Ting, Ting, Ting ….. What Is That Noise?

Were you kept awake last night by a Ting Ting Ting sound from the outer walls of your bedroom? Sounds like it is coming from the downspout off the gutters? Perhaps it lulled you to sleep but then at 2am it sounded more like a snare drum. Inside your head. All night, getting louder and louder.

So what is that noise? It is common the first winter after you've had new gutters installed to hear this noise. Dun-Rite Roofing has had customers call after this experience and the usual culprit is from a tiny amount of water going through the downspout instead of a free flow of water.

What causes this? When downspouts are made of a rectangular shaped material with custom made elbows, the free flow of water is sometimes stopped at the elbow. Thus the results of what sounds like a snare drum banging are custom made.

An easy and quick fix to this problem is moving the downspout a little by loosening the straps that are holding it in place. This will allow the downspout to be moved left or right approximately half of an inch then re-attach the strap. This can usually be done by the homeowner, but if don't have the tools to loosen the strap, a call to Dun-Rite Roofing and we can.