Lifetree Window Film Privacy for Glass Windows, Translucent, 75x300cm

During a room refurb we decided that we didn't want net curtains anymore, yet we wanted the privacy protection that such afforded. And so after a bit of looking around we decided to try this one way window film. It has been a total success! I have never installed this kind of product before, but the instructions were quite clear, and the actual work required was quite simple to do. Key is ensuring the window glass is literaly clinically clean and free of any grit or other particles that will cause the film to bubble at that spot. Having done that, the film applied easily, was easy to reposition and squeegee the water out. It was initally mildly cloudy but that cleared after three days. The mirror effect is good, from outside it is impossible to see in during daylight. But you will need curtains for night time as the mirror effect reverses and outsiders can see in. Heat reduction is marked, very effective. Cutting the material requires a fresh blade in the knife ... I went for tungsten but that is probably excessive given it is only plastic material!

Was dreading tussling with this, as had used a similar static-cling frosted film before, which was thin and kept sticking to itself, and was a mass of air bubbles nomatter what. However, my new rental flat has dodgy blinds and I need as close to perfect darkness as possible to sleep, so needs must. I armed myself with hot water in a spray bottle, a craft knife and a full-sized shower squeegee (this helped hugely compared to trying to use a little credit card sized thing so advise investing in one at the pound shop). I had nobody to help, but my windows aren’t huge and I managed just fine. Soaked the whole window with water first and peeled down the first few inches of the backing before positioning film on the window (shiny side goes to the window!). This film is really good and thick and stayed put well. I squeegeed down as I continued removing the backing. It was done in no time, and no bubbles! Now I did make the error of over-trimming on my first window. Because of how the double glazing unit is, light was getting in the edges. It’s better to leave larger and persuade the film to bend into the edges. As it’s super thick it takes a little coaxing. You can nick the corners with a craft knife to help. Where I had over trimmed at the bottom I just added some black electrical tape once the water had dried, and that has worked fine. I did initially take it off and re position to centralise a bit more, and again that wasn’t difficult. It’s been up a week now and shows no signs of peeling. However, having peeled off to re position I’m confident it will come off easily and leave no trace once I move out. There is no glue, just works with static. Everywhere the film is, it is totally light-proof even with bright sunshine right outside. Absolutely perfect. Suggest leaving around 1cm/1.5cm extra all round the edges compared to your window measurement, so it’s not too unmanageably large to work with, but you have some to bend into the window frame and a bit of contingency if you’re not quite centralised. A strip of black electrical tape down any edge that you mess up will complete the job. I’m so happy with results and really wish I had discovered this before in my life! Blackout curtains and blinds have always only worked so well and ‘leaked’ round the edges. This stuff is cheap and perfect!

Our front door has a frosted design on the glass inserts but there are narrow gaps around the edges. People outside can look through this gap, straight into our living room and I have never liked that. I bought this roll of privacy film with the intention of applying it to the inside of the doors windows which have no frosting on at all. This would then stop people being able to peer in. I roughly cut the shapes I needed leaving a 1cm excess all around. Then I cleaned the windows as best I could. Then, using a small bowl of luke warm water with a little bit of washing up liquid, I used a sponge and wet the glass liberally. I offered up the privacy film (after peeling the back off) and it adhered to the wet glass immediately. I was able to move it into position. Then I took my Stanley knife and carefully cut around the inner edge of the window. My knife blade was a little bit dull and it made the cuts a little rough in places. This was my fault. Once done I smoothed out the air bubbles with a credit card. Once done, it looked brilliant. It looks like it's been there for years. After dark in the late evening I could see more air bubbles that I had missed in the day. I smoothed these out again and that was it. Since then they have stayed up, look great and give me perfect privacy. Well worth the money. So, I can recommend this stuff. However, if I was going to apply it again I would invest in a sharp knife first to make the cuts super neat.

This product does actually work, my house is staying cooler. However, the instructions are not clear, it says to spray the smooth side of the film, which given both sides are smooth which resulted in my installing the film the wrong way round and falling off. Realising this must be the case I reinstalled the film once the windows had cooled down and eureka, the film stays up and all is good. So, when installing this, make sure, you spray the side that had the backing on it and adhere that to the window, this will result in it working correctly. To the manufacturer, make your instructions clearer and possibly provide a link to a detailed installation video and you may find your score goes up.

Bought for the privacy and hadn't considered the cooling! Last summer, 20 degrees C outside meant far too hot in south facing living room. This year 28 degrees outside and the same room is perfectly liveable, and that's with only bottom half of the window covered. I would say a good 8-10 deg C difference. So good that I've bought more, for other rooms in the house and my car. The privacy part is not quite as good as I'd hoped but there's a compromise between 'privacy reflection' and 'living in the dark even at midday'. Obviously with a lit room and dark outside one can still see through from outside, so don't get too complacent with regard to lack of clothing. Wish there were some other colours. Image shows a fair comparison of top half with no film, lower half with film in terms of seeing out of a window. Some darkening but fine for summer. Will need to remove in winter to get more light though. Shame it can't easily be stored. Honestly will save cost of cooling house and offset against that and eco cost of running aircon... against wasting plastic film... how green are you feeling?

Works really well and ideal for bathrooms, etc., far cheaper than buying frosted glass. Very easy to apply and didn’t get any problems or debris.

Great! Easy to put up onto window, been up a few months now and it looks just as good. No bubbles or sliding off. Recommended!

One roll covers this size of window. 3 panes. Be mindful it reduces light as well as the heat coming in. Not sure how I will fair over autumn/winter. Whether to remove it, and if its storage reapply next year. Its quite expensive to just throw away at anything between £6-£10 per roll.

Acheter pour limiter l'apport de chaleur ce film fait bien le job. En revanche pour le poser proprement c'est pas facile, il est assez fragile et se rayé facilement même avec une spatule en plastique (prévue pour du covering auto).

Very nice foil, I have privacy, but I can see who is outside my door. Satisfied.

Sieht super aus! Lässt sich gut schneiden und anbringen. Sieht tatsächlich aus, als wäre es in das Glas eingraviert/gelasert/wie auch immer man das nennt...

El producto me llego perfecto y es de calidad. Aún así me ha costado mucho ponerlo...pero una vez pillado el truco queda bien y realiza su función.

Très bien, pas toujours facile à placer mais ça va mieux après le premier.