I got a new roof this past summer (complete tear down) on my townhouse. I haven't had any problems with leaks but I do have a noise issue when the wind blows. The noise comes from where the firewall between the units meets the roof and it only occurs in 1 spot. There aren't any vents in the immediate area where the noise occurs. I've had the installer back out and he didn't see anything wrong when he went back up on the roof.
I'm going to send him a recording of the noise but I wanted to see if anyone on here had any ideas.
Can you get a picture of the roof from the offending location? I heard a similar noise on my house during the 70mph winds from Hurricane Sandy. It was the vented soffit vibrating during the extreme winds.
My guess is something on the capping didn't seal, wind is getting under it and resonating on end of a piece of tar paper.
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You have a horny whitetail deer on the roof grunting like crazy...
You need to go up there and find who is doing the haircomb+paper whizzing noise. He probably will be a mustachioed man, so be careful.
But ya it sounds like something whizzing in the noise, could be anything really (not necessarily a bad roofing job), so go track it down then nail it down/up/in/out.
Unfortunately this is a 3 story townhouse and I don't have a ladder tall enough to get up there. I've got the location pretty nailed down so ill pass along the additional info to the roofer. I agree that it's not a bad roofing job, just something we need to figure out. The noise occurs above my bedroom and is just annoying when I'm trying to fall asleep.
It sounds metallic to me. I'm guessing it's flashing with an exposed edge or corner. It's also fairly high frequency, which would indicate pretty small in size, so it wont be "obvious" at first glance. I would think that just a dab of roofing adhesive would dampen/kill the vibration. I wouldn't think "nailing" through a new roof would be necessary.
Similar, but not quite the same .... My mother in law's house had this awful noise on windy days. Like a horrible creaking in her livingroom.
Turns out, as a tree in her front grew, it's trunk was rubbing against the phone line. As the tree moved ever so slightly in the wind, it was playing the phone line like a violin! She never believed me and didn't want to 'bother' the phone company, so I did the next logical thing .... Switched her to fios as soon as it was available. The guys cut and removed the copper line, and problem solved!
Well, if this were a contest, and no information as to the source of the noise was provided, I'd guess that it is someone playing a kazoo with their butt while farting. I suppose that is unlikely. Is it near where any iceblock material stops? I'm thinking that at some locxation where it ends (probably near some flashing, some wind is getting in there and causing it to vibrate).
We tried searching for a smilier occurrence once by feeling (with our hands) along the inter walls, joists & beams to see if the vibration would feel stronger or weaker as we went. We did find the source but not from that method. Might be worth a try if you haven't already. Just thought I'd throw it out there. Good Luck!
Well, if this were a contest, and no information as to the source of the noise was provided, I'd guess that it is someone playing a kazoo with their butt while farting. I suppose that is unlikely. Is it near where any iceblock material stops? I'm thinking that at some locxation where it ends (probably near some flashing, some wind is getting in there and causing it to vibrate).
I'm glad I'm not the only one. I thought that the OP took his camcorder in the attic with him and began farting like there is no tomorrow. I'll bee keeping an eye on this thread for sure.
Well, if this were a contest, and no information as to the source of the noise was provided, I'd guess that it is someone playing a kazoo with their butt while farting. I suppose that is unlikely. Is it near where any iceblock material stops? I'm thinking that at some locxation where it ends (probably near some flashing, some wind is getting in there and causing it to vibrate).
I'm glad I'm not the only one. I thought that the OP took his camcorder in the attic with him and began farting like there is no tomorrow. I'll bee keeping an eye on this thread for sure.
Roofer came out. He was cracking up watching the video, said he was going to share it with the rest of the guys he works with. We're trying some spray foam in the small gap where the air is shooting through and causing the vibration. It's not a water leak so I'm ok with the fix. If it happens again then I think the siding on my neighbors house will need to be pulled off where it meets my roof. Our units are staggered so their siding joins up with my roof.
