i live in south australia and i am experiencing loud cracking noises coming from the house.... these noises are very loud and sharp and happen very randomly... i was wanting some advice of where to start to look... the house was built in the 50's and i have polished the floorboards about 4 months ago.. the noise has only started to happen in the last few weeks, please any advice would be appreciated
thanks in advance
2007-09-09 18:41:30 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
sorry, i meant to say either the florboards or the ceiling.....i live in south australia and i am experiencing loud cracking noises coming from the house (single story, solid brick).... these noises are very loud and sharp and happen very randomly... i was wanting some advice of where to start to look... the house was built in the 50's and i have polished the floorboards about 4 months ago.. the noise has only started to happen in the last few weeks, please any advice would be appreciated
thanks in advance
2007-09-10 01:17:11 · update #1
Time to go do a little exploring around your house. It would be a good idea to go take a look in your attic at your roof supports and ceiling beams to make sure nothing is wrong with them. Also do the same for your floor by checking them out from your basement (if unfinished) or crawlspace under your house. Also look for any new cracks in your walls. If you don't find anything wrong then it is not your structure. With your house being built in the 50's it should already be settled. The only other options would be your floor boards either expanding or contracting from drying out or moisture. If it continues you could always get a contractor in to check things out for you.
2007-09-10 03:21:07 · answer #1 · answered by Cat 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a couple ideas.
One is that the house is settling.
Another idea is that there may be some earthquake activity in your area and that they are pre-quakes to a big one.
And last, if you polished your floorboards, if you used a machine to do the job you may have knocked some boards out of place and they are resettling back into the lowest point.
Have you had a heavy rainstorm followed by a dry spell? The cracking may be due to the wood drying out past it's humidity point, the result being cracks in the lumber used to build the walls.
Just some ideas of where to start.
2007-09-09 19:00:44 · answer #2 · answered by enn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
G'day, mate...no disrespect, but I don't know what 'floorboards of ceiling' are, but let me take a wild guess about the noise: before you polished the floor, the pores of the wood were more 'open,' but the polish has sealed them. It's now possibly the wood expanding due to moisture trapped in the polished wood and the heat that's on in your place now because it's winter there in Oz.
2007-09-09 18:51:04 · answer #3 · answered by Dept. of Redundancy Department 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I need a little more info...2 story house then? Do you see any plaster cracks? On the second floor, does it feel bouncy when you walk....has it always been that way?
2007-09-09 18:51:58 · answer #4 · answered by diver0604 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-19 23:44:58 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Evacuate Mate! Your house is collapsing! NO NEED FOR MORE ADVICE. EVACUATE NOW!
2007-09-09 20:01:26 · answer #6 · answered by Joeyboy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure it isnt haunted?
2007-09-10 00:59:25 · answer #7 · answered by aink 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋