Transom Windows Above Interior Doors

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Transom windows above interior doors.

4701 interior transom 6 0 interior french sash doors 4705 interior transom 6 0 interior french sash doors. Choose from interior single pane and exterior insulated options. Transom windows delivered to your door transom windows. Wood transoms provide beautiful detail to interior 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. Transoms are stationary sections of glass placed above an entry door and its sidelights. 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. Interior trim will match the door unit.

Operable transoms have sashes that can be opened or closed to help regulate the temperature in a room when the door is closed. An open transom window in the winter helped heat from the central fireplace reach bedrooms at night. A transom over a double door better visually connects the two rooms and shares light between the two. Discover how a transom can complement your front entry door design.

For single doors simply order a transom sash that is the same width as the door slab that will go underneath. Transom windows also called transom lights sit above an entry patio or interior door or other windows. 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. The pattern or design of the muntins for the transom usually does not align with the muntin bars or stiles of the doors below.

So for a 2 8 door so would order a 2 8 transom. Our transoms are single pane 1 4 annealed glass with simulated divided lite with 1 3 16 muntin bars. This is normal there is no need to align them. With two styles available to choose from you can add design interest with a rectangular transom or elliptical transom.

Historically operable transom windows above doors played a role in the heating and cooling in a home. Standard or wide stiles available. 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.