If you have an attic you could check your attic vents to see if there is a way to close them off up to 90 in the winter time i have also noticed an increase in this happening when there is snow and or ice on.
Roof cracking sounds winter.
As your house quiets down at night and the temperatures fall the cooling of your roof components can often be heard.
This roof framing looks normal but it makes noise when the wind blows.
It can ofter sound as if the roof is broken in some way or the roof is going to collapse.
Spray foam insulation added to the attic ceiling immediately opposite the roof will keep the wood frame and rafters at a more steady temperature.
The sun shines on your roof all day warming the tiles and sub roof.
The energy released by this movement is what causes the loud banging or cracking sound.
My house was built 10 years ago.
During our first winter we heard strange sounds loud cracking sounds.
This would cost a lot more to heat your home overall.
Most noises in our homes are due to loud music being played rambunctious kids annoying appliances or excessive traffic noise outside.
The timbers and framing lumber will crack before the collapse but sometimes there s not a lot of warning.
That will mitigate the wood contraction that causes creaking sounds from the roof.
In other cases a roof will creak at any time of day whenever there s the.
When warmer moister air returns in spring the roof s components go back to their normal size and tension.
The creaking sound is perfectly normal and is caused by the movement of roof timbers responding to changes in temperature.
Roof creaks when it s windy.
April 11 2017 at 7 30 am edt.
Roof cracking sounds are somewhat common in the winter.
Your complaint of unusual cracking noises during the winter is a common one from occupants of homes built pre 1980 s.
The only way to calm down a loud expanding and contracting roof in the winter would be to funnel more heat into your roofing system.
We heard them that spring too.
Movement as little as a quarter of an inch can produce a bang joe nelson owner of twin city home remodeling in minneapolis saint paul says.
Tim carter by tim carter.
The most dangerous situations are when the roof is about to collapse because of too much snow and ice.
While these are easily explained and remedied some other offensive sounds are not.
At night attic can sometime make loud creaking and cracking sounds.