An open transom window in the winter helped heat from the central fireplace reach bedrooms at night.
Front door transsom window.
Historically operable transom windows above doors played a role in the heating and cooling in a home.
Transoms are stationary sections of glass placed above an entry door and its sidelights.
These features can transform your front entry into a focal point for your home.
Discover how a transom can complement your front entry door design.
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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.
With two styles available to choose from you can add design interest with a rectangular transom or elliptical transom.
Transom windows sit horizontally above the door while sidelites are placed to the left and right side of the door.
They allow natural light to stream into your entryway.
Operable transoms have sashes that can be opened or closed to help regulate the temperature in a room when the door is closed.
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.
Click on the gallery pictures below to price and customize our transom windows.
So for a 2 8 door so would order a 2 8 transom.
We can also build a jamb matching your wall thickness so the the transom unit is ready to install once it arrives.
For single doors simply order a transom sash that is the same width as the door slab that will go underneath.