Sounds In Attic Settling

The most common noise inquiries we get from homeowners are concerns about sounds coming from the attic.

Sounds in attic settling. When you hear noises in the attic during the early morning there are a few pests that could be to blame. That popping and bubbling sound isn t the wicked witch. 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. It s probably your water heater where sediment has settled at the bottom of the tank then popped and bubbled as the water heats.

The noise you hear is not from settling but from wood framing members moving in relation to one another. Animals may be scratching to make room for nesting burying food or even just walking and creating similar sounds. Another primary and fairly mundane cause of random noises within a home is settling. Birds like to hunt for food in the morning.

If you hear strange noises like scratching and possibly chittering coming from places where no one lives in the house you could have mice squirrels raccoons or even bats sharing. So if you hear noises when you first wake up you could have birds flying in and out of your attic. One problem that could be causing a popping sound in your walls or in the attic is pests. Bird nests can harbor diseases and bird fecal dust can become airborne unfortunately.

With bird habitats becoming more and more scarce around the u s these animals are beginning to find alternative options such as our homes. 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. One of the most obvious and distinct noises in the attic or within the home is chirping. Scratching sounds are the most common noises you will hear in your attic and unfortunately the hardest to link to a particular animal.

Fast moving scurrying noises are often rodents like squirrels or rats says bob. 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.