Discover how a transom can complement your front entry door design.
Window over door transom.
Over time the transom became more than a structural feature and started being used in combination with doors and windows facilitating the presence of an additional opening above that allowed additional light and air into the building.
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.
Pocket doors are most common when the door placement is in the center of the room where door storage is a problem.
If installing a transom window over an existing door select a style that incorporates some of your door s architectural design elements.
They allow natural light to stream into your entryway.
Transom windows over most of the doors in our 1880s row house are important to its authenticity.
Full light sidelights allow in the most light while craftsman light sidelights have smaller panes of glass for more privacy.
The shape can be either rectangular of a semi circle arch or occasionally a square.
Please note that an over door does not require a transom.
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Traditional transom pattern tr 1 starting at 79.
They can go over any door or window interior or exterior.
Transom windows delivered to your door transom windows.
Originally when transoms were more often capable of being opened and closed they allowed air to be effectively pulled through the house often by a large fan placed in the attic.
They make perfect sense in row houses which typically have long narrow floor plans with windows only at the front and back.
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With two styles available to choose from you can add design interest with a rectangular transom or elliptical transom.
Sidelights are vertical pieces of glass placed on the sides of an entry door to add more natural light to your home.
But let s get back to transom windows.
Transoms are stationary sections of glass placed above an entry door and its sidelights.
And many of them are painted or are in bas relief.