Roof Slates Creaking

Even the sturdiest floors sometimes require maintenance and repair and slate is no exception.

Roof slates creaking.

However time and weather will leave their mark on a slate roof and slates can become damaged or loose. Loose stales are more often the result of the fixing nails failing usually. During the day the wood expands. The builder has brought in the roofing contractor who seems to have no idea what is causing it.

Damaged slates are usually due to the roof settling frost or wind damage or things falling onto them this could be. Creaking noise from roof when windy and intermittent cracking noise. At night the outdoor temperature lowers and the wood contracts. When it is windy there is a creaking noise from around the edges of the roof area which is heard very distinctly in the bedrooms.

Bed frames made from strips of wood are attractive but sometimes they squeak as you shift on the mattress. Applying the right lubricant and replacing cracked or weak pieces of wood will prevent the slats from squeaking underneath the pressure of your mattress. When walked on there is a good chance that the slate will crack and the bottom part of the slate will fall out see photos below. Every slate on a roof overlaps other slates and is therefore angled and fragile see photo above.

New build house 18 months old. Creaking wheezing or popping sounds happen at nighttime due to cooler weather.