How To Make A Transom Window

The transom frame should be the same width as the window or the door.

How to make a transom window.

In this video i design and build a transom window for a client who installed french doors and left with an opening at the top. How to make a fake window transom above a double door. Faux window transom using mirror tiles. Each window measures roughly a foot across so we created a six window transom.

The completed operational transom window shown in the closed position. 8 feet of crown molding. We attached all the windows to the base trim to create one long transom. Transom windows gained popularity when buildings had tall ceilings and rooflines.

There are also rules for glass in spa pool areas that may apply. The transom was the perfect solution. Now measure the door and transom or window and transom as one unit. Several companies sell reproductions as kits but if you are buying a salvaged transom make sure all the parts are there.

I think we had four. To do this you will nail the transom jamb. You can read how i did it in this post. The key is the piece of base trim.

My 7 recent uploads. This way you can install the entire unit in one easy step on the wall frame. The transom was added above the door to let in light and. Once you establish that a transom window will make sound structural sense the fun lies in choosing your design.

Enter old window panes. Any glass within 6 of a spa or hot tub must be tempered as well. How to create an exterior fake transom window. The area above my double doorway is 12 3 4 high x 53 wide outside molding to outside.

Fasten the assembled transom on top the window or door at the cased opening. Sometimes essential pieces of the transom operating mechanism are missing. We didn t have six windows across. Add the 8 foot boards to either side of the existing window molding.

I loved the way the fake transom looked so much in my studioffice that when we moved to a new home i created another one over a single door in a dark hallway. An interior transom a window above a door on an interior wall needs to be made of tempered glass if it is within 16 of the door. All characters in one of my favorite after school specials ever. 2 4 x 8 pine boards.

The transom window renaissance has led to a bevy of sophisticated leaded glass. 1 48 pine board.