Hey, wondering if someone can advise.
We've had a couple of nights of high winds, and when gusting, we get terrible banging and thudding noises coming from our bedroom ceiling, from several different places. I've been in the loft and the noise is almost non existent, the noise all comes down stairs. It's loud enough to keep you awake.
My hunch is that it's the wind hitting the gable end wall and the force travelling through the roof, onto the main support post in the middle of the loft,which is in turn connected to a joist that runs the width of the house. I'm guessing these slight movements are the bangs and thudding I'm hearing. The main noise comes from directly where this main beam connects with the main ceiling joist.
Any ideas how I can reduce this noise? Can I add extra support somewhere to reduce movement?
Would putting up plasterboard on the loft rafters reduce wind getting in and roof movement?
What sort of tradesmen could come and check this out?
Any advise would be appreciated as the noise is driving me mad whenever it gets over 30mph.
Chris