Something In My Roof At Night

Rats love to live in the roof space of our homes.

Something in my roof at night.

It could cause a series of settling and groaning sounds mistaken for footsteps. They can cause all sorts of damage and make noise all through the night. It could even be from the heating cooling system or branches of a nearby tree scraping against the roof. You ll hear the light pitter patter of tiny feet but perhaps also gnawing sounds.

The most common place raccoons will occupy in your home is the attic. Once it s confirmed that the possum s are gone bait can be laid throughout the roof cavity to control the rats. Make sure that your roof is not warping in the humidity during the day and cooling at night because that could cause structural integrity issues in the future. But most of the time it s an animal and it s pretty easy to tell when the noises are coming from something living.

It is elevated insulated and well out of harm s way. 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 and mice will gnaw at almost anything to keep their teeth worn down and sharp or enlarge openings and holes for easier access. So scratching sounds in the attic at night could be from a number of different nocturnal animals.

Stations are not required as we are confident that no possums are present.