2006-08-16 16:48:59 · 39 answers · asked by Maia H 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Really the answer depends on how old your house is? If new it is just what several others have already said it is settling and this will go on for the next several years. If the house is old you and has no basement you may want to have the foundation checked for rotting wood. There is a number of answer's and I hope you find the one you are looking for, but there are no ghost, haunting or other creepy things wrong with your house. When my husband and I moved in out house and the settling began a door would open or a cabinet and we just said it was drop dead Fred. If you haven't seen the movie Drop Dead Fred you should rent it and give yourself and laugh and peace of mind about your house.
2006-08-16 17:05:29 · answer #1 · answered by 421blast 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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2015-08-20 21:40:32 · answer #2 · answered by Colby 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because they expand and contract, either with changes in heat or humidity.
Or sometimes it is just parts of the house moving, such as plumbing lines (when they carry hot water), or windows expanding (when they are in direct sun light).
99 percent of the noises a house makes are benign. But if you are getting moisture, or drafts in the house it needs some attention
2006-08-16 16:55:30 · answer #3 · answered by D D 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's the whole structure of the house settling into it's foundation, which causes the boards to tweak slightly and make a little noise.
2006-08-16 16:53:18 · answer #4 · answered by ♀♥♂☮Trippy Hippie☮♂♥♀ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some possibilities
Earthquake.
Is there a couple upstairs?
Termite convention
Haunted house, ghosts and such. You don't see dead people by any chance, do you?
Could be also expansion and contraction from heat and cold.
2006-08-16 16:56:58 · answer #5 · answered by Chapin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
House settling
2006-08-16 17:06:47 · answer #6 · answered by Elaine814 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Between heat and cold and the house settling, all those noises
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2016-05-02 09:01:45 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Temperature fluctuations cause slight movements of many materials and construction components. Temperature fluctuations usually are more dramatic from day time to night time. Buildings have many materials which expand and contract at different rates. The movement of these materials across each other under pressure is what you are hearing.
2006-08-16 17:35:55 · answer #9 · answered by mbrno1 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If your house is older and has already settled chances are that if you have vinyl siding it is the vinyl expanding and contracting, ours usually does it on a hot day after the sun goes down
2006-08-16 17:31:38 · answer #10 · answered by judy_derr38565 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋