Interior Doors With Transom Above

At the interior of the transom s jamb face nail the transom unit to the door unit using 1 1 4 trim nails along each side of the sash.

Interior doors with transom above.

Pocket doors are most common when the door placement is in the center of the room where door storage is a problem. We are trying to decide if we should do a 6 8 door with heavy moulding or a 8 ft door with less molding. After spacing the box about 1 4 inch above the header of the door jamb i nail it in place. Double doors are often used for room transitions so adjoining rooms can occasionally be closed off from one another.

Interior transom windows come with both non operable and operable options. Standard or wide stiles available. Transom windows delivered to your door transom windows. I set a square in the corner of the transom jamb and shim the jamb square in the opening.

Then i just let the door casing extend up to include the transom. 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. Slide transom unit into the opening directly atop the head jamb of the door. Jamb faces should be flush on both sides.

4701 interior transom 3 0 interior french sash doors 4701 interior transom 6 0 interior french sash doors. Estimate delivery time to my location. Transom windows also called transom lights sit above an entry patio or interior door or other windows. Choose from interior single pane and exterior insulated options.

The picture below shows how adding a transom window above a pocket door can transom the doorway from a problem solver to the centerpiece of the room. Interior trim will match the door unit. Simulated divided lite transoms. A transom over a double door better visually connects the two rooms and shares light between the two.

Our transoms are single pane 1 4 annealed glass with simulated divided lite with 1 3 16 muntin bars. Choose interior or exterior models. Wood transoms provide beautiful detail to interior doors. We are building a house with 10 ft ceilings on the main level and would like to put transoms above the doors.

Two of the door openings are double doors and 4 are single doors. Transoms over interior doors. Align the sides so that the jambs of the transom unit and door unit are perfectly aligned.