Humming noise not electric help

mosser35

Hi in my new home nearly a year which is detached we have a humming noise which is louder at the dead of the night. The electricty has been off for a day or two and we can still hear it. We don't remember it when we first moved in but think we have been listening to it now about 10 months. We only dos three things when we moved in which was hearing system, some new seals on windows and got sky in. I've aske

slimjimmc

Can you hear it in all rooms or just certain room(s)?
Turn the mains water off and see does that stop the noise.
Low frequency sound can travel through the ground so what you're hearing might come from the neighbour's house/shed. Some nights I can sometimes hear a dull thumping from footsteps on the public footpath even though it's separated a high block boundary wall, 4m of ground and a block cavity wall.

mosser35

Thanks will try the water tonight

slimjimmc wrote: »

Can you hear it in all rooms or just certain room(s)?
Turn the mains water off and see does that stop the noise.
Low frequency sound can travel through the ground so what you're hearing might come from the neighbour's house/shed. Some nights I can sometimes hear a dull thumping from footsteps on the public footpath even though it's separated a high block boundary wall, 4m of ground and a block cavity wall.

whizbang

Battery powered clocks or timers will also hum.

You only need a really thin piece of foam or similar to isolate the noise from the wall.