How To Make A Transom Window

We didn t have six windows across.

How to make a transom window.

This way you can install the entire unit in one easy step on the wall frame. The transom was added above the door to let in light and. The area above my double doorway is 12 3 4 high x 53 wide outside molding to outside. Faux window transom using mirror tiles.

To do this you will nail the transom jamb. The completed operational transom window shown in the closed position. 1 48 pine board. Fasten the assembled transom on top the window or door at the cased opening.

The transom was the perfect solution. We attached all the windows to the base trim to create one long transom. I think we had four. There are also rules for glass in spa pool areas that may apply.

My 7 recent uploads. The key is the piece of base trim. Add the 8 foot boards to either side of the existing window molding. All characters in one of my favorite after school specials ever.

I loved the way the fake transom looked so much in my studioffice that when we moved to a new home i created another one over a single door in a dark hallway. How to make a fake window transom above a double door. Each window measures roughly a foot across so we created a six window transom. Once you establish that a transom window will make sound structural sense the fun lies in choosing your design.

Transom windows gained popularity when buildings had tall ceilings and rooflines. Enter old window panes. In this video i design and build a transom window for a client who installed french doors and left with an opening at the top. Any glass within 6 of a spa or hot tub must be tempered as well.

Several companies sell reproductions as kits but if you are buying a salvaged transom make sure all the parts are there. 2 4 x 8 pine boards. Now measure the door and transom or window and transom as one unit. Sometimes essential pieces of the transom operating mechanism are missing.

An interior transom a window above a door on an interior wall needs to be made of tempered glass if it is within 16 of the door. The transom window renaissance has led to a bevy of sophisticated leaded glass. You can read how i did it in this post. The transom frame should be the same width as the window or the door.

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