Walls and Ceilings - Creaking wall boards or?

Hey guys, brand new over here, thought id lay out my problem and see if anyone can help.

Heres the situation.

Me and a few buddies (with the help of some professionals for the plumbing and concrete work) totally finished my basement. It was pretty much 4 bare walls and we added a bedroom, living room, bathroom and kitchen. The plumber put in some baseboard heat, but we also had the heating duct in the basement and while putting our walls up we cut out 2 vents to get some extra heat down there.

Everything worked out pretty much as best as i could have hoped considering i was a beginner at all of this.

Now, heres the problem, in my bedroom the overhead vent is on the right side of the room and lately when the heat is flowing through the duct(and sometimes when its not, but def more pronounced when it is) , i hear this very irritating noise every few seconds. Its creaks pretty much every 5 seconds while the heat is flowing and then sometimes every like 10-15 when its not, but sometimes it doesnt creak at all. Sometimes Ill use the old DIY solution of banging the wall cutout right next to the vent and that is a temporary solution, but i dont know what else to do. Ive actually resorted to leaving my wifes side and sleeping in the living room (the torturous creaking seemingly doesnt bother her).

At first i thought it may have something to do with the baseboard, but there are no pipes at all near where the sound is coming from and im just at a loss for what to do. I literally cannot get a good nights sleep. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks guys

Welcome to the forums!

Would adding a few screws to better secure the drywall help?

Just called my father and he suggested the same thing. But where would i put the screws, would it just be trial and error? And what do you think is actually causing the creaking?

For the most part it might be trial and error. Insert the screws anywhere you think the drywall might be flexing.

I suspect the temp changes when the HVAC is on is the cause of the creaking. It's also possible it is the duct work making the noise and not the drywall. I'm not sure how you would fix that without removing drywall :o :eek:

Thanks for the reply, i was thinking of opening up the vent and checking where i cut the hole in the duct..maybe the diffuser has something to do with it.

My worst case scenario i guess is to buy one of those ocean sound things and just keep it running all night..haha