All homes have their own unique sounds. These sounds are often due to the materials which make up your home expanding and contracting.

However, they are other external forces contributing to your home’s natural harmony. Some of these include the ticking of a clock or alarm system, the rattling of leaves and branches of nearby trees, or sometimes even a scratching or pitta-patta in your roof.

All these sounds can be quite soothing, except the scratching and tiny footsteps in your roof. If you hear these sounds in your roof, you may have a pest infestation problem.

Pests in your roofing system can cause significant damage to your roofing materials. They can cause breakages, mold growth, foul odors, rot, and attract even more pests. If you think that pests may be the cause of the noises in your roof, these are the four most likely culprits.

Birds

Birds often use roofing systems as a place to build their nests. However, they may end up breaking off pieces of your roofing materials to build their nests. Their droppings can also cause a foul odor in your home as well as mold growth.

Rodents

Rodents are the most common roofing system pests. These nasty creatures tend to burrow, feed and breed in your roofing system.

Rodents often carry dreadful diseases, so their presence in your roof is not something that you would want.

Insects

Chances are, if you’re able to hear insects in your roof, there’s probably an entire nest of them. Insects nesting in your roof can be quite dangerous, depending on the insect.

Bees, wasps, and spiders can crawl into the interior of your home and can sting or bite you or a member of your family.

Snakes

Snakes are ectothermic, which means that they don’t produce enough body heat to keep them warm and thus are pretty much always in search of spaces to keep them warm. Some great warm spaces include your attic.

As great as this is for snakes, this is not the ideal situation for you and your family. Snakes can be dangerous, especially if they’re venomous. They’re also likely to bring their ‘food’, which may consist of dead rats and mice, into your home, leading to the spread of dangerous diseases and illnesses.

To protect the health and longevity of your roofing system, it’s best to call animal control and rid your home and roof of these nasty pests.

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