My Roof Keeps Creaking

It actually sounds like the roof could rip off the house.

My roof keeps creaking.

Spray foam insulation added to the attic ceiling immediately opposite the roof will keep the wood frame and rafters at a more steady temperature. It can ofter sound as if the roof is broken in some way or the roof is going to collapse. The noise could be coming from your roof during the. Where the roof s materials and joints need space to expand and contract the builder has provided none.

You re not alone. The reasons for creaking are usually the same as those of heat or cold related cracking. Creaking sounds are another common problem both in flat and peaked roofs. I need your opinion about my roof.

In new homes roof trusses or the wood used to frame the attic often is green meaning it still has a high moisture content as it dries it can shift and contract triggering bangs loud enough to make you think a tree fell on the roof. That will mitigate the wood contraction that causes creaking sounds from the roof. Popping cracking and snapping sounds coming from their roofs especially when the colder weather hits is a common problem. The creaking sound is perfectly normal and is caused by the movement of roof timbers responding to changes in temperature.

At night attic can sometime make loud creaking and cracking sounds. The sun shines on your roof all day warming the tiles and sub roof. In other cases a roof will creak at any time of day whenever there s the. I m afraid it s going to collapse because when the wind blows it makes a scary popping noise.

Those noises should decrease during the home s first year or so.