Double door units can be ordered with a pre planned transom above but no transom sash installed.
Transom above french doors.
The french doors we used required a 62 in.
We headed to the home depot and picked up a pair of 60 in.
Jamb faces should be flush on both sides.
At the interior of the transom s jamb face nail the transom unit to the door unit using 1 1 4 trim nails along each side of the sash.
These door units come with a pre finished jamb above the doors.
Align the sides so that the jambs of the transom unit and door unit are perfectly aligned.
Above a tall window with limestone surround is nestled under the flared eaves of the hipped slate roofed gable that completes the composition.
The pattern or design of the muntins for the transom usually does not align with the muntin bars or stiles of the doors below.
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.
A transom over a double door better visually connects the two rooms and shares light between the two.
The first step we took was to prep the opening for the doors.
We decided to install off the shelf french doors and build a custom transom window to fill the space above.
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Slide transom unit into the opening directly atop the head jamb of the door.