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    Mar 10, 2008, 08:40 AM
    Cracking noise in my ceiling
    What would be making the crackling sound in my ceiling it sound like someone is walking up there. My home was built in the 50's.
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    Mar 10, 2008, 08:49 AM
    Wood frame homes expand as the temp goes up, and contract as the temp goes down; it could be you are hearing sounds from expansion and contraction. As for 'walking', perhaps a squirrel or chipmunk.
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    Mar 10, 2008, 08:58 AM
    Temp and wind would both make a house creak. Is this something new that wasn't happening during the past few years?

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