Transom Windows Above Interior Doors

Door transoms can be used on interior doors and these are mainly ornamental in nature.

Transom windows above interior doors.

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. We would recommend doing the 6 8 door with the transom above it. 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. We have done interior transoms in our homes.

Wood transoms provide beautiful detail to interior doors. Transoms separate doors from windows above the door and allow extra light to enter your home when they are placed above exterior windows. Historically operable transom windows above doors played a role in the heating and cooling in a home. Our transoms are single pane 1 4 annealed glass with simulated divided lite with 1 3 16 muntin bars.

We have the transoms custom built onsite. This is normal there is no need to align them. Choose from interior single pane and exterior insulated options. 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 windows delivered to your door transom windows. The windows are generally rectangular and placed horizontally and may be sectioned with trim. So for a 2 8 door so would order a 2 8 transom. A transom over a double door better visually connects the two rooms and shares light between the two.

Standard or wide stiles available. The pattern or design of the muntins for the transom usually does not align with the muntin bars or stiles of the doors below. We would strongly recommend going with the transom. Choose interior or exterior models.

Eventually transom windows earned a dominant role in households not just above exterior doors but within the interior space of a home as well. 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. Transom windows also called transom lights sit above an entry patio or interior door or other windows.