Noises In Roof Space At Night

The noises dont have a pattern and happen at random.

Noises in roof space at night. Noises in the attic at night thumping. As your house quiets down at night and the temperatures fall the cooling of your roof components can often be heard. Popping cracking and snapping sounds coming from their roofs especially when the colder weather hits is a common problem. You might hear the sounds they make at dusk and dawn.

Seriously though there could be a number of reasons for things that go knock in the night. Most animals scratch in the attic to clear out space for nesting or maybe to bury food. The sun shines on your roof all day warming the tiles and sub roof. Birds get into roof spaces to shelter and sleep in the winter.

If you hear thumping in your attic at night it s most likely a larger animal such as a raccoon or. It literally sounds like someone punching sheetrock. It keeps me up at night and i only seem to hear the noise at night. Noises should be investigated quickly nests and droppings become ideal breeding sites for insects which may then carry nasty bugs and diseases into your home.

Right now it is 8 degrees f outside. Some birds cause noise problems all day as well with nuisance behaviour on roofs and chimneys. Noises in the attic are worrying and can be an indication that rodents or other wildlife may be living in your roof. When we stayed in our guest bedroom while doing some updating in our master we would hear the same noises but localized in one area.