Transom Windows Above Interior Doors

Our transoms are single pane 1 4 annealed glass with simulated divided lite with 1 3 16 muntin bars.

Transom windows above interior doors.

A transom over a double door better visually connects the two rooms and shares light between the two. An open transom window in the winter helped heat from the central fireplace reach bedrooms at night. For single doors simply order a transom sash that is the same width as the door slab that will go underneath. Interior trim will match the door unit.

They allow natural light to stream into your entryway. 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. The pattern or design of the muntins for the transom usually does not align with the muntin bars or stiles of the doors below. Historically operable transom windows above doors played a role in the heating and cooling in a home.

So for a 2 8 door so would order a 2 8 transom. Measure plan. Operable transoms have sashes that can be opened or closed to help regulate the temperature in a room when the door is closed. This is normal there is no need to align them.

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. 4701 interior transom 6 0 interior french sash doors 4705 interior transom 6 0 interior french sash doors. Discover how a transom can complement your front entry door design. Eventually transom windows earned a dominant role in households not just above exterior doors but within the interior space of a home as well.

Choose interior or exterior models. Transom windows delivered to your door transom windows. 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. Wood transoms provide beautiful detail to interior doors.

Transoms are stationary sections of glass placed above an entry door and its sidelights. With two styles available to choose from you can add design interest with a rectangular transom or elliptical transom. Choose from interior single pane and exterior insulated options.