Transom windows also called transom lights sit above an entry patio or interior door or other windows.
Transom window over double door.
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 traditional window and grille pattern is a double hung window with a 2 over 2 pattern.
Double doors are often used for room transitions so adjoining rooms can occasionally be closed off from one another.
The colonial pattern the 2 over 1 pattern or no grilles at all may also be used as alternatives.
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.
The pattern or design of the muntins for the transom usually does not align with the muntin bars or stiles of the doors below.
An open transom window in the winter helped heat from the central fireplace reach bedrooms at night.
So for a 2 8 door so would order a 2 8 transom.
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.
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.
Operable transoms have sashes that can be opened or closed to help regulate the temperature in a room when the door is closed.
Historically operable transom windows above doors played a role in the heating and cooling in a home.
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A transom over a double door better visually connects the two rooms and shares light between the two.