The noises they make are a combination of hissing chattering scratching gnawing and squeaking.
Nate heard a scratching noise on the roof.
So scratching sounds in the attic at night could be from a number of different nocturnal animals.
The frequency of the noise varies either louder or softer depending on their mood.
The noise could be coming from your roof during the hottest days of the summer when the rays of the sun beat down on the shingles.
Rodents will make the most noise during the night when they are searching for food and during the cold winter nights when they are searching for shelter.
If it s coming from the radiators you may have condensed steam.
If you are hearing scratching or gnawing sounds in your roof void it is unlikely to be elephants well not fully grown ones but what ever it is can sound pretty big ceilings amplify sound like the sounding boards of musical instruments.
It could even be from the heating cooling system or branches of a nearby tree scraping against the roof.
If you are hearing scratching or gnawing sounds in your roof void it is unlikely to be elephants well not fully grown ones but whatever it is can sound pretty big ceilings amplify sound like the sounding boards of musical instruments.
These need to be.
On a straight reroof once the roofer opens up the roofing membrane tar and gravel composition shingle or wood shake there will often be rotten wood members caused by dry rot.
But most of the time it s an animal and it s pretty easy to tell when the noises are coming from something living.
And no one has the time of day for these unwanted pests especially if they re the culprits of the scratching noise in roof spaces at your home or business.
Most of the noises seem to be coming from the top of the walls.
When we stayed in our guest bedroom while doing some updating in our master we would hear the same noises but localized in one area.
If there is banging and quite loud noises it will be squirrels.
Right now it is 8 degrees f outside.
Right noisy sods they are.
It literally sounds like someone punching sheetrock.
This notorious pest like the possum is most active during the night which is when you ll hear the little patter of their feet in your roof cavity.
If its just scratching and fairly quiet noises its probably a rat or a mouse.