Creaking Noises In The Attic

The most common noise inquiries we get from homeowners are concerns about sounds coming from the attic.

Creaking noises in the attic. As hot water moves. What sound does a squirrel make. If you hear thumping in your attic at night it s most likely a larger animal such as a raccoon or opossum engaged in jumping from one area of the attic to another actively shoving or destroying something or dragging something heavy. Daytime noise especially in the morning or evening.

A nest of baby raccoons. Heavy walking or thumping. Noises in the attic scratching sounds at night squirrels. Clicking knocking and clanking no that s not the sound of chains rattling in the attic.

When you hear a banging coming from the attic and are trying to determine the cause you are most likely dealing with one of these four animals. At night attic can sometime make loud creaking and cracking sounds. If you hear banging a raccoon could be stomping on the floor. Fast moving scurrying noises are often rodents like squirrels or rats says bob.

When red squirrelsor piney squirrels get in your attic you can really hear a lot of different. Ask the builder adding diagonal bracing would transfer the concentrated wind load to other parts of the structure all at once helping dampen the movement that creates the sound. There are a few possible sources for this sound but none of them ghostly or even worrying enough to call. Sometimes popping sounds begin when hot water is turned on somewhere in the house.

The creaking sound is perfectly normal and is caused by the movement of roof timbers responding to changes in temperature. Flying squirrelson the other hand are nocturnal and move in and out of attics primarily at night. Popping noise in walls attic house is settling. Watch the video to discover why this happens and what can be done to prevent it.

It can ofter sound as if the roof is broken in some way or the roof is going to collapse. If your house was built recently or if it is very old it will go through a process known as settling. Raccoons are typically the heaviest of the pests.