Something In My Roof At Night

Usually heard only when the wind is blowing or expansion and contraction of timbers and gutters as the roof warms up during the day or cools down at night.

Something in my roof at night.

You ll hear the light pitter patter of tiny feet but perhaps also gnawing sounds. It is elevated insulated and well out of harm s way. Just like with the possum tune in your ears at night because that s when rats and mice are the most active. Rats and mice will gnaw at almost anything to keep their teeth worn down and sharp or enlarge openings and holes for easier access.

They can cause all sorts of damage and make noise all through the night. It could even be from the heating cooling system or branches of a nearby tree scraping against the roof. Other causes of sounds in a roof can be tree branches rubbing on the roof or eaves. Make sure that your roof is not warping in the humidity during the day and cooling at night because that could cause structural integrity issues in the future.

Rats love to live in the roof space of our homes. It could cause a series of settling and groaning sounds mistaken for footsteps. Stations are not required as we are confident that no possums are present. The most common place raccoons will occupy in your home is the attic.

So scratching sounds in the attic at night could be from a number of different nocturnal animals.