Transom Windows Over French Doors

At the interior of the transom s jamb face nail the transom unit to the door unit using 1 1 4 trim nails along each side of the sash.

Transom windows over french doors.

Transom windows delivered to your door transom windows. In unglazed windows windows without glass like those in the bell tower there were no metal bars to strengthen the frame and mullions so a transom bar filled in to provide the required support. We decided to install off the shelf french doors and build a custom transom window to fill the space above. 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 actually originated in the vertically oriented architecture of gothic churches. Transom windows also called transom lights sit above an entry patio or interior door or other windows. 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. Follow trim out tips below.

The french doors we used required a 62 in. Traditional transom pattern tr 1 starting at 79. A transom window is located above white double doors opening to a master a bathroom fitted with a wood floor leading to a walk in shower. Buy our most popular transoms.

An open transom window in the winter helped heat from the central fireplace reach bedrooms at night. Basically a transom window is a window above the door. Double doors are often used for room transitions so adjoining rooms can occasionally be closed off from one another. Trim out the both sides of the assembly including adding mullion to cover the seam beween the door head jamb and the transom s jamb.

The beam between the door and this window is called the transom and it s where this type of window gets its name. The pattern or design of the muntins for the transom usually does not align with the muntin bars or stiles of the doors below. The first step we took was to prep the opening for the doors. We headed to the home depot and picked up a pair of 60 in.

In considering a transom unit over a double door you can order a transom unit from us and then place it over your own double door standard or you can order a double door unit that has a jamb for the transom already installed pre finished jamb in this second case you would order only a sash from us and place it into the jamb that comes with the door. A transom over a double door better visually connects the two rooms and shares light between the two. Historically operable transom windows above doors played a role in the heating and cooling in a home.