If there is an open area around the garage you can opt for a wooden garage roof as well.
Roof made of wood.
However archaeologists have found evidence of very early use of roofs made from a wide variety of substances including animal parts wood rocks and clay.
Steel and reinforced concrete have for the most part replaced such heavy wooden support systems and such materials moreover have enabled the development of new and dramatic roof forms.
Being made of synthetic rubber or polymer they are flexible and elastic and can handle temperature changes and some impact types better than built up roofs.
One of the most popular types of roofing for residential structures is shingles.
If you choose a sloping roof for the garage paint the walls white and the roof in a darker shade like chocolate brown blue or green.
Garage roofs can be arched sloping or flat depending on your taste and aptitude.
The type of truss you build will be suited for different weights which may help you determine the exterior materials you use.
Roof materials at the dawn of civilization it s easy to assume that early man slept out in the open under the stars or was protected from the elements inside a cave.
A top coating of adhesive asphalt will be applied and ceramic granules embedded into the shingles.
For pitched roofs the truss the framework can be made of wood or metal and the outside can have wood or asphalt shingles clay or concrete tiles or metal sheeting.