A transom window is located above white double doors opening to a master a bathroom fitted with a wood floor leading to a walk in shower.
Transom window over french doors.
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A transom over a double door better visually connects the two rooms and shares light between the two.
Transoms direct does not build doors.
The pattern or design of the muntins for the transom usually does not align with the muntin bars or stiles of the doors below.
Trim out the both sides of the assembly including adding mullion to cover the seam beween the door head jamb and the transom s jamb.
At this point the transom was ready to install above the doors.
So it d be the best of both worlds.
Follow trim out tips below.
Your transom door unit assembly is now complete.
Adding a transom above the double doors visually joins the doors together and makes the whole door unit look larger which can be important for a front entrance where you want the door unit to dominate the foyer.
Double doors are often used for room transitions so adjoining rooms can occasionally be closed off from one another.
My thought was by installing french doors with a transom window the hallway could be closed off but still feel wide open.
With the doors and windows installed i could add the door casing and decorative trim.
I attached a small strip of lattice moulding over the seam between the doors and window making the.
First i measured the doors so i had an idea of the rough opening.
Next i removed the existing door and trim.