Transom Window Over Front Door

Discover how a transom can complement your front entry door design.

Transom window over front door. With two styles available to choose from you can add design interest with a rectangular transom or elliptical transom. Exterior transom windows often sell as part of an entire door system which makes them simpler to install and because they re manufactured as a single sealed unit they offer increased weather. So for a 2 8 door so would order a 2 8 transom. In the summer windows were opened at the front and the rear of the home to create airflow.

Transom windows also called transom lights sit above an entry patio or interior door or other windows. Full light sidelights allow in the most light while craftsman light sidelights have smaller panes of glass for more privacy. 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. For single doors simply order a transom sash that is the same width as the door slab that will go underneath.

An open transom window in the winter helped heat from the central fireplace reach bedrooms at night. We do not make doors but you can choose most any door that you can find and we will build an exterior transom to fit above it. Sidelights are vertical pieces of glass placed on the sides of an entry door to add more natural light to your home.