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.
Other causes of sounds in a roof can be tree branches rubbing on the roof or eaves.
I am hearing them right now it actually sounds like a horses gallops.
Quite a few times within the past year i have heard something scamper across my roof.
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.
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.
At first i thought it was the house settling on like this.
My house has circular layout under a square roof.
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.
I don t believe it is an animal because this sound is rather consistent.
There are loud banging noises coming from our attic roof.
The most common noise inquiries we get from homeowners are concerns about sounds coming from the attic.
Unless a raccoon feels like he should be jumping in the air 5 or 6 times in a row.
The sounds give jun 21 2016 so basically i heard footsteps on my roof last night.
A second one that seemed to be going around the house.
Fast moving scurrying noises are often rodents like.
You suspect you ve got critters.
So you can walk completely around the house from room to room.
A cat or a raccoon will never sound like a human running with the someone is running across my room and portal jumping.
It really sounds like someone throwing a basketball at the side of my house or on my roof.
Do you ever hear something run across your roof.
Every room except mine and the bathrooms have two entrances.
It comes from all around the room.
Very heavy sounding footsteps like someone wearing big boots.
I also just heard a bird.
The front and left.
It seems as though i can feel the vibration of the thumping.
Right now it is 8 degrees f outside.
Some people report hearing the rolling of nuts.
As i sit here in bed trying to get some sleep i cannot.
Squirrels are most active in the morning and evening so most people report hearing the sounds at that time.
It is rather muffled but really loud.
Its not all in one area.
My cat can hear it.
It literally sounds like someone punching sheetrock.
Most of the noises seem to be coming from the top of the walls.
Trust me i saw the builders building the roof and there were no kind of animals up there.
