Agreed the transoms now look "stingy".

Agree about the transoms being stingy. I'm doing 6' windows with 10' ceilings. They will start 2' from the floor. My doors are 8' doors. You might want to consider using 8' doors too so your doors don't look dwarfed.

Lampert Dias Architects, Inc.Good suggestion, I could't figure out why I didn't like it....just overall it didn't look good...I guess I know why now.

Right now the builder is not charging us to change it to a full 6ft or 7ft window..not sure if they will charge us for taller transoms. Would a 7 ft window look better if the transom option is not an option? (in a 10 ceiling height room)

cpartist: Any pics to share to see how it looks like on yours?

It is difficult to find 7' tall windows. We usually specify 6' windows with transoms above. This is a more affordable option. We also like transoms that open so that the it is easy to provide ventilation......and I agree that you should have 8' high doors as well....

Unless the transoms are more integral to the window units like the ones pictured - I would just enlarge the windows. Right now- there's too much distance for these to really be transoms - they are more like a second little window.

I do not agree with jannicone................If you need photos of transoms that have a bit of space between the window and the transom I am sure that I can find some.......It will work just as well......

In our new house, most of our windows are 6 ft tall. Ten ft ceilings. 2 ft from floor. Just like cpartist. Set 8 ft AFF (above finished floor). 8 ft interior and exterior doors.

my present house, built 11 yrs ago called for Windows with transoms. When we priced our windows our window package was crazy expensive. The architect reworked the Windows making them taller and eliminating the transoms. Saved many thousands of dollars. I have never missed the transoms. We left the transoms in our front dining room window to match the front door.

if I were you, I would do 6 ft tall Windows before I would do that tiny transom.

I don't have photos because my house isn't built yet. A lot will depend on the style of house too. My house has craftsman vibe to it, and 7' would be too large because I have a frieze running around the perimeter of all the rooms at the top of the windows/doors.

Agree! i really dont like that tiny transom. so if price wasnt a factor (since our builder is not charging us for a bigger 7 ft window), would you still go with 6 ft since that is more common? or 7ft?ILoveRed

I would love to know the name of a brand that manufacturers a 7' window......

However you did say "fixed glass" .

I would be interested in a casement or double hung style window that is 7' tall.

It doesn't seem practical to use fixed glass in this day and age of sustainable living and utilizing outside air whenever the weather is temperate.....Where do you live that you never open your windows ? Are you entirely dependent on heat and air conditioning ?

7 ft tall Windows would be too tall in my new house. First..I want beefy window molding and crown molding and I don't want it to look crowded at the top. Second...the exterior elevations of my house look right with the window height where it's set.

my present house has 9 ft ceilings with 6 ft tall windows. They are plenty tall letting in lots of light. I can't imagine wanting Windows any taller. They are set at 8 ft above finished floor so the French doors are 8 ft tall as well.

every window in my new house will be set at 8 ft above the finished floor (with the exception of a couple in a bathroom). So, regardless of the length of the window the tops of the windows are even with the other Windows.

this may not help you. Good luck.

Lampert Dias Architects, Inc.We are in Texas and it gets really hot, up to 110 degrees in the Summer and Winter just lasted for about 2 months last year (~36 degrees)

Personally, I really like full windows for a full clear view, thats why I chose fixed windows in the family room, while the breakfast bay window (on the right of pic) could be open for ventilation in the kitchen area.

I'm not sure what brand, it was an option the builder suggested (either 3060 or 3070)...I'll be meeting the builder to finalize all the options this weekend, I can probably ask and see if they could also do the transom bigger and operable as you mentioned earlier

I actually requested to bump the ceiling height in family room from 10 ft to 12 ft too so I can accommodate bigger windows and have some dimensions between the kitchen and family room...but it was quite expensive so we didnt go with that route.