French Door With Transom Above
So let s get down to the steps on how i did it.
French door with transom above. Align the sides so that the jambs of the transom unit and door unit are perfectly aligned. 4701 interior transom 3 0 interior french sash doors 4701 interior transom 6 0 interior french sash doors. Traditional transom pattern tr 1 starting at 79. First i measured the doors so i had an idea of the rough opening.
Estimate delivery time to my location. Shop for transoms as well as our full selection of interior and exterior doors. 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. French doors with transoms afford a view to long island sound beyond.
Slide transom unit into the opening directly atop the head jamb of the door. Transom windows delivered to your door transom windows. So it d be the best of both worlds. 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. The first step we took was to prep the opening for the doors. Fast flat rate shipping. The french doors we used required a 62 in.
Exterior double doors are common choices for front doors. 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. Eto doors has been crafting doors for 14 years over 1 million sold only the highest quality selection. Above a tall window with limestone surround is nestled under the flared eaves of the hipped slate roofed gable that completes the composition.
Jamb faces should be flush on both sides. We headed to the home depot and picked up a pair of 60 in. Transom windows also called transom lights sit above an entry patio or interior door or other windows. Double doors are often used for room transitions so adjoining rooms can occasionally be closed off from one another.
Transoms direct does not build doors. Buy our most popular transoms. 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. We decided to install off the shelf french doors and build a custom transom window to fill the space above.