In winter, many people turn down the heat in their homes before going to bed. Then they here the floor creak.?

Question

Why does this creaking occur?

Answer 1

The change in temperature causes contraction in the wood. When things get cold they tend to contract (except water). The creaking is this slight contraction, together with the weight of the house, causing the sound you hear as it moves very slightly. It's actually a good thing as it does not allow stress to build up and weaken the structure.

The house that I grew up in was almost a hundred years old and it would moan and creak and make all kinds of noises. We just got used to it. My parents told me about why it did that.

Answer 2

Things contract when they cool? I hear popping and creaking noises also when I turn off or turn down heater at night.

Answer 3

is it because the heating pipes were expanded, so when you turn down the heat they pop back into their normal size, causing a creaking sound

Answer 4

Try this.

Heat causes wood to expand. The floorboards have expanded and are tight to each other.

Cold causes wood to shrink. The floorboards are shrinking and changing shape, slightly, so the creaking is twofold: wood moving against wood as it changes shape; nails not fitting as tight and wood sliding on nails.

Answer 5

The heat dries out the floorboards, as they cool down they expand causing the creaks.............

Answer 6

because of the temperature changes, cold floors tend to creak.

Answer 7

i never hear that creaking, we turn the heat on at night so we stay warm.

Shawna. =)

Answer 8

Because when you turn the heat off the cordline to the heat is under your house and it like shakes when you turn it off that's what my bro said

Answer 9

hot and cold expands and contracts the floor boards.Not a ghost, if it was they would say hi!

Answer 10

ghosts?