Cracking Noises In Attic

Our house is making settling noises in the attic over the bedroom.

Cracking noises in attic.

Squealing typically a sign of baby raccoons. Day and night we hear loud cracking or popping sounds usually three or four in succession. Signs raccoons are in your home. Mice rats birds or other animals may have entered the home and are chewing digging and pecking on the interior of your home from the attic or inside the walls.

One problem that could be causing a popping sound in your walls or in the attic is pests. When you hear noises in the attic during the early morning there are a few pests that could be to blame. 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. The noises may be due to roof damage for example or a pest such as a raccoon living in the attic space.

Sometimes loud noises in the attic may be caused by other factors not related to house settling or expansion contraction issues. There are a few possible sources for this sound but none of them ghostly or even worrying enough to call. Birds like to hunt for food in the morning. 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.

Heavy pounding noises in the attic or ceiling. If you are concerned about these noises contact a home inspection professional for assistance. So if you hear noises when you first wake up you could have birds flying in and out of your attic. Clicking knocking and clanking no that s not the sound of chains rattling in the attic.

Damage to electrical wiring. Chirping sounds within your home. It can ofter sound as if the roof is broken in some way or the roof is going to collapse. At night attic can sometime make loud creaking and cracking sounds.

The creaking sound is perfectly normal and is caused by the movement of roof timbers responding to changes in temperature. The most common time of year to hear raccoon noises in the attic is in the spring. They enjoy crawl spaces ceilings walls or ducts.