| Posted by purplegrum |
7/24/2005 2:01 PM | remove |
What ever happened to the idea of putting windows above doors?! Something you hardly ever see now.
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| Posted by lost |
7/24/2005 2:26 PM | remove |
Maybe because in many modern buildings the doorframes are higher and the ceilings lower? Something I'd like to see in the 21st century though!
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| Posted by TurboZutek |
7/24/2005 4:05 PM | remove |
And also they don't meet fire regulations.
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| Posted by lost |
7/24/2005 9:47 PM | remove |
Aesthetics vs. fire safety. Aesthetics wins forevah!
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| Posted by rainman8889 |
7/25/2005 12:25 AM | remove |
Right! If you're gonna get cooked, then at least get cooked in a nice looking building!
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| Posted by purplegrum |
7/25/2005 5:40 PM | remove |
Half the electrical crap in my house wouldn't meet fire safety regulations... so i want my window!!! The world has gone mad with safety, life has it's risks and we should just accept them.
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| Posted by TurboZutek |
7/25/2005 9:33 PM | remove |
So it's fabric insulation on wires, cable brakes on cars and asbestos insulation in the loft for you then PG?
That's the spirit! Good Man! :D
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| Posted by purplegrum |
7/26/2005 6:56 PM | remove |
Hell yeah. Danger makes life interesting. ;)
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| Posted by Slickis |
7/26/2005 10:04 PM | remove |
I love fabric covered cords!
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| Posted by Axle |
8/3/2005 12:56 PM | remove |
Allow air flow without compromising security of a closed and locked door. Plus so that they can hear what's going on inside the room.
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| Posted by lost |
8/3/2005 1:48 PM | remove |
I've seen these in private houses too, air flow was probably more of a consideration as a lot of the windows are fixed.
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| Posted by maxt |
11/10/2005 6:16 AM | remove |
Windows above doors were popular because there was no air conditioning. Hot air rises, would go out the top and the flow would pull cooler air in down around where people walk and work.
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| Posted by greywolf45 |
11/11/2005 12:04 AM | remove |
Agreed!
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| Posted by rainman8889 |
11/11/2005 3:35 AM | remove |
Exactly. Simple concept using your basic physics!
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| Posted by lost |
11/11/2005 6:26 AM | remove |
I've noticed that some modern (ish) toilet buildings use the same principle.
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| Posted by Slickis |
11/11/2005 11:41 PM | remove |
Thats to let out the ass smell.
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| Posted by lost |
11/12/2005 5:55 AM | remove |
Aka too cheap to buy an extractor.
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| Posted by greywolf45 |
11/13/2005 6:12 AM | remove |
Exactly!!
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| Posted by PlasticDel |
1/6/2006 6:44 PM | remove |
Correct Axle, these can also be a security measure.
My Mother's house has 'lay lights' (as they're called) above all or most of the doors (not the kitchen). They're not as decorative as this but I think they're a homage to the vernacular architecture.
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| Posted by SnakeCorp |
1/8/2006 1:39 PM | remove |
I thought the term laylight only applied to windows inserted into a ceiling, i.e. with glass lying horizontally? A window above a door is called a Transom, I believe.
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| Posted by PlasticDel |
1/8/2006 4:29 PM | remove |
Lay Lights and fan lights here (scotland. Depending on there style.
Perhaps it applies to a roof too, but I would call that a sylight or rooflight.
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| Posted by Jennibel |
1/10/2006 11:36 PM | remove |
This type of window is a transom window. They were often used as a way to release rising warm interior air.
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| Posted by Mutt |
1/16/2006 2:46 AM | remove |
If you bring a chair close to the hotel bedroom door you can peak in and watch someone getting laid. Perhaps thats where the name came from "Lay Windows". The Scottish are cheap bastids and can not afford the shillings to rent a porn.
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| Posted by TurboZutek |
1/16/2006 2:34 PM | remove |
'Gimme back my $15!
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