Loud Bang In Attic At Night

The wood warms during the day losing moisture and shrinking slightly.

Loud bang in attic at night.

It literally sounds like someone fired a round from a gun above us. The attic isn t the only place rodents and other creatures seek shelter. Does your house have things that go bump in the night. 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.

Rats and mice are the most likely culprits for noises in your walls at night. 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. Some pests get into the walls of your home. Similarly sound and smell annoy them a lot.

Houses whether new or old make plenty of noise. Its a quick and very loud bang and then it is over. The noise you hear is not from settling but from wood framing members moving in relation to one another. Since rodents don t weigh much you typically don t hear them until they start clawing or scratching.

Raccoonsin the attic make several different types of noises. The time of year can determine what type of an attic noise you might be hearing from a raccoon. Raccoons go out to find food and water and then return in the early morning. Most raccoon noises in the attic occur at night evening and early mornings.

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. The explanation is much simpler than an apparition in the attic. Be patient with the mother raccoon in the attic. Heat and cold make can make ducts and.

This has been occurring every night around the same time between 1am and 2am. It is not a creak or moan like you hear in any house. I have called pest control and have looked up there my self when this is happening and still nothing.