Transom Window Over French Doors

My thought was by installing french doors with a transom window the hallway could be closed off but still feel wide open.

Transom window over french doors.

So it d be the best of both worlds. 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. The pattern or design of the muntins for the transom usually does not align with the muntin bars or stiles of the doors below. Next i removed the existing door and trim.

A transom over a double door better visually connects the two rooms and shares light between the two. Gorgeous living room with paneled fireplace accented with candles and a faux taxidermy deer mount with transom window s flanked by french doors with transom window s. At this point the transom was ready to install above the doors. Double doors are often used for room transitions so adjoining rooms can occasionally be closed off from one another.

With the doors and windows installed i could add the door casing and decorative trim. Adding a transom above the double doors visually joins the doors together and makes the whole door unit look larger which can be important for a front entrance where you want the door unit to dominate the foyer. So let s get down to the steps on how i did it. I attached a small strip of lattice moulding over the seam between the doors and window making the.

Transoms direct does not build doors. Trim out the both sides of the assembly including adding mullion to cover the seam beween the door head jamb and the transom s jamb. First i measured the doors so i had an idea of the rough opening. A transom window is located above white double doors opening to a master a bathroom fitted with a wood floor leading to a walk in shower.