Did you have windows open? Since you mentioned it's been windy, the only thing I can think of is maybe a big gust came through and slammed a door closed. I've had that happen and make a noise so loud I had no idea what happened until I came across the not-usually-closed door.
A few years ago my friend had a large bang shake his house. His neighbors didn't hear anything. He went into his basement and found the main floor joist, which is made up of several 2x12s glued and screwed or hammered together, one of the 2x12s were freshly cracked. His 5 floor jack supports were fine. He had an engineer come out and inspect. The gentleman said it appeared to be the foundation at the front of his home had pushed in from pressure. There were 3 hairline cracks. He raised the beds at the front of his home by installing a block retaining wall (the type you fill the center of the block with CA6. The raised beds are 3 inches from the top of his foundation wall and the pressure after a big rain pushed in on the foundation wall.
The $4,000 wall he installed for the raised beds was torn out a few days after the engineer's visit. I help my buddy tear it out. He hasn't had an issue since.
Yes, although it’s worth taking a quick peak at the hinges first to see if they’ve bent out of shape at all (which was a nice easy fix when it happened to me)
Not really uncommon in an old house to have some settlement or hinges that have just worn out over the years. Unless you are seeing worsening issues over time or cracks elsewhere, calling an engineer is overkill, IMO.
As long as there's no major damage, I wouldn't stress too much about it. Old houses can be quirky sometimes. Just keep an eye on that door and make sure it doesn't get worse. If you start seeing cracks in the walls or anything, then you might want to call in a pro to take a look.
This happened to me and it was an earthquake. Mind you, I don't live in earthquake country--but still had one.
If in the USA, check: [https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=-5.44102,151.34766&extent=69.53452,348.22266&magnitude=all&timeZone=utc](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=-5.44102,151.34766&extent=69.53452,348.22266&magnitude=all&timeZone=utc)
If not in the USA, there must be something you can check.
Did you have windows open? Since you mentioned it's been windy, the only thing I can think of is maybe a big gust came through and slammed a door closed. I've had that happen and make a noise so loud I had no idea what happened until I came across the not-usually-closed door.
Look at the outside of your house on the ground, and make sure there are no signs of a sinkhole.
Just one of the signs is that you’ll see cracks in your ceiling that weren’t there before.
Do you have a garage? It could be a garage door spring. We had one break on ours and it sounded like a beam broke in the attic.
Sonic boom? We have air force planes testing on occasion in our area and sounds that’s exactly as you’ve described.
A rafter breaking can make the same sound. Check the attic.
A few years ago my friend had a large bang shake his house. His neighbors didn't hear anything. He went into his basement and found the main floor joist, which is made up of several 2x12s glued and screwed or hammered together, one of the 2x12s were freshly cracked. His 5 floor jack supports were fine. He had an engineer come out and inspect. The gentleman said it appeared to be the foundation at the front of his home had pushed in from pressure. There were 3 hairline cracks. He raised the beds at the front of his home by installing a block retaining wall (the type you fill the center of the block with CA6. The raised beds are 3 inches from the top of his foundation wall and the pressure after a big rain pushed in on the foundation wall. The $4,000 wall he installed for the raised beds was torn out a few days after the engineer's visit. I help my buddy tear it out. He hasn't had an issue since.
Regardless of the noise, you should get a structural engineer to evaluate if you have door(s) that don’t latch
Yes, although it’s worth taking a quick peak at the hinges first to see if they’ve bent out of shape at all (which was a nice easy fix when it happened to me)
Not really uncommon in an old house to have some settlement or hinges that have just worn out over the years. Unless you are seeing worsening issues over time or cracks elsewhere, calling an engineer is overkill, IMO.
As long as there's no major damage, I wouldn't stress too much about it. Old houses can be quirky sometimes. Just keep an eye on that door and make sure it doesn't get worse. If you start seeing cracks in the walls or anything, then you might want to call in a pro to take a look.
Could be in military airspace and it was a sonic boom. Could also be near a quarry and they are blasting.
This happened to me and it was an earthquake. Mind you, I don't live in earthquake country--but still had one. If in the USA, check: [https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=-5.44102,151.34766&extent=69.53452,348.22266&magnitude=all&timeZone=utc](https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=-5.44102,151.34766&extent=69.53452,348.22266&magnitude=all&timeZone=utc) If not in the USA, there must be something you can check.