Noise In The Attic Story

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Noise in the attic story.

Sometimes popping sounds begin when hot water is turned on somewhere in the house. Popping noise in walls attic house is settling. As hot water moves. If your house was built recently or if it is very old it will go through a process known as settling.

After several years however they began to suspect something else. The noise you hear is not from settling but from wood framing members moving in relation to one another. Now if the sound disappears when you enter the attic and as soon as you leave the attic you hear it start again it might be related to the doorway to the attic. So homeowner bob van der herchen decided to do some investigating.

Clicking knocking and clanking no that s not the sound of chains rattling in the attic. The wood warms during the day losing moisture and shrinking slightly. When one englewood florida family heard odd sounds coming from their attic they initially assumed it was the water running through their pipes. Air passing through ducts and radiators can sometimes create a loud noise as can water passing through pipes.

With bird habitats becoming more and more scarce around the u s these animals are beginning to find alternative options such as our homes. 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. A loose attic vent or shutter on a window can make a banging noise in the wind. I ve seen where air moving through cracks in an attic door can cause a wide array of sounds too.

There are a few possible sources for this sound but none of them ghostly or even worrying enough to call.