When a house “settles” what is actually happening that causes popping, creaking, groaning noises, etc.?
In: Engineering
Your house is built from rigid structures, fastened together to prevent them moving. As the added weight of the building causes things to compress (both the building materials themselves and the ground under the building) you are hearing the joints and fasteners shifting and making noise. Eventually things will equalize and the shifting will slow. As temperatures and humidity levels change things will continue to shift and make noise but it will be less frequent.
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