

• TRUE

• FALSE

Answer explanation

An inverted double cheek cut has two: 45° cuts that result in a V notch in the outside end of a valley rafter

highest point of the major span

• major ridge

• major span

• minor ridge

• tippy top

longest span of the building

• minor span

• major ridge

• major span

• modified run

highest point of a minor span

• minor point

• minor ridge

• major span

• minor span

any span other than the major span

• major span

• minor ridge

• spontaneous distance

• minor span

What is a modified run?

• Any common difference run dimension that is different from the on-center spacing

• Runs from where the exterior walls form a 90 inside corner of the building to the supporting rafter at a 45 angle

• Any uncommon difference run dimension that is different from the on-center spacing

• Any run that is longer than 24" on center