When you move into a house or even if you have been living there for a while, you may notice that the house can fill with strange sounds late at night. It could be a light popping when the heat kicks on or even something that sounds like moaning or little feet racing in the walls. 
You may think that Casper is living in your home, but thats not likely. There are plenty of natural sounds that a house can make in the night as the temperature and air pressure changes. You notice them most at night for two reasons: (1) The greatest temperature and air pressure changes happen at night, and (2) when you go to bed everything is turned off and it doesnt have to compete with House M.D.
So here is a little breakdown of noises and what they mean both natural and supernatural.
Groaning: Most houses are made mostly out of wood, and the older the home, the more wood.
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Kicked off the Delta Faucet/ Brizo networking event with a great dinner here in Indianapolis, tonight. And while I don’t have a lot to report yet on their brands, I have met a handfull of other bloggers worth checking out:
- Timothy Dahl and Katy Ryan at Charles and Hudson - like us, they’re home-improvement bloggers…currently running a Kitchens special in August.
- Tim Carter at Ask the Builder – Tim’s been blogging on building/construction/home-improvement-project information since the four of us at OPC were in high school. So yes, I’m listening when he’s talking.
- Kim Sweet at Kitchens.com – and I had to meet right away because we’re both “the other Kim” at the event. Her website majors in kitchen design – something Fred and I are right in the midst of this summer. She also happens to have friends who are in the process of adopting – the primary topic of my personal/family adoption blog.
- Tim Layton from The Remodeling Guy – yes, everyone here tonight is either a Tim(othy) or a Kim – so what? He’s your hands-on sort, and also has made a noticeable effort to get to know every one of us at this event tonight.
- Joe and Joe from CFT411 – I fear even linking to this blog because Fred has shown great interest in learning wood-working in the past, and he doesn’t need another hobby!!!! Great guys who have a passion for the details of what they do.
- Kit Stansley from DIY Diva – don’t let the name fool you. She’s a tomboy just like me – even owns some donkeys for her yard (yes, real ones!).
Tomorrow promises to give opportunities to meet the rest of the crew here as well as to become quickie-Delta-Faucet-experts. Will report back then!
-Kim