Noises From Roof During Winter

What causes my roof to make popping noises in the cold.

Noises from roof during winter.

My husband removed some ground cover and. Most likely the cause of the noise is expansion and contraction of the material used for the new roof. You may assume your house is simply settling another term for common sometimes concerning popping and creaking coming from your floors walls and roof. Is it normal for a roof to creak in extremely cold temperatures.

We d bet that as part of the roofing job either the roofer added or replaced some wood. While these are easily explained and remedied some other offensive sounds are not. Your complaint of unusual cracking noises during the winter is a common one from occupants of homes built pre 1980 s. 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.

However a roof piled with several inches or more of snow and making noise needs to be cleared off as soon as possible. During winter it was silent. Then this spring noises. Why do houses make noise on roof during winter.

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. Most noises in our homes are due to loud music being played rambunctious kids annoying appliances or excessive traffic noise outside. These noises could be seasonal brought on by maryland s sub freezing winter temperatures or summers burning sun or they could be cause for concern. Other causes of sounds in a roof can be tree branches rubbing on the roof or eaves.

If it s the fall or winter then these sounds may coincide.