Additionally raccoons are primarily nocturnal so the noises occur at night.
Heard noise in roof at night.
While it is impractical to cover the roof in anti bird spikes placing these on the ridge of the roof can help to stop pest birds from landing on your roof and causing problems.
The frequency of the noise varies either louder or softer depending on their mood.
I swear i just heard something in the roof you re probably not crazy because hearing noises in the roof at night is a very common problem all over the world but particularly right here in australia.
Most of the noises seem to be coming from the top of the walls.
As your house quiets down at night and the temperatures fall the cooling of your roof components can often be heard.
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.
Its not all in one area.
So it s 3 am and you find yourself sitting bolt upright in bed thinking.
It comes from all around the room.
However the timing of the noise may vary and sometimes raccoons will stir during the daytime.
There are loud banging noises coming from our attic roof.
Settling sounds in and of themselves are typical of most homes.
Ever since the building was reroofed about four years ago i ve heard knock like sounds mostly at night.
Most of the noise might happen shortly after dusk when the animal leaves the attic and again sometime in the night when it returns.
As i sit here in bed trying to get some sleep i cannot.
Go back to the main how to get rid of wild animals page for more information about animal on the roof and what types of noises or sounds they make.
At first i thought there were animals on the roof but now i wonder.
The sun shines on your roof all day warming the tiles and sub roof.
There is no noise in.