Transom windows also called transom lights sit above an entry patio or interior door or other windows.
Transom window above bedroom door.
They can go over any door or window interior or exterior.
The shape can be either rectangular of a semi circle arch or occasionally a square.
Transom window over a door in a bedroom doors to from bedrooms to bathrooms hallways closets and retreats are good candidates for transom windows.
While installation will vary based on door and ceiling height whether the wall is interior or exterior and whether it bears weight the standard process to add a transom window is to remove the.
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.
I have also seen particularly in european architecture other shapes such as a camel shape and others.
If privacy is a concern we offer many customized glass designs that obscure the view.
Operable transoms have sashes that can be opened or closed to help regulate the temperature in a room when the door is closed.
Transom window over a door in a bathroom notwithstanding the beautiful pictures below many bathrooms have no windows at all.
An open transom window in the winter helped heat from the central fireplace reach bedrooms at night.