Replacing textured glass with film

IME the film works just fine in a bathroom, and looks pretty good.

I've had the film on a few windows - bathroom, kitchen, and stairwell - for quite a few years, and it works well. No problems with cleaning, either.

I'd agree to a point - if you can get the edges under some beading, and (obviously) avoid bubbles.

I was thinking of applying it to the sealed unit before installation, which would keep the edges captive (and make it easier to trim). More awkward to change later though.

Theo

IME, it is much easier to get rid of bubbles on the sort of film that you apply to wetted glass as compared to self-adhesive film. The former can be lifted and re-lifted as many times as is needed.

Maybe you need something just to stop people looking in, like thatstuff they glue to car windows that looks like a mirror. Brian

Brian Gaff snipped-for-privacy@gmail.com wrote

That doesn't work at night when you have the light on in the bathroom.

Definitely! I learned that the hard way.

Unfortunately, at night when you have the lights on, in the bathroom, all you can see is a mirror (looking out) while folks outside can see everything. :-)

Andrew

I have only two windows which are overlooked, and I don't like the faff of drawing curtains, so six years ago I decided to buy and fit a textured film. It was easy to fit, and has been fine ever since, bought from Ebay.

Wilko have/had some interesting designs, and it seems good quality. And get your bag of screws etc. while you're there :-)