Popping. (It may sound like a spinning washing machine thatâs out of balance.) The house makes popping sounds late at night/early morning ( when temps drop/or forced air heating kicks in- cant tell which). The sun hits your roof and heats it up. I heard a pop and thought it was a bag because people do thatâ. The WAV version and the ZIP File version include the full 1+ minute of audio but the MP3 download link is smaller, as we use this to play a preview and it ⦠The first night it happened I nearly leapt out of my skin as I thought someone was walking up the stairs. After the rain passed there were some nice little birds that came out of hiding and began to make music. Unsound Sounds: 7 Noises You Donât Want to Hear From Your House Our houses groan, creak, and pop on a regular basis. Over time, it could damage the entire system. Not coming from floors, ⦠The noise usually happens between midnight and 1 a.m. and is loud enough to make one think that the craft is flying extremely low. Currently living in an apartment, been here several months now and the popping noise started 3 nights ago. More common in older systems, this is a sound ⦠Clanking. I live in Mission Viejo, California (about 6 miles north of San Juan Capistrano) and have been hearing the same, loud jet engine noises at night. This could be a sign of moisture in the gas line, or that the gas line has become clogged. QUESTION: Our house is making settling noises in the attic over the bedroom. - ⦠If you hear a loud humming, take note. The most common symptom includes hearing a loud noise as you fall asleep or when you wake up. I know windows tend to make a POP sound in the winter, especially at night when the temps drop, but I have never experienced this happening in the summer, with temps in the mid to upper 70's at night. Compressors make low humming or buzzing sounds as part of their normal operation. In almost every mass shooting, victims report that they heard a loud noise, but thought it was some other more innocuous sound. It doesn't seem to do it during the day and I haven't a clue what it is. It appears that since then every night in the early hours there are really load cracking/popping noises that sound like they are coming from the walls or floor? Birds After Rain. As for the popping noise in the morning and evening, thatâs a different mechanism. Despite its scary-sounding name, exploding head syndrome ⦠Day and night, we hear loud cracking or popping sounds--usually three or four in succession. In a recent school shooting, Jordan Coates, a student at the school stated: âMy back was to the door. Itâs thermal expansion and contraction. After wandering around her home, Belm said she calmed down when she realized the cause of the loud popping noises was the extremely cold temperature outside â and not an intruder. Its a 1973 single story wood framed stucco exterior with crawl space in Northern California.