Why Do I Keep Hearing Banging On My Roof

I bought a bungalow with loft conversion last year and had both a window replaced and a disused kitchen chimney stack removed.

Why do i keep hearing banging on my roof.

It comes from all around the room. What you re hearing however is the effect of low temperatures on the building materials. Awakening in the middle of a cold night by repeated loud banging from your home s roof can be quite alarming giving rise to visions of falling tree limbs or intruders on the roof. Skittering sounds squeaks buzzes and other noises coming from your walls and attic may mean there s something living in your house that isn t part of your family.

Most of the noises seem to be coming from the top of the walls. Yes the pounding in your head s probably is a new instrument of the band that plays in your head. In addition to bees ailion says raccoons squirrels and birds have been known to get into attics and cause noises of course mice and rats can do the same. I have called pest control and have looked up there my self when this is happening and still nothing.

If the air filter isn t replaced regularly it will ultimately get totally plugged with dirt and dust says dan deardan owner of just right heating and cooling. The builder knocked down one of four support pillars and didn t add a ridge tree to support the tiles. There are loud banging noises coming from our attic roof. Popping noises may sound like they are coming from walls when the sounds are actually traveling down the air ducts throughout the house.

Over the past year i keep hearing loud popping and banging sounds from my roof and ceiling. If it s coming from the radiators you may have condensed steam. I have had it for so long i can t remember when i didn t hear noises some high pitched whining or throbbing so loud sometimes i couldn t hear the television. Its not all in one area.

As i sit here in bed trying to get some sleep i cannot. The popping can sound rather loud as warm air expands or cool air shrinks the metal ductwork causing them to pop. The noise could be coming from your roof during the hottest days of the summer when the rays of the sun beat down on the shingles.