How To Make A Transom Window

Fasten the assembled transom on top the window or door at the cased opening.

How to make a transom window. The completed operational transom window shown in the closed position. Sometimes essential pieces of the transom operating mechanism are missing. 8 feet of crown molding. How to make a fake window transom above a double door.

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. This way you can install the entire unit in one easy step on the wall frame. The transom was the perfect solution. Faux window transom using mirror tiles.

The area above my double doorway is 12 3 4 high x 53 wide outside molding to outside. My 7 recent uploads. All characters in one of my favorite after school specials ever. To do this you will nail the transom jamb.

2 4 x 8 pine boards. We didn t have six windows across. Transom windows gained popularity when buildings had tall ceilings and rooflines. I think we had four.

How to create a faux transom window. The transom frame should be the same width as the window or the door. Each window measures roughly a foot across so we created a six window transom. 1 48 pine board.

Add the 8 foot boards to either side of the existing window molding. The key is the piece of base trim. You can read how i did it in this post. 10 feet of decorative molding.

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 create an exterior fake transom window. Enter old window panes. Any glass within 6 of a spa or hot tub must be tempered as well.

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. There are also rules for glass in spa pool areas that may apply. The transom was added above the door to let in light and. We attached all the windows to the base trim to create one long transom.

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