Double doors with a transom pair two center-opening steel leaves with a steel-framed window above them in one continuous frame. Add the transom and the whole entrance grows: the overhead light extends the steel and glass upward, filling the room behind it with daylight and giving the facade the vertical proportion that tall openings ask for.
We draw the doors and the transom as one continuous frame, so the sightlines run unbroken from the threshold to the top of the glass. The transom can be square, arched, or eyebrow-topped to follow the line of the opening, and its muntin pattern echoes the doors below it.
This is a natural choice for double-height entries, great rooms, and any opening where the wall above the doors is too good to leave blank. It is one of the most photographed configurations to leave Mod Metal Doors' Central Texas shop.
Specifications
- Matched pair of doors with an integrated overhead transom
- Continuous steel sightlines from threshold to top of glass
- Square, arch-top, or eyebrow-top transom profiles
- Muntin pattern carried from doors into the transom
- Ideal for double-height entries and great rooms
- Fully custom sizing, finish, and glazing
Frequently Asked Questions
Can the transom above double doors be arched?
Yes. The transom can be square, arch-top, or eyebrow-top, following the line of the opening, and its muntin pattern echoes the doors below it. Doors and transom are drawn as one continuous frame so the sightlines never break.
Does the transom open, or is it fixed?
Transoms in this configuration are most often fixed, since their job is height and light. Whether a fixed or operable transom suits your opening is settled during design, before CAD shop drawings are approved.
How tall can double doors with a transom be?
There is no catalog range: each unit is drawn to the specific opening, which is what suits the configuration to double-height entries and great rooms. Mod Metal Doors confirms sizing and structural details during design, then builds the unit in Central Texas and installs it anywhere in the state.
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