It could be cats or maybe a raccoon or squirrel since there.
Sounds like someone running on my roof.
It is nearly every night that i hear what sounds like animals running on the ceiling.
Unless a raccoon feels like he should be jumping in the air 5 or 6 times in a row.
A second one that seemed to be going around the house.
At first i thought it was the house settling on like this.
As i sit here in bed trying to get some sleep i cannot.
Right now it is 8 degrees f outside.
There are loud banging noises coming from our attic roof.
I also just heard a bird.
Other causes of sounds in a roof can be tree branches rubbing on the roof or eaves.
Do you ever hear something run across your roof.
It s not at the same time eachday.
And a third one that seemed like it was jumping on and off the roof in the front of the house.
It seems as though i can feel the vibration of the thumping.
Trust me i saw the builders building the roof and there were no kind of animals up there.
Very heavy sounding footsteps like someone wearing big boots.
The most common noise inquiries we get from homeowners are concerns about sounds coming from the attic.
Its not all in one area.
It is rather muffled but really loud.
Go back to the main how to get rid of wild animals page for more information about animal on the roof and what types of noises or sounds they make.
While it is impractical to cover the roof in anti bird spikes placing these on the ridge of the roof can help to stop pest birds from landing on your roof and causing problems.
You suspect you ve got critters.
The sounds give jun 21 2016 so basically i heard footsteps on my roof last night.
My cat can hear it.
Most of the noises seem to be coming from the top of the walls.
I don t believe it is an animal because this sound is rather consistent.
It really sounds like someone throwing a basketball at the side of my house or on my roof.
So you can walk completely around the house from room to room.
It literally sounds like someone punching sheetrock.
A cat or a raccoon will never sound like a human running with the someone is running across my room and portal jumping.
Squirrels are fast and light so much of the noise sounds like fast scurrying or running usually in the attic near the edge of the roof and sometimes noise in the walls or chimney.
Every room except mine and the bathrooms have two entrances.
I am hearing them right now it actually sounds like a horses gallops.
It comes from all around the room.
Quite a few times within the past year i have heard something scamper across my roof.
Squirrels are most active in the morning and evening so most people report hearing the sounds at that time.
My house has circular layout under a square roof.
Usually heard only when the wind is blowing or expansion and contraction of timbers and gutters as the roof warms up during the day or cools down at night.
