Obscure privacy design half way along plain glass?

Possom

When getting in double glazing, is it possible to have obscure/privacy glass half way along a pane, and then the pane becomes ordinary fully transparent glass for the next half way of the pane?

Not, two panes of glass with a divide, but actually one piece of glass.

Thanks

flashg67

I'd have thought this would be difficult to manufacture, but could be etched/sprayed/have a film applied after production - possibly even a DIY job?

Ectophile

I would have thought the most practical option would be privacy film applied to one half of the glass pane.

sniggings

would have thought sand blasting half would do it.

Possom

sniggings wrote: »

would have thought sand blasting half would do it.

Is sand blasting done by double glazing installation companies when manufacturing window units?

Or is this something quite specialist that would require a very specialist company?

lemontart

Possom wrote: »

Is sand blasting done by double glazing installation companies when manufacturing window units?

Or is this something quite specialist that would require a very specialist company?

I think that was a joke. Ask the company you are using if they can provide such glass - but I doubt that is possible with out having a join put in it as opposed to one sheet of glass. The options given of spraying or specialised film put on afterwards in diy manner seems the only way you will get the effect you want.

sniggings

lemontart wrote: »

I think that was a joke..

No joke,

It would be something you do after ordering the window.

I would contact both window suppler and sandblaster and let them decide between themselves when to sandblast the glass.

http://rainbowglassstudios.co.uk/sandblasting/

Possom

flashg67 wrote: »

could be etched/sprayed/have a film applied after production - possibly even a DIY job?

lemontart wrote: »

The options given of spraying or specialised film put on afterwards in diy manner seems the only way you will get the effect you want.

Can anyone elaborate on the DIY spraying option?

greenface

Why do you want it and what sort of size are we looking for . you can get self adhesive film that goes on one pane before its seal unit . different patterns or a straight satin ,( looks like acid etched ) sandblasted .

C.C.L.

We had this done, exactly how you are wanting it. We had a border put on ours, but I can't 100% remember how it was done, although I seem to remember it was sandblasted. It's very effective. We had a local firm of window suppliers do ours and the extra cost for the privacy option was minimal.

davybull

I've applied frosted designs to windows in the past using Metamark film. It was quite inexpensive.

I would have thought the sandblasting option would have been significantly more expensive but maybe not according to CCL. It would certainly be more permanent. The film does degrade but decent quality stuff will last 7 years or more.

Dave.