Attic Noises In Winter

Some kind of wildlife is often the culprit for the noise in their attic.

Attic noises in winter.

At night attic can sometime make loud creaking and cracking sounds. As the temperature continues to drop these animals tend to make their way into our homes or businesses for warmth and shelter. Fall has been laying some unseasonably cold and blustery weather on us so far this year and winter s just getting started. The second largest species that invades attics is grey squirrels.

A loud popping sound in the attic when it s cold attic noises. The energy released by this movement is what causes the loud banging or cracking sound. If heavy thumping is heard in the winter it may be some type of adult interaction. One of the most common critters to find in your home throughout the winter months are bats.

This not only means branches and shingles flying it can also mean mysterious popping and banging noises from our roofs and attics. Heating ducts as they cool also make banging. Not all noises in your attic can be blamed on uninvited guests. A loose attic vent or shutter on a window can make a banging noise in the wind.

The most common cause of attic or house noises comes from the materials in your home undergoing. If your house is giving you the creeps because of popping noises from inside the walls and up in the attic you can probably chalk it up to something other than spirits from beyond the grave. Bats in attics can make noises. Bats enjoy making their roost in places higher up such as attics.

A loud popping noise in the attic is often very common especially when there are extreme temperature. Popping is a common way to describe a variety of noises that a house makes and the causes are varied. Grey squirrels do not have the body weight to make truly heavy thumping noises like raccoons but they can if circumstances are good make a sizeable thump. Fluttering noises in the attic.

When pressure builds joints and other areas of connections such as nails and metal plates between the roof and attic walls may move slightly with one component or connection moving away from or toward another. House noises a loose shutter on an attic window or loosened attic vents can cause a banging sound if it s windy as can branches hitting the roof. It can ofter sound as if the roof is broken in some way or the roof is going to collapse. The creaking sound is perfectly normal and is caused by the movement of roof timbers responding to changes in temperature.

Raccoons make certain attic noises.