Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Roof Vibration Noise Diagnosis. 3Jan 19, 2015 8:27 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Roof Vibration Noise Diagnosis. 5Jan 19, 2015 9:40 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Roof Vibration Noise Diagnosis. 7Jan 19, 2015 3:33 pm Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Roof Vibration Noise Diagnosis. 9Jan 19, 2015 6:08 pm Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Roof Vibration Noise Diagnosis. 13Jan 21, 2015 9:44 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Roof Vibration Noise Diagnosis. 15Jan 22, 2015 10:58 am 33amc I was thinking an air blower on an air hose from a compressor Of course, for some reason my rattled brain went to a 'leaf blower' @StructuralBIMGuy Without Oz's gun laws in place , It's quite possible I would've emptied a few magazines into the area by now! Re: Roof Vibration Noise Diagnosis. 16Jul 31, 2021 2:38 pm Hi all - I realise that this thread is quite old, but we've just completed a new house build by Simonds Homes, and we have exactly this same problem (noise vibration in front corner - sounds like a jackhammer etc). We moved in 4 months ago, and notified this to Simonds as part of our 3 month maintenance review. Ours is a colourbond roof, and we had Simonds initially come out and they mentioned loose sarking. They then supposedly 'fixed it' by adding a few more screws into the roof, and then it happpend again almost straight away. Now they're saying that it's not anything that they've done wrong - they're now saying that it's the eaves vibrating, and that it's occurring because we live in a windy area. They have however promised to come and look at it, but I'm just wondering if this is a build issue (ie according to Standards), or if it's something that we need to get looked at (outside the Simonds 3 month maintenance process). If it is outside the Simonds Build process, does anyone have any recommendations on which type of tradesperson we should engage for this? Re: Roof Vibration Noise Diagnosis. 17Nov 22, 2022 3:31 pm DamianH Hi all - I realise that this thread is quite old, but we've just completed a new house build by Simonds Homes, and we have exactly this same problem (noise vibration in front corner - sounds like a jackhammer etc). We moved in 4 months ago, and notified this to Simonds as part of our 3 month maintenance review. Ours is a colourbond roof, and we had Simonds initially come out and they mentioned loose sarking. They then supposedly 'fixed it' by adding a few more screws into the roof, and then it happpend again almost straight away. Now they're saying that it's not anything that they've done wrong - they're now saying that it's the eaves vibrating, and that it's occurring because we live in a windy area. They have however promised to come and look at it, but I'm just wondering if this is a build issue (ie according to Standards), or if it's something that we need to get looked at (outside the Simonds 3 month maintenance process). If it is outside the Simonds Build process, does anyone have any recommendations on which type of tradesperson we should engage for this? Hi Damian. We have recently built a new house with colorbond roof and we have se issue as yours. Sae your post from one year ago now and reaching you with a hope you might have found a solution by now. Could you please let me know what the problem is and how you got it fixed. My builder and roofers have come for like 5 times now and they are unable to pinpoint to tha problem. Thankyou Reddy Re: Roof Vibration Noise Diagnosis. 18Nov 24, 2022 11:41 am Hello Reddee Your question is very timely, because the roof vibration problem was only fixed last Thursday (a year and a half after we notified Simonds about it). Like you, we had Simonds come out several times - at first, the guys that came out did genuinely try to fix it, i had audio recordings of the sound and they tried blowers to replicate the problem - when they were here, they were able to see and hear it themselves. That was approx Oct 2021, so a few weeks ago I put in a formal complaint to Simonds about the time it was taking for them to respond (12 months since their last attempt to fix it). I told them how it was affecting my family's health (not being able to sleep), and their response to the complaint was that it was not actually their problem - as the building code supposedly requires there to be a gap between gutter and fascia. I responded that the building code wouldn't allow a jackhammer noise in this scenario, so they decided to come out again.. This time, our original Simonds supervisor came over with another supervisor and they added blobs of silicone 6-9 inches apart between the gutter and the fascia, right along the whole length and side of the gutter (the sides that were facing where the winds come from) - and everything is now fixed. Apparently it was the gutter vibrating against the fascia in strong winds, even though there were plenty of brackets in-place. My suggestion is to keep going back to your builder, they'll try to say that they've done everything they can (ask them how far the brackets are from each other - not sure, but I think that they should be not more than 1.2m apart), then ask them to do the silicone between the gutter and the fascia. It should fix the issue. In our case, we had a really really windy weekend a couple of days after they added the silicone (so it was a really good test scenario), and we didn't get any rattles then, and haven't had any rattles since. Hopefully it stays that way Re: Roof Vibration Noise Diagnosis. 19Nov 24, 2022 1:37 pm Hi Damian Thanks a lot for your reply. It is indeed a timely one. I will ask my builder to do the same. Hopefully my problem will also be solved with this. Thanks once again Reddy DamianH Hello Reddee Your question is very timely, because the roof vibration problem was only fixed last Thursday (a year and a half after we notified Simonds about it). Like you, we had Simonds come out several times - at first, the guys that came out did genuinely try to fix it, i had audio recordings of the sound and they tried blowers to replicate the problem - when they were here, they were able to see and hear it themselves. That was approx Oct 2021, so a few weeks ago I put in a formal complaint to Simonds about the time it was taking for them to respond (12 months since their last attempt to fix it). I told them how it was affecting my family's health (not being able to sleep), and their response to the complaint was that it was not actually their problem - as the building code supposedly requires there to be a gap between gutter and fascia. I responded that the building code wouldn't allow a jackhammer noise in this scenario, so they decided to come out again.. This time, our original Simonds supervisor came over with another supervisor and they added blobs of silicone 6-9 inches apart between the gutter and the fascia, right along the whole length and side of the gutter (the sides that were facing where the winds come from) - and everything is now fixed. Apparently it was the gutter vibrating against the fascia in strong winds, even though there were plenty of brackets in-place. My suggestion is to keep going back to your builder, they'll try to say that they've done everything they can (ask them how far the brackets are from each other - not sure, but I think that they should be not more than 1.2m apart), then ask them to do the silicone between the gutter and the fascia. It should fix the issue. In our case, we had a really really windy weekend a couple of days after they added the silicone (so it was a really good test scenario), and we didn't get any rattles then, and haven't had any rattles since. Hopefully it stays that way Re: Roof Vibration Noise Diagnosis. 20Jan 03, 2023 3:33 pm Hello. It is with interest that I read these posts about the roof noise. My roof is full of all angles - skillion colourbond roof. In the front section of the house, I have had a noise emitting from the roof, not evident when outside, in strong winds.The roofer came numerous times to fix to no avail. Now I have been told it is not structural so not covered by the building authority. The vertical cladding near this roof section has been re-inforced and I thought that this may have fixed it, but no. So, from above I have gathered that it could be the sisilation noise.It is good to be aware that other people have this problem, and you are not alone. So it could be that I try the silicone at intervals along the area between the fascia and gutter. Fingers crossed. This is a very important way of sharing experiences as otherwise I could have thought I was the only one with this roof noise. Ain't that the truth! We used to have a tile roof and had it replaced with colorbond and suddenly everything throughout the entire house sounds louder! 4 6644 Nope, only on the inside, I've literally has my ears to the brick outside and can't hear anything. I can sort of 'reset' the noise by pressing firmly on the studs. 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