Reflective window film for privacy?

[bobstersmum]

Just wondering if anyone has used this?
We were not overlooked up until last year when houses were built right at the bottom of our garden, they are elevated so they look directly into our house and garden. We have a hedgerow planted and growing well to give us some privacy but will probably take a few years to get to the height needed. In the meantime while they are standing in their garden having a cigarette they are staring right into our house. We have young dc and I don't particularly want strangers looking in all day. So was thinking of temporarily using the window film to give us some level of privacy but still allowing light in. It's only for the patio doors in living area.
Does it look horrific? Is it easy to fit? And where did you buy from?

I've been thinking of this as well ...D-C-Fix seems to be the general diy one. There are a few companies out there that will do made to measure ...for a price (been Googling lots)

No idea how good it is....you do have to be careful if you buy the patterend stuff as it is directional...and not the way I would like.. I'ts sold in 1-2m lengths but with the pattern so that you you would have to run a band across patio doors IYSWIM

My parents have had this for years. When it's day light outside it looks like a mirror but at night when the lights are on it is reversed so don't forget to shut the curtains!
Was really easy to stick on and worked well.

We have window film. It's not reflective, but makes it look frosted. We got it for privacy reasons and love it.

Easy enough to fit too.

Thanks for the replies I am going to measure up and see if I can get hold of some to do myself, hoping it might block some heat out too!

My parents did it themselves easily with a rubber squeegee.

Frostbrite from the Window Film Company is easy to apply and looks almost like sand etched windows.

my neighbours have this but the main thing to remember is the reverse effect - if you put your indoor light on, you can see straight in. They took a while to realise this!!

so remember to close curtains immediately. Frosted might be better but you can see an outline. It doesn't look horrific.

terrible the way houses are being built in these spaces. You must be furious - well I would be. And why did they need to be elevated?

I've got frosted film in my front bay window, and mirror film in my rear facing kitchen (London terrace, privacy issues!). They were both a real shit to apply, but look great when on. Buy all the right tools to apply it - a shower squeegee is too soft and won't give a good result.

The mirror film makes the room maybe 10% darker, and has a cool hue to it, but it's totally worth it. Total privacy in daylight, then come dusk you start to see your own reflection in the window which is your cue to put the blinds down for the evening!

For smaller windows, you can buy £6 rolls in Wilko that give a frosted effect. They are patterned though, so trying to do patio doors would be akin to hanging wallpaper I think!

ooh I have just stumbled across this thread and I am very glad I did as next weekend I was going to try to buy some mirrored film for my bed room as I have 2 story flats opposite me with the upper ones kitchen right opposite my bed room window , getting undressed with the lights on would probably frighten the poor old chap that lives there to death , or at least put him of his supper !
I will look at some frosted type film instead .