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.

2 4 x 8 pine boards. Any glass within 6 of a spa or hot tub must be tempered as well. 10 feet of decorative molding. Once you establish that a transom window will make sound structural sense the fun lies in choosing your design.

All characters in one of my favorite after school specials ever. The transom frame should be the same width as the window or the door. How to create a faux transom window. 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.

Each window measures roughly a foot across so we created a six window transom. There are also rules for glass in spa pool areas that may apply. Sometimes essential pieces of the transom operating mechanism are missing. Happy and safe woodworking.

The completed operational transom window shown in the closed position. We attached all the windows to the base trim to create one long transom. 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. 1 48 pine board.

How to create an exterior fake transom window. The area above my double doorway is 12 3 4 high x 53 wide outside molding to outside. You can read how i did it in this post. Now measure the door and transom or window and transom as one unit.

Enter old window panes. The transom was added above the door to let in light and. Add the 8 foot boards to either side of the existing window molding. Fasten the assembled transom on top the window or door at the cased opening.

We didn t have six windows across. My 7 recent uploads. To do this you will nail the transom jamb. The transom was the perfect solution.

This way you can install the entire unit in one easy step on the wall frame. Faux window transom using mirror tiles. Transom windows gained popularity when buildings had tall ceilings and rooflines. 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.

8 feet of crown molding. The transom window renaissance has led to a bevy of sophisticated leaded glass.