Something Unusual Was In The Attic

If your house is giving you the creeps because of popping noises from inside the walls and up in the attic you can probably chalk it up to something other than spirits from beyond the grave.

Something unusual was in the attic.

For more information on opossum control and removal please see my full opossum removal page. Once opossums get into an attic they leave a huge mess with their dog sized turds and they also frequently die in attics. It could be plumbing issues heating issues ductwork exhaust fans weather damage or as you might expect animals. You may hear scratching or thumping or scittering or nuts rolling around or even vocal noises.

Clicking knocking and clanking no that s not the sound of chains rattling in the attic. The first thing you should do is look for the source of the noise. According to santoro leather is particularly susceptible to temperature fluctuations and it can become stained by moisture in humid environments or begin to crack under overly dry conditions. But you still don t know what type of animal or animals are up there.

Make sure you re not storing it in your attic. The twisted beloved dollanganger legend began two generations before corrine foxworth locked away her children in flowers in the attic. He d been housesitting for the summer and for the most part everything had gone smoothly. Popping is a common way to describe a variety of noises that a house makes and the causes are varied.

That changed when he returned to the home after a weekend at his family s cabin. There are a few possible sources for this sound but none of them ghostly or even worrying enough to call. Any and all leather products including purses shoes jackets and even sofas should not be kept in the attic. A guide for bumps in the night.

The heat and cold will remove the elasticity of the leather says reichert who. By turning on bright lights and a radio you can make your attic an unpleasant environment to encourage raccoons to leave on their own. Raccoons are capable of ripping shingles off and chewing holes in buildings. When davis wahlman heard something strange in his attic he decided to investigate.

A noise in the attic could be anything. The stench has to be smelled to be believed. Raccoons can enter your attic through loose shingles and or openings the roof and eaves. It s unusual because possums are not normally social animals.