And it is also vital to perform regular maintenance such as gutter cleaning and roof sweeping to keep your fibreglass roofing operating at maximum efficiency.
Fibreglass roof rain noise.
Banging sounds generally occur when a part of the roof has not been properly fixed in place.
Loud banging and cracking noises coming from your grp fibreglass roof could be for a number of different reasons which we list below.
Roof noises may be described as those attributed to an obvious source.
The most common noise issues with flat roofs are banging loud rain snapping popping sounds heat related cracking and creaking.
I think that you are right about the noises being caused by thermal movement.
Grp creaks and b.
Thermal expansion and contraction when a roof heats up and cools down during the course of a day it will make noise this is due to thermal expansion and contraction and is a completely normal process.
My builders response when questioned about the excessive noise.
The patter or even the roar of falling rain or hail popping and cracking noises perhaps due to thermal expansion and contraction of roof coverings metal roofing or roof structure and transmitted noises from other external sources such as low flying aircraft or nearby.
The sound can be present both in mild weather and heavy winds.
It may be that the builder with the best of intentions has secured the roof panels to the frame too tightly using special fixings comprising a neoprene washer that sits on the crest of a corrugation through which the fixing screw or bolt passes.