Interior Doors With Transom Above

Align the sides so that the jambs of the transom unit and door unit are perfectly aligned.

Interior doors with transom above.

We are building a house with 10 ft ceilings on the main level and would like to put transoms above the doors. Interior trim will match the door unit. Transom windows start at under 100 for non operable vinyl wood or aluminum frames and go up in price for operable or. Pocket doors are most common when the door placement is in the center of the room where door storage is a problem.

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. 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. I set a square in the corner of the transom jamb and shim the jamb square in the opening. Choose from interior single pane and exterior insulated options.

Estimate delivery time to my location. Wood transoms provide beautiful detail to interior doors. Slide transom unit into the opening directly atop the head jamb of the door. We are trying to decide if we should do a 6 8 door with heavy moulding or a 8 ft door with less molding.

A transom over a double door better visually connects the two rooms and shares light between the two. To install the transom jamb i align it with the door jamb below. Simulated divided lite transoms. The pattern or design of the muntins for the transom usually does not align with the muntin bars or stiles of the doors below.

Transom windows delivered to your door transom windows. Then i just let the door casing extend up to include the transom. Two of the door openings are double doors and 4 are single doors. After spacing the box about 1 4 inch above the header of the door jamb i nail it in place.

Our transoms are single pane 1 4 annealed glass with simulated divided lite with 1 3 16 muntin bars. Standard or wide stiles available. Double doors are often used for room transitions so adjoining rooms can occasionally be closed off from one another. Jamb faces should be flush on both sides.

4701 interior transom 3 0 interior french sash doors 4701 interior transom 6 0 interior french sash 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 also called transom lights sit above an entry patio or interior door or other windows.