How To Make A Transom Window

2 4 x 8 pine boards.

How to make a transom window.

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. Add the 8 foot boards to either side of the existing window molding. The transom was the perfect solution. You can read how i did it in this post.

Enter old window panes. The transom was added above the door to let in light and. The transom frame should be the same width as the window or the door. How to create a faux transom window.

I think we had four. We attached all the windows to the base trim to create one long transom. Each window measures roughly a foot across so we created a six window transom. My 7 recent uploads.

Now measure the door and transom or window and transom as one unit. How to make a fake window transom above a double door. There are also rules for glass in spa pool areas that may apply. How to create an exterior fake transom window.

The transom window renaissance has led to a bevy of sophisticated leaded glass. The key is the piece of base trim. The completed operational transom window shown in the closed position. Fasten the assembled transom on top the window or door at the cased opening.

All characters in one of my favorite after school specials ever. To do this you will nail the transom jamb. 10 feet of decorative molding. 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. This way you can install the entire unit in one easy step on the wall frame. Transom windows gained popularity when buildings had tall ceilings and rooflines. We didn t have six windows across.

Happy and safe woodworking. 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. 8 feet of crown molding. 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.

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