Transom Window Above Bedroom Door

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.

Transom window above bedroom door.

But let s get back to transom windows. If privacy is a concern we offer many customized glass designs that obscure the view. Transom window over a door in a bedroom doors to from bedrooms to bathrooms hallways closets and retreats are good candidates for transom windows. They can go over any door or window interior or exterior.

I have also seen particularly in european architecture other shapes such as a camel shape and others. An open transom window in the winter helped heat from the central fireplace reach bedrooms at night. Transom windows also called transom lights sit above an entry patio or interior door or other windows. Operable transoms have sashes that can be opened or closed to help regulate the temperature in a room when the door is closed.

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 shape can be either rectangular of a semi circle arch or occasionally a square.