When you hear noises in the attic during the early morning there are a few pests that could be to blame.
Hearing noises in my attic.
You might be able to save the water heater by draining it to flush away this sediment.
The first indicator of an animal problem in the attic is the noise.
This is an immediate sign that birds are nesting within your home or business.
So if you hear noises when you first wake up you could have birds flying in and out of your attic.
Birds like to hunt for food in the morning.
You may hear scratching or thumping or scittering or nuts rolling around or even vocal noises.
One of the most obvious and distinct noises in the attic or within the home is chirping.
There are a few possible sources for this sound but none of them ghostly or even worrying enough to call.
What happens is most bathroom fans vent up through the attic and then through an outside wall.
Clicking knocking and clanking no that s not the sound of chains rattling in the attic.
Bird nests can harbor diseases and bird fecal dust can become airborne unfortunately.
With bird habitats becoming more and more scarce around the u s these animals are beginning to find alternative options such as our homes.
But you still don t know what type of animal or animals are up there.
Popping is a common way to describe a variety of noises that a house makes and the causes are varied.
If your house is giving you the creeps because of popping noises from inside the walls and up in the attic you can probably chalk it up to something other than spirits from beyond the grave.
Animals may be scratching to make room for nesting burying food or even just walking and creating similar sounds.
If you hear thumping in your attic at night it s most likely a larger animal such as a raccoon or opossum engaged in jumping from one area of the attic to another actively shoving or destroying something or dragging something heavy.
Squeaking or chirping in the attic high pitched chirping often indicates the presence of bats.
American animal control llc service technicians find birds in bathrooms make these attic noises.
Soft kitten like mewing noises in the attic can indicate the presence of a very young raccoon litter.
If you hear gurgling or popping noises coming from your water heater that means it s struggling to operate and might soon fail most likely because sediment has built up around its coils.