Creaking Attic Beams

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Creaking attic beams.

Have you ever notice when you settle down at home after a busy day all is quiet in the house do you sometimes hear creaking and cracking noises. One of the main causes of cracking and popping noises that seem to occur randomly in a house mainly deep within the walls floors and ceilings is known as thermal expansion. Both subterranean and drywood termites can pose a threat to the integrity of your roof inhabiting areas of your ceiling including around fireplaces where leaks have occurred and over bathrooms where excessive moisture may be trapped underneath the insulation. During the day the wood expands.

Like any wooden structure in your home your roof can be vulnerable to damage from termites in the ceiling. Creaking wheezing or popping sounds happen at nighttime due to cooler weather. You want to place at least two four inch long timber screws through the 2 by 6 where it passes over the underside of the roof rafter or truss. The creaking sound is perfectly normal and is caused by the movement of roof timbers responding to changes in temperature.

Popping is a common way to describe a variety of noises that a house makes and the causes are varied. The wood frame under your roof experiences temperature changes from the outdoor air because the attic does not receive much heating or air conditioning. Since you are saying it is in the attic it likely is when the sun heats up the roof the wood contracts and when the roof cools it expands and also makes noises i also have that issue we live in a log home so sometimes the log s creak and crack with heat and cold as well it is like having your own home sound effect system nothing to worry about. It can ofter sound as if the roof is broken in some way or the roof is going to collapse.

At night the outdoor temperature lowers and the wood contracts. 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.