How To Make A Transom Window

Several companies sell reproductions as kits but if you are buying a salvaged transom make sure all the parts are there.

How to make a transom window.

My 7 recent uploads. Now measure the door and transom or window and transom as one unit. We didn t have six windows across. How to create a faux transom window.

The transom was added above the door to let in light and. The key is the piece of base trim. 2 4 x 8 pine boards. You can read how i did it in this post.

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. This way you can install the entire unit in one easy step on the wall frame. All characters in one of my favorite after school specials ever. The transom window renaissance has led to a bevy of sophisticated leaded glass.

How to create an exterior fake transom window. 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. The area above my double doorway is 12 3 4 high x 53 wide outside molding to outside. Once you establish that a transom window will make sound structural sense the fun lies in choosing your design.

Any glass within 6 of a spa or hot tub must be tempered as well. We attached all the windows to the base trim to create one long transom. 1 48 pine board. The transom frame should be the same width as the window or the door.

The completed operational transom window shown in the closed position. I think we had four. 10 feet of decorative molding. Transom windows gained popularity when buildings had tall ceilings and rooflines.

The transom was the perfect solution. There are also rules for glass in spa pool areas that may apply. Faux window transom using mirror tiles. Add the 8 foot boards to either side of the existing window molding.

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. Happy and safe woodworking. To do this you will nail the transom jamb. Sometimes essential pieces of the transom operating mechanism are missing.

How to make a fake window transom above a double door. 8 feet of crown molding.