Ice On Roof Making Noise

Our house is 1967 in the snow and ice the roof is making load noises.

Ice on roof making noise.

Every single day within the last 4 months i am frighten by a loud sonic boom in my house. Why does my roof make loud crack bang sounds in the night. Other noises sometimes attributed to building roofs are actually traced to other building components on or near the roof such as antennas wires cables signs and roof mounted equipment. Very loud roof booming noises may be heard in cold climates when water freezing on a flat or low slope roof becomes cold enough to fracture.

If you notice excessive or unusually loud cracking and popping sounds after mother nature has piled frozen precipitation on your roof it may be wise to investigate further. I have also noticed an increase in this happening when there is snow and or ice. Cracks from water damage or ice are another reason for creaking and these can be repaired on a case by case basis. It is random so i can t figure out where or w.

Snow and ice build up are another reason for roofs to pop and creak. Awakening in the middle of a cold night by repeated loud banging from your home s roof can be quite alarming giving rise to visions of falling tree limbs or intruders on the roof. This is another case in which the addition of joint expansions can make a big difference and be much more cost effective than tearing the roof down and starting again. Ice on the house are making noises why.

The only way to calm down a loud expanding and contracting roof in the winter would be to funnel more heat into your roofing system. What you re hearing however is the effect of low temperatures on the building materials.