Transom Windows Over Front Doors

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Transom windows over front doors.

Comes in solid brass steel or cast iron. These features can transform your front entry into a focal point for your home. We can also build a jamb matching your wall thickness so the the transom unit is ready to install once it arrives. Historically operable transom windows above doors played a role in the heating and cooling in a home.

And we are proud to be associated and distributors of neuma doors mastergrain doors and amsco windows. 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. A transom operator mounts alongside the door or window frame allowing you to easily open and close your transom window. The windows around your front door are called sidelites and transoms.

High quality solid woods fiberglass and more in styles to fit every taste from rustic to modern. Shop for transoms as well as our full selection of interior and exterior doors. Fast flat rate shipping. An open transom window in the winter helped heat from the central fireplace reach bedrooms at night.

Transoms are stationary sections of glass placed above an entry door and its sidelights. Unique residential entry doors. Exterior transom windows often sell as part of an entire door system which makes them simpler to install and because they re manufactured as a single sealed unit they offer increased weather. For single doors simply order a transom sash that is the same width as the door slab that will go underneath.

Transom windows also called transom lights sit above an entry patio or interior door or other windows. Open and close your transom windows without the need for a pole or hook by installing a stylish transom window operator. With two styles available to choose from you can add design interest with a rectangular transom or elliptical transom. They allow natural light to stream into your entryway.

So for a 2 8 door so would order a 2 8 transom. Transom windows sit horizontally above the door while sidelites are placed to the left and right side of the door. Rectangle or arched transoms single door with sidelight and transom surround. Transom windows actually originated in the vertically oriented architecture of gothic churches.

The beam between the door and this window is called the transom and it s where this type of window gets its name. Discover how a transom can complement your front entry door design. The transom and its history basically a transom window is a window above the door.