Usually heard only when the wind is blowing or expansion and contraction of timbers and gutters as the roof warms up during the day or cools down at night.
Noises from roof during winter.
Insulation not a big help insulation can baffle the banging sounds made by movement in the roof rafters or other roof components but they will not be able to stop expansion and contraction due to the roof s exposure to the.
Other causes of sounds in a roof can be tree branches rubbing on the roof or eaves.
Then this spring noises.
Most noises in our homes are due to loud music being played rambunctious kids annoying appliances or excessive traffic noise outside.
You may assume your house is simply settling another term for common sometimes concerning popping and creaking coming from your floors walls and roof.
While these are easily explained and remedied some other offensive sounds are not.
My husband removed some ground cover and.
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.
If it s the fall or winter then these sounds may coincide.
However a roof piled with several inches or more of snow and making noise needs to be cleared off as soon as possible.
Is it normal for a roof to creak in extremely cold temperatures.
During winter it was silent.
What causes my roof to make popping noises in the cold.
Your complaint of unusual cracking noises during the winter is a common one from occupants of homes built pre 1980 s.
Why do houses make noise on roof during winter.
Most likely the cause of the noise is expansion and contraction of the material used for the new roof.
Loud creaking from roof temperature change.