Board Thread:Writer's Workshop/@comment-25024956-20140605002312/@comment-24304936-20140605151336

I actually think the story sits pretty well on its own, as is. You're descriptive and make me care about what is happening. The only part that I think you need to clarify though is why the protagonist, out of the blue, decides to translate the sounds to Morse code (ala kind of what Wave said above).

Maybe have him discover papers before the ending with scribblings of dots and dashes on them that were left there by the builder or something, then somehow he deciphers what he hears based on those writings. Or even just some buildup i.e. the pattern is consistent and happens over the course of a few weeks, then he has a revelation of some sort to decode the house's message.

I like your idea though. All in all, a pretty good effort.