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Old 8/23/09, 10:32 AM
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Default Pests in the siding?

Aluminum sided ranch w/ crawl. Nothing of interest in this part of crawl or attic.

On one side of the house there was an intermitent "clicking" noise from behind the siding.

Any ideas? Bees? There were a few (3-5) buzzing around the area (lots of surrounding vegetation).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cr8HrMXbtk

BTW - I edited out the part of me running away from a couple that took a keen interest in me.
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Old 8/23/09, 10:38 AM
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Default Re: Pests in the siding?

Based on your shadow, the sun was shining on this wall... heat expansion?
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Old 8/23/09, 10:48 AM
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Default Re: Pests in the siding?

by the buckle i would say it was to tight . probably expansion
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Default Re: Pests in the siding?

Sounded like heat expansion to me as well. Gotta love aluminum.



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Old 8/30/09, 1:14 AM
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Default Re: Pests in the siding?

I came across the same thing a few weeks ago. Not as loud as in your video, but maybe more easily identifiable as siding expansion.
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Old 8/30/09, 1:25 AM
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Default Re: Pests in the siding?

Don't you know morse code? It said, I am stuck inside wall. Barnabas Collins




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