Transom Windows Above Interior Doors

The pattern or design of the muntins for the transom usually does not align with the muntin bars or stiles of the doors below.

Transom windows above interior doors.

An open transom window in the winter helped heat from the central fireplace reach bedrooms at night. Choose from interior single pane and exterior insulated options. Our transoms are single pane 1 4 annealed glass with simulated divided lite with 1 3 16 muntin bars. Historically operable transom windows above doors played a role in the heating and cooling in a home.

With two styles available to choose from you can add design interest with a rectangular transom or elliptical transom. Transom windows also called transom lights sit above an entry patio or interior door or other windows. Wood transoms provide beautiful detail to interior doors. Choose interior or exterior models.

So for a 2 8 door so would order a 2 8 transom. Discover how a transom can complement your front entry door design. Operable transoms have sashes that can be opened or closed to help regulate the temperature in a room when the door is closed. Transom windows delivered to your door transom windows.

4701 interior transom 6 0 interior french sash doors 4705 interior transom 6 0 interior french sash doors. Standard installation we do not make doors but you can choose most any door that you can find and we will build an exterior transom to fit above it. Standard or wide stiles available. They allow natural light to stream into your entryway.

Typically non operating and used to add style and increase natural light transoms span the width of the opening they top and can be placed above single or double doors and sidelites. While installation will vary based on door and ceiling height whether the wall is interior or exterior and whether it bears weight the standard process to add a transom window is to remove the. For single doors simply order a transom sash that is the same width as the door slab that will go underneath. A transom over a double door better visually connects the two rooms and shares light between the two.

Measure plan. This is normal there is no need to align them. Transoms are stationary sections of glass placed above an entry door and its sidelights.