Roof Clicking Noise

The wood frame under your roof experiences temperature changes from the outdoor air because the attic does not receive much heating or air conditioning.

Roof clicking noise.

There are a few possible sources for this sound but none of them ghostly or even worrying enough to call in the pros. 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. April 11 2017 at 7 30 am edt. The sun shines on your roof all day warming the tiles and sub roof.

The noise could be coming from your roof during the. It literally sounds like someone punching sheetrock. Or when it has come loose. Popping cracking and snapping sounds coming from their roofs especially when the colder weather hits is a common problem.

As your house quiets down at night and the temperatures fall the cooling of your roof components can often be heard. Most likely the cause of the noise is expansion and contraction of the material used. The most common noise issues with flat roofs are banging loud rain snapping popping sounds heat related cracking and creaking. It is advisable to clean your fan s blades from time to time since they tend to accumulate a lot of dust.

If it s the fall or winter then these sounds may coincide with turning on the heat for the first time all season. The dust may be the cause of the clicking noise being produced by your fan and cleaning it may help reduce the noise. Tim carter by tim carter. Creaking wheezing or popping sounds happen at nighttime due to cooler weather.

But because the knocking seems to have begun with the new roof it stands to reason that s where the cause lies. Roof popping noise tips roof popping in the wind is flexing the rafters or trusses popping in the morning and evening is thermal expansion diagonal braces almost always stop the noise residential structural engineer is the pro to get for a consult click here to get tim s free funny newsletter. This roof framing looks normal but it makes noise when the wind blows. During the day the wood expands.

At night the outdoor temperature lowers and the wood contracts. Its not all in one area. Most of the noises seem to be coming from the top of the walls. Right now it is 8 degrees f outside.

However a roof piled with several inches or more of snow and making noise needs to be cleared off as soon as possible. Banging sounds generally occur when a part of the roof has not been properly fixed in place. The sound can be present both in mild weather and heavy winds. There are loud banging noises coming from our attic roof.