Transom Window Above Door

Discover how a transom can complement your front entry door design.

Transom window above door.

An open transom window in the winter helped heat from the central fireplace reach bedrooms at night. With two styles available to choose from you can add design interest with a rectangular transom or elliptical transom. Transom windows also called transom lights sit above an entry patio or interior door or other windows. 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.

Call us so we can discuss your exact situation. Operable transoms have sashes that can be opened or closed to help regulate the temperature in a room when the door is closed. 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. Historically operable transom windows above doors played a role in the heating and cooling in a home.

So for a 2 8 door so would order a 2 8 transom. Tr 1 pattern transoms over a set of barn doors in this carriage house. They allow natural light to stream into your entryway. Often garage and barn transoms can be made of single pane glass to save money.