Typically this is Water Hammer. The water pressure in your pipes is too high.
You may need to allow your water arrestors to recharge. In some residences, pipes rise above the tee in order to trap air so that water does not "hammer" when turned on or off. Try turning off the water at the valve into your house. Open the hose bibbs, sink, bath and shower faucets and allow the cold water to drain out. Once drained, turn off the faucets and hose bibbs and turn the watersupply valve back on. Start at the closest faucet to the water supply valve and turn them on throughout the house moving from closest to farthest. Air should sputter from each as you go. When you have all of the cold water running, air should be trapped in any arrestor pipes. Turn off the all faucets. Air should now be trapped in the arrestor pipes, softening the noise when water is turned off. If you do not have riser type arrestor pipes you may have cartridge type water arrestors. These are typically in the wall and are hard to get access to. The riser type water arrestor pipes can typically be seen in the attic running straight up 12" to 18" above the pipe tee dropping down the wall to your tub. Also, check that your pipes are anchored. That would be pipe straps that hold the pipe down to your framing. One other thing to check is to see if you have a loose screw or washer in your sink faucet. But, this noise would occur only when the sink was running. Also, check that the valves under your sink are fully open. Also, if you have a pressure regulator on your water supply, check and verify it's setting. You may have higher water pressure that is affecting the piping in your residence. Sometimes the diaphragm goes bad in the regulator and needs to be replaced. Not a major project. Also, if you do not have one on your hot water heater, an Expansion Tank is a good thing to install.
source: http://www.justanswer.com/plumbing/2ghgo-pipes-house-seem-vibrating-wall-behind.html
by Patrick
http://www.guranteedplumbingco.com
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