Scratching Sound In Roof At Night

Most animals scratch in the attic to clear out space for nesting or maybe to bury food.

Scratching sound in roof at night.

Raccoons rats mice and squirrels all scratch. 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. We banged the roof in the hope that whatever it is will scurry away but no luck. Our homes are the largest investments many of us will ever make therefore assuming the worst is an understandable reaction.

The noise could be coming from your roof during the hottest days of the summer when the rays of the sun beat down on the shingles. You re most likely dealing with a nocturnal animal since you hear noises at night so it may not be squirrel. And thirdly many of the pests that creep around in our roofs and wall spaces are nocturnal meaning that night is when they ramp up their activity. For the past 2 nights we have been hearing a scratching sound in between the ceiling and roof.

So no matter what scratching noise in roof or wall spaces you re hearing trust those ears of yours because you probably really are hearing the busy work of our creepy furry or feathery friends. It goes on between 2 4am. So you ve been hearing scratching and scurrying noises coming from your walls and ceiling at night and you re becoming concerned.