This may be a dumb question but if your common rafters are at 16″ o.c. should the jacks be also?
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Rule of thumb.... yes. If your sheathing is rated to span a greater distance though.... you could start to increase the spacing or you could decrease the stock size as the jacks get shorter. But this usually creates more hassles than it solves. On a simple lay-on valley we'll often frame the layover jacks with smaller dimension stock once the spans start decreasing. But I don't think that's what you were asking. So I'd say that "in general" yes... if your commons are on 16's then your jacks should be as well.
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