Transom Windows Above Interior Doors

For single doors simply order a transom sash that is the same width as the door slab that will go underneath.

Transom windows above interior doors.

With two styles available to choose from you can add design interest with a rectangular transom or elliptical transom. The pattern or design of the muntins for the transom usually does not align with the muntin bars or stiles of the doors below. 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. Choose interior or exterior models.

Interior trim will match the door unit. Our transoms are single pane 1 4 annealed glass with simulated divided lite with 1 3 16 muntin bars. Eventually transom windows earned a dominant role in households not just above exterior doors but within the interior space of a home as well. Both business and residential buildings installed these windows atop doors leading into offices dining areas or libraries creating a continuous flow of air and light between spaces.

So for a 2 8 door so would order a 2 8 transom. Operable transoms have sashes that can be opened or closed to help regulate the temperature in a room when the door is closed. They allow natural light to stream into your entryway. Transom windows also called transom lights sit above an entry patio or interior door or other windows.

Discover how a transom can complement your front entry door design. Measure plan. Transoms are stationary sections of glass placed above an entry door and its sidelights. This is normal there is no need to align them.

Wood transoms provide beautiful detail to interior doors. An open transom window in the winter helped heat from the central fireplace reach bedrooms at night. 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.

Choose from interior single pane and exterior insulated options. 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. A transom over a double door better visually connects the two rooms and shares light between the two.