Loud Bang In Attic At Night

Houses whether new or old make plenty of noise.

Loud bang in attic at night.

Be patient with the mother raccoon in the attic. We think it s the snow that melted on the roof during the day and re freezing in the night cold. Some pests get into the walls of your home. Raccoons go out to find food and water and then return in the early morning.

The noise you hear is not from settling but from wood framing members moving in relation to one another. Rats and mice are the most likely culprits for noises in your walls at night. Its a quick and very loud bang and then it is over. While it s probably not ghosts going bump in the night in the attic there are a number possible things that could make a banging sound above the living area.

Raccoonsin the attic make several different types of noises. The attic isn t the only place rodents and other creatures seek shelter. The wood warms during the day losing moisture and shrinking slightly. It literally sounds like someone fired a round from a gun above us.

Since rodents don t weigh much you typically don t hear them until they start clawing or scratching. The last several nights usually middle of the night i have been awoken by a loud bang coming from above sounds like it is on the roof or in the attic. A bright light placed at the entrance would be disturbing for them. I have called pest control and have looked up there my self when this is happening and still nothing.

Does your house have things that go bump in the night. You might want to get a pair of binoculars and stand across the street and try to get a good look at. Similarly sound and smell annoy them a lot. Some people wait for them to grow up and leave then close off the access point to prevent other raccoons from using the attic as a den in the future.

This has been occurring every night around the same time between 1am and 2am. The time of year can determine what type of an attic noise you might be hearing from a raccoon. Heat and cold make can make ducts and.