Welcome to City-Data.com Forum!
U.S. CitiesCity-Data Forum Index
Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Nevada > Las Vegas
 [Register]
Please register to participate in our discussions with 2 million other members - it's free and quick! Some forums can only be seen by registered members. After you create your account, you'll be able to customize options and access all our 15,000 new posts/day with fewer ads.
View detailed profile (Advanced) or search
site with Google Custom Search

Search Forums  (Advanced)
Reply Start New Thread
 
Old 12-17-2008, 09:55 PM
 
39 posts, read 114,480 times
Reputation: 39

Advertisements

I'm in SE Las Vegas where it snowed today, and then my roof started making loud cracking noises as though someone were walking on it with a heavy foot. Is it because of the colder than usual temperatures? The noise started right about when it was snowing and it's been going on for at least 5 hrs now.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message

 
Old 12-17-2008, 09:58 PM
 
Location: Home!
9,376 posts, read 11,945,533 times
Reputation: 9282
I was out and about and saw many trees down. Do you have trees around your home? They were crackling and creaking big time.

If not I am sure the weight might have something to do with it. The snow is very heavy.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-17-2008, 10:08 PM
 
Location: Vero Beach, Fl
2,976 posts, read 13,373,512 times
Reputation: 2265
Perhaps expansion and contraction. Do have ductwork under your roof running heat??
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-17-2008, 10:15 PM
 
39 posts, read 114,480 times
Reputation: 39
Hmm...ductwork is actually inside the house. This sounds more like a heavy guy walking on the roof, or maybe like wood cracking. There is one large tree in the neighbors yard, but that couldn't sound like someone walking on the roof.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-17-2008, 10:27 PM
 
Location: NW Las Vegas - Lone Mountain
15,756 posts, read 38,200,574 times
Reputation: 2661
Most likely the weight of the snow is loading the roof trusses up. So they are groaning a bit as the weight comes on.

Does not mean anything bad. Just shifting with the load. If properly designed they will be fine. If not expect some free cooling in your home.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-17-2008, 10:34 PM
 
Location: Beautiful Upstate NY!
13,814 posts, read 28,496,245 times
Reputation: 7615
Just grab your roof rake and rake it off.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-17-2008, 10:51 PM
 
Location: South San Francisco
322 posts, read 1,270,674 times
Reputation: 153
roof rake's are as scares as snow plows in this town
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-17-2008, 10:54 PM
 
Location: Beautiful Upstate NY!
13,814 posts, read 28,496,245 times
Reputation: 7615
future LV residents from the east: take note for packing when moving.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-17-2008, 11:43 PM
 
Location: Southeast Missouri
5,812 posts, read 18,829,880 times
Reputation: 3385
Trees make those cracking noises because of the weight of the snow. They might break, but they usually don't.

It could be your roof, though. Snow can collapse roofs, but I've only seen it on TV.
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
 
Old 12-17-2008, 11:43 PM
 
39 posts, read 114,480 times
Reputation: 39
I've never been up on the roof, I don't do ladders. But what's a roof rake?
Reply With Quote Quick reply to this message
Please register to post and access all features of our very popular forum. It is free and quick. Over $68,000 in prizes has already been given out to active posters on our forum. Additional giveaways are planned.

Detailed information about all U.S. cities, counties, and zip codes on our site: City-data.com.


Reply
Please update this thread with any new information or opinions. This open thread is still read by thousands of people, so we encourage all additional points of view.

Quick Reply
Message:


Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2020 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram


Over $104,000 in prizes was already given out to active posters on our forum and additional giveaways are planned!

Go Back   City-Data Forum > U.S. Forums > Nevada > Las Vegas
Similar Threads
View detailed profiles of:

All times are GMT -6.

© 2005-2024, Advameg, Inc. · Please obey Forum Rules · Terms of Use and Privacy Policy · Bug Bounty

City-Data.com - Contact Us - Archive 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37 - Top