frosted film or replace glass in door with frosted glass?

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Glazed door into downstairs loo. The loo is round the corner so no direct line of sight through door. Want to keep the glazing in the door as its one of the few sources of light into the hall.

Should we replace the glass with frosted pane or will just putting up frosted film be fine?

Personally think any toilet needs a plain door tbh.

I’ve had frosted film on the lower half of my windows (batty barking dog) and
I’ve been amazed how well it’s worked. No peeling at all

Ibe used film in various circumstances and it has been excellent.

I wouldn't want to use a bathroom with a frosted glass door 😬

My neighbour has frosted film and you cannot see a thing!

I'd draw a diagram, but honestly the loo is round a corridor - you can't see it. But I could add a blind on the door for the shy or nervous.

And most bathrooms have frosted windows that people use without batting an eyelid...

well I do.

Frosted film would be fine I think - plus it's cheap enough that if it doesn't work it's no big deal!

Also you can experiment with stained glass effect or slightly "different" patterns - if you're into that sort of thing...

Frosting film is more opaque - I think you can get different degrees of "obscuring". I don't think patterned glass is private enough for a loo - maybe for a window onto a garden but not a door. Sandblasted/etched glass gives the same effect but frosting film is much cheaper.

We have opaque frosted film on our bathroom window. You cannot see through it one bit, not even an outline of someone. Xx

NO idea why I put kisses on the end of that. 🤣🤣

The developer who refurbished our first house had unaccountably put plain glass in the bathroom window. We used film described as giving "close range opacity, ideal for bathrooms." We checked the visibility carefully as you had to stand right by the window when using the shower, and it was fine even at night with the light on.

We got the film from www.purlfrost.com/frosted-window-film/white-frosted-bathroom-window-film/

We have it in our front door glass. It was easy to install and looks great and you definitely can't see through it at all.

I have a South facing house. It gets boiling! And very bright. So I've used window film in a few places. It's really easy to install, cheap and if you muck it up you can have another go. I I'd go with the film. Seems like an unnecessary expense to get itre glazed.

We've got frosted film on our bathroom door - victorian terrace so wanted to maximize all possible light sources. As pp have said you honestly cannot even see the outline of a person through it. But all the light comes through! Genius. We got our film from a company called Brume. I got an email from them today actually - they've got a 15% sale on.

When I was discussing the various frosted/obscured glass options with the surveyor person who was quoting for all our windows he actually recommended static film over the glazed options for one of our windows.

It was 100% the right decision. It didn't earn him anything and I found him pretty trustworthy (also wasn't from one of the bloody hardsell window companies who send out salespeople who can't even use a flipping tape measure) - we went with him in the end because he was one of those tradespeople who shows a genuine interest in finding the right solution for customers and making sure they understand things rather than trying to bamboozle them or do a hardsell.

I thought I'd mention this as I sort of get the impression you're thinking of reglazing it as the automatic "better" or "proper" thing to do? Static film can be more effective for privacy and gives you more flexibility.

I was getting out the shower last night and eyeing up the new frosted window in the family bathroom... and wondering how effective it is at night.... I might have to send DH out to the street to check.