Scratching noises in new roof

[Domo]

Our new loft conversion was completed about 6 weeks ago after 7 months of work and it includes two large dormer sections. Just last night we could hear scratching/scuffling above one of the new bedrooms. It prevents the bedroom occupent from sleeping and we're worried about wires/genereal damage/potential for infestation.

Some quick Googling suggests something might have got in through ill fitting trim anywhere along the roof line, which it goes onto say is common in new houses. We can't get up there to look.

Even though we have signed off, can we ask the loft company to look into it? Would that be a reasonable request? Just wondering how far we can go in insisting (hence the post).

 

[Maccapacca]

Of course ask them to come and have a look.

 

[Jimbeam3678]

Will be squirrels, if you do catch them apparently you need to humanly kill them assuming there are of the grey variety.

https://basc.org.uk/game-and-gamekeeping/advice-and-fact-sheets/basc-grey-squirrel-control/

 

[LiE]

I have the same noise, it's a bird in the sofit, it comes and goes. I thought it was a rodent at first but was just a pesky bird. Didn't have this prior to our loft conversion, I think there is a small opening where the soil stack was added to to allow access into the sofit.

 

[Sasahara]

I would also go with the bird option. They like nesting holes.

 

[cheesyboy]

Birds or rats, commonly.

 

[Burned_Alive]

It's probably just birds walking on the roof. We have quite a shallow pitch roof and can hear birds walking around on occasion.

 

[Yaayuh!]

We can hear birds sometimes, scritching and scratching. Frequently this time of year, we have house sparrows that nest in the soffits/eaves . We clear them out a bit every autumn.
Loft itself has traps we check now and then. Rarely get anything any more.

 

[Psycho Sonny]

Our new loft conversion was completed about 6 weeks ago after 7 months of work and it includes two large dormer sections. Just last night we could hear scratching/scuffling above one of the new bedrooms. It prevents the bedroom occupent from sleeping and we're worried about wires/genereal damage/potential for infestation.

Some quick Googling suggests something might have got in through ill fitting trim anywhere along the roof line, which it goes onto say is common in new houses. We can't get up there to look.

Even though we have signed off, can we ask the loft company to look into it? Would that be a reasonable request? Just wondering how far we can go in insisting (hence the post).

you want to buy some rubber snakes the more realistic looking the better. then place them on the roof.

the birds will stop coming near the roof.