Are interior transom windows appropriate in a 1954 home w/ 8’ ceilings
Karen Sorenson
5 years ago
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9' ceilings w/ french doors AND transoms.. to squished?
Comments (28)I have 9 ft ceilings. My house plan called for the windows and transoms. I did not want transoms, so I eliminated the transoms and made the windows taller. So, I had to decide how to handle the french doors. Well, as someone said above-- I do have 8 ft tall skinny french doors (in the family room). And I am not crazy about them. They look just OK, I think. But, I have two little boys that are always running in and out of that door and slamming it. Even though it is a good brand, it sounds creaky. I would have been better off doing the regular height with a transom on that door. That's what I did in the dining room. And it's prettier. I was afraid to use a transom on the door when not using them on the windows. But from your pics above, I think it looks great....See MoreInterior Door Height for 9' Ceilings
Comments (13)I have an additional question. I'll see if I can make it make sense. I hadn't really noticed the door & window heights in the kitchen/dining/den until the room was sheetrocked yesterday. The windows are at 8 ft, there's a large one (5x6ft) on the east wall, and in the SE corner there are two regular sized windows making the corner, also at 8ft tall (sink will be in this corner.) We have a cased opening on the North wall at 8ft, looking through that opening you see a 6'8" door across a small hallway. On the SW corner of the West wall there is a 6'8" pocket door and right next to it on the South wall in the SW corner we have a 8' cased opening. I'm thinking I should lower all the door heights, especially since two bascially are next to each other making the corner of the room. But will that be odd w/ the window height being 8 ft? The window will sit basically right next to the kitchen cabinets and then in the corner there is windows that are also 8ft high....See MoreHigh transom windows that open
Comments (6)My grade school had big tall windows where the top and bottom panes opened. The ceilings were high, so the top pane was operated by a pole with a little hook at the end that you used to grab the latch (which had a loop on it) and push the window open. Then you hooked it and pulled it back in to close and latch. That was the old style (main parts of building were from the 30's). Surely they make transom hardware like that? "Not possible for it to open if it's high" seems like a silly answer from an architect. I mean, you'd probably need a window pole if you don't want Victorian-style transom hardware with the long rod hanging down (I have those in my house - most of the interior doors have transoms). Also, you definitely want those upper transoms to open - the whole point of having them is because they open up and can seriously help with cooling down/ventilating the house. Bottoms ones won't give you that benefit (hot air rises and all that jazz)....See MoreTransom or no transom
Comments (16)ARG got to right but on his sketch he asks about the support beam for the portico roof. I think the beam should be larger and visible. I would also continue that band across the house under the eaves as a frieze board so the horizontal siding doesn't butt against the soffit but looks more like the trim under the rakes. Raise the door until it touches the frieze board. Also, the intersection of the portico roof and the gabled dormer seems awkward. Perhaps one should be wider than the other but its difficult to determine without a 3D view. I would also make the center window 4 panes wide and the flanking windows 2 panes wide to reinforce the symmetry of the entrance door below. Lower the stone skirt so it is only on the foundation where it belongs. Delete the foundation on the elevation and draw a heavy black ground line. Don't delineate the siding and roofing materials until the trim has been designed. Use the materials with color on the 3D model....See MorePatricia Colwell Consulting
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