Sounds In Attic At Night

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Sounds in attic at night.

I have called pest control and have looked up there my self when this is happening and still nothing. They prefer to exit and enter at sunup and sundown under dusky conditions. No that s not the sound of chains rattling in the attic. 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.

Sounds coming from your attic could be from a number of causes pipes settling wind but the most common cause is the presence of an animal or animals in the attic. Some pests get into the walls of your home. Mice and rats primarily make scratching sounds both when they move around and when they are rearranging their nests. How about the location of the sound.

The noise you hear is not from settling but from wood framing members moving in relation to one another. While most nocturnal animals leave your attic at night rodents tend to stay and can be heard throughout the entire space. Many night sounds are likely to be from mice and rats. The time you hear it is a big clue.

Rats and mice are the most likely culprits for noises in your walls at night. If the noise is during the day especially in the early morning or evening before sunset then it s almost surely squirrels. There are a few possible sources for this sound but none of them ghostly or even worrying enough to call in the pros. Heat and cold make can make ducts and.

But attics are the favorite spot for wild animals. If you hear thumping in your attic at night it s most likely a larger animal such as a raccoon or opossum engaged in jumping from one area of the attic to another actively shoving or destroying something or dragging something heavy. If the noise of the animal in the attic is at night it s probably raccoons rats or another nocturnal animal. Bats may be heard if they have to move from a daytime roosting area to an exit point.

The attic isn t the only place rodents and other creatures seek shelter. This has been occurring every night around the same time between 1am and 2am. Since rodents don t weigh much you typically don t hear them until they start clawing or scratching. Many of the species that you have in your attic are nocturnal and are more likely to be active at night.