A transom over a double door better visually connects the two rooms and shares light between the two.
Transom above french doors.
We decided to install off the shelf french doors and build a custom transom window to fill the space above.
Double door units can be ordered with a pre planned transom above but no transom sash installed.
The pattern or design of the muntins for the transom usually does not align with the muntin bars or stiles of the doors below.
Align the sides so that the jambs of the transom unit and door unit are perfectly aligned.
The french doors we used required a 62 in.
Double doors are often used for room transitions so adjoining rooms can occasionally be closed off from one another.
Slide transom unit into the opening directly atop the head jamb of the door.
The first step we took was to prep the opening for the doors.
4701 interior transom 3 0 interior french sash doors 4701 interior transom 6 0 interior french sash doors.
These door units come with a pre finished jamb above the doors.
Transom window and mullions and sidelights.
Jamb faces should be flush on both sides.
Woodruff brown photography front door mirrors lakeside doors off great room.
The jamb above the door is of course empty and our planning and measuring tools will help you measure the interior of the jamb to order the correct sash size to fill it.
Above a tall window with limestone surround is nestled under the flared eaves of the hipped slate roofed gable that completes the composition.