Old Transom Window Above Door

Find out how to restore old transom windows above doorways.

Old transom window above door.

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. Word used for a transom light the window over this crosspiece. Transom windows the ages old above the door architectural elements are back in a big way. They can go over any door or window interior or exterior.

In architecture a transom is a transverse horizontal structural beam or bar or a crosspiece separating a door from a window above it. This contrasts with a mullion a vertical structural member. Low e glass argon filled units and decorative patter glass is available on most any transom. And many of them are painted or are in bas relief.

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. For single doors simply order a transom sash that is the same width as the door slab that will go underneath. But let s get back to transom windows. The shape can be either rectangular of a semi circle arch or occasionally a square.

Any design can be produced as slab only or framed with a jamb. Our exterior transoms are a full 1 thick and can be increased to 2 if desired. Please note that an over door does not require a transom. We mounted the clasp of our transom at a height of 50 above the floor roughly the same as a light switch.

In britain the transom light is usually referred to as a fanlight often with a. The picture below shows how adding a transom window above a pocket door can transom the doorway from a problem solver to the centerpiece of the room. So for a 2 8 door so would order a 2 8 transom. Pocket doors are most common when the door placement is in the center of the room where door storage is a problem.

Transom windows also called transom lights sit above an entry patio or interior door or other windows. Deconovo beige valances for kitchen window grommet blackout curtains window treatments 52x24 inch 2 panels. Transoms can be so hidden by paint that it s not possible to tell whether they still have their original glass underneath or whether the glass has been replaced by wood panels. The window lift operator should be set at a comfortable mounting height for an average adult to easily slide the window open.