It is nearly every night that i hear what sounds like animals running on the ceiling.
Sounds like someone running on my roof.
While it is impractical to cover the roof in anti bird spikes placing these on the ridge of the roof can help to stop pest birds from landing on your roof and causing problems.
My house has circular layout under a square roof.
Squirrels are most active in the morning and evening so most people report hearing the sounds at that time.
Squirrels are fast and light so much of the noise sounds like fast scurrying or running usually in the attic near the edge of the roof and sometimes noise in the walls or chimney.
Unless a raccoon feels like he should be jumping in the air 5 or 6 times in a row.
Other causes of sounds in a roof can be tree branches rubbing on the roof or eaves.
There are loud banging noises coming from our attic roof.
Go back to the main how to get rid of wild animals page for more information about animal on the roof and what types of noises or sounds they make.
It comes from all around the room.
Its not all in one area.
I also just heard a bird.
Trust me i saw the builders building the roof and there were no kind of animals up there.
So you can walk completely around the house from room to room.
My cat can hear it.
Some people report hearing the rolling of nuts.
As i sit here in bed trying to get some sleep i cannot.
Right now it is 8 degrees f outside.
A cat or a raccoon will never sound like a human running with the someone is running across my room and portal jumping.
The sounds give jun 21 2016 so basically i heard footsteps on my roof last night.
A second one that seemed to be going around the house.
It could be cats or maybe a raccoon or squirrel since there.
It is rather muffled but really loud.
Quite a few times within the past year i have heard something scamper across my roof.
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.
At first i thought it was the house settling on like this.
Fast moving scurrying noises are often rodents like.
The front and left.
You suspect you ve got critters.
I don t believe it is an animal because this sound is rather consistent.
Very heavy sounding footsteps like someone wearing big boots.
It literally sounds like someone punching sheetrock.
It s not at the same time eachday.
Every room except mine and the bathrooms have two entrances.
It seems as though i can feel the vibration of the thumping.
Do you ever hear something run across your roof.
The most common noise inquiries we get from homeowners are concerns about sounds coming from the attic.
It really sounds like someone throwing a basketball at the side of my house or on my roof.
