Obscure Glass for Sash and Case window

[Dianne]

Hi, have any of you used obscure glass on a sash and case window in a bathroom.

We need to use obscure glass but struggling to find anything we like.

Thanks, Dianne

 

[agbagb]

Sorry I can't help but thought it worth just mentioning the modern stuff is 4mm so in a sash window the weights would need adding to.

Textured glass used in leaded lights might open up possibilities.

 

[MatthewC]

It used to be possible to get some sort of stick-on stuff (Fablon?) which would give the same effect. Not period I know, but would work.

 

[plasticpigeon]

How about something like this?

http://www.barronglass.co.uk/traditionaldesigns.html#

 

[88v8]

How about something like this?

http://www.barronglass.co.uk/traditionaldesigns.html#

Excellent. And their 'nine-pane door' looks very good value. A lot cheaper than the original we bought on eBay. Might end up with one for our shower room.
Thankyou.

Ivor

 

[CliffordPope]

Could you just give a quick spray of sand-blasting to ordinary glass?
We had our walls sandblasted recently, and had to board up the windows to stop over-spray wrecking the glass.

 

[Roger H]

Get Mickey (Window sanding disaster thread) http://www.periodproperty.co.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=14085 round with his 80grit.

 

[Mickey]

Don't rub it in Roger

Excuse the pun!

Mickey

 

[Mickey]

Sorry Dianne I meant to say that we have used Brume (other companies also sell it) obscure glass film (lots of different designs) bit fiddly to apply but stayed on really well, looked great and is also completely reversible and I would imagine much cheaper than the replacing glass in your sashes since I guess you would not want to do that if it was original.

Mickey

 

[agbagb]

You can get etching paste to etch your own pattern. Although as with any etched glass is does go transparent when its gets water on it.

 

[Keith Bowman]

... etched glass... does go transparent when its gets water on it.

Just the thing for a bathroom then!

How about the simple solution? We have plain glass and a pair of curtains.

 

[Svenedin]

We have obscure glass in the lower panes of the sash windows in our 2 lavatories and also in some of the panes of the tradesman's entrance door. There are various different designs, flowers etc. This glass appears to have been cast rather than etched as the design is raised from the background. We believe it to be original. Perhaps you could look for some reclaimed glass? I had a quick look on the net and it appears that Pilkington still make some designs that look very similar to the glass that I have. If you search for "Pilkington obscure glass" you can find the various designs. "Mayflower" looks almost identical to the glass in my tradesman's entrance. My house is Edwardian, about 1903.