Something In My Roof At Night

Just like with the possum tune in your ears at night because that s when rats and mice are the most active.

Something in my roof at night. It could even be from the heating cooling system or branches of a nearby tree scraping against the roof. It is elevated insulated and well out of harm s way. Once it s confirmed that the possum s are gone bait can be laid throughout the roof cavity to control the rats. It could cause a series of settling and groaning sounds mistaken for footsteps.

So scratching sounds in the attic at night could be from a number of different nocturnal animals. They can cause all sorts of damage and make noise all through the night. Raccoons in the attic at night because raccoons are the largest animal that will break into your attic or home it is also the easiest to identify. Rats love to live in the roof space of our homes.

But most of the time it s an animal and it s pretty easy to tell when the noises are coming from something living. Rats and mice will gnaw at almost anything to keep their teeth worn down and sharp or enlarge openings and holes for easier access. The most common place raccoons will occupy in your home is the attic. 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.

Other causes of sounds in a roof can be tree branches rubbing on the roof or eaves.