Sounds In Attic Settling

One problem that could be causing a popping sound in your walls or in the attic is pests.

Sounds in attic settling.

The most common noise inquiries we get from homeowners are concerns about sounds coming from the attic. This is an immediate sign that birds are nesting within your home or business. That popping and bubbling sound isn t the wicked witch. The noise you hear is not from settling but from wood framing members moving in relation to one another.

When you hear noises in the attic during the early morning there are a few pests that could be to blame. Animals may be scratching to make room for nesting burying food or even just walking and creating similar sounds. So if you hear noises when you first wake up you could have birds flying in and out of your attic. Bird nests can harbor diseases and bird fecal dust can become airborne unfortunately.

One of the most obvious and distinct noises in the attic or within the home is chirping. 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. 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. Fast moving scurrying noises are often rodents like squirrels or rats says bob.

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. Scratching sounds are the most common noises you will hear in your attic and unfortunately the hardest to link to a particular animal. It s probably your water heater where sediment has settled at the bottom of the tank then popped and bubbled as the water heats. With bird habitats becoming more and more scarce around the u s these animals are beginning to find alternative options such as our homes.

Birds like to hunt for food in the morning. Another primary and fairly mundane cause of random noises within a home is settling.