Why Do Our Homes Make Noise In Cold Weather?

CBS Minnesota

January 7, 2025

HOPKINS, Minn. — As winter's wind howls outside, a symphony of clangs, bangs, and creaks, tremble through homes, and befuddle those living in them.

Lauri from Red Wing said via email, "I can hear loud cracking or banging sounds coming from the attic rafters or outside walls. What causes these noises and are the rafters or two-by-fours being damaged?"

Barak Steenlage, co-owner of Anchor Builders said it could be due to extreme shifts in temperature. Standing in a Hopkins home his company spent years remodeling, he provided details on the question at hand.

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