window in shower - privacy advice - obscure glass?
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Comments (1)I recently had to choose obscure glass for a bathroom pocket door and this was the site for my door manufacturer that I used. You can click on the thumbnails for a larger picture and get an idea of the obscure factors. I don't know about light transmission as a separate rating. Depending on the placement of the window and its style, perhaps you could do opaque glass in the bottom of the window and leave the top unobscured to get as much light as possible? I did that on another bathroom window, but it was a double hung. Hope it helps Here is a link that might be useful: Obscure glass choices...See MoreFront Entry Glass Door - Obscure glass or just a film?
Comments (13)Thanks for your thoughts, everyone. The reason I am hesitant to go the permanent route was it is so permanent. And if we don't like how it turned out, that's an expensive mistake. The reason I am hesitant on film is because I'm not sure how it holds up from a quality perspective. Oaktown: Wow, that's cool film. I wonder if it works? Very interesting. Virgil: We have tried pinging the architect on it. He hasn't responded to our emails. I wouldn't mind him being more engaged on the issue, but maybe he thinks it is too small an issue to get involved? I imagine if he did weigh in, he would say to just leave it all plain glass (no obscure). I will try to give him a call and ask about it. I get the impression that he thinks we over-think things....See MoreObscure Glass Window in Bathroom?
Comments (21)That inset is really beautiful! Of course we have to have screens here in DC (not only required by code, but practically unless you want your house full of bugs if you open a window at all), but the flexibility of doing an inset, a film, a curtain, a blind, or nothing is what makes me lean toward just doing clear. The cost is so low as to be irrelevant, in perspective (less than half a percent of the project cost), but it just kind of squicks me out to be making a decision that will probably be in place for so long. In the condo I last lived in before buying this house (which I sell this Friday!), I had a window IN the shower and it just had privacy film on the lower portion (it was a double-hung...bane of my existence since the top would slip down and I'd have to put step stool IN the bathtub to put the top back in place!). It worked fine for over 5 years, through all the humidity and direct sunlight (unobstructed southern exposure, so it got direct sunlight ~7 months/year), and I didn't mind it....See Moreconsidering ordering obscured glass for these two dining room windows.
Comments (2)Never seen it done in other than bathroom areas to be honest. If you are keeping the home forever and that is what you want, go for it. Otherwise, I would look at an applied film if you are looking for something along the lines of privacy....See Morenshaeffer
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