[Scholes8]

Hi

I have a 14 year old house with timber joists in the loft and a tiled roof. Every morning when the sun hits the roof, I hear loud popping and cracking noises which seem to be coming from the loft and walls. I've inspected the loft area and everything seems fine. I have also added extra insulation but this has made no difference.

There is very little noise on a cloudy morning but strong winds can cause the same noise.

Any ideas ?

[ballengerb1]

Thermal expansion is your cause and very little can be done to prevent this short of changing the color of the tiles.

[ma0641]

Not much you can do except possibly usingsome shade source. My metal roof does the same thing. As Mr. B said, thermal expansion is the culprit.