Transom Window Above Bedroom Door

So transoms windows over a door can be an easy way to bring natural light from a hallway or a bedroom into the bathroom.

Transom window above bedroom door.

Historically operable transom windows above doors played a role in the heating and cooling in a home. I have also seen particularly in european architecture other shapes such as a camel shape and others. The shape can be either rectangular of a semi circle arch or occasionally a square. Transom window over a door in a bedroom doors to from bedrooms to bathrooms hallways closets and retreats are good candidates for transom windows.

An open transom window in the winter helped heat from the central fireplace reach bedrooms at night. While installation will vary based on door and ceiling height whether the wall is interior or exterior and whether it bears weight the standard process to add a transom window is to remove the. 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. Transom window over a door in a bathroom notwithstanding the beautiful pictures below many bathrooms have no windows at all.

If privacy is a concern we offer many customized glass designs that obscure the view. Operable transoms have sashes that can be opened or closed to help regulate the temperature in a room when the door is closed.