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Window that you can see out but not see in MiamiCuse 11-21-2007
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Posted by MiamiCuse on November 21, 2007, 9:32 pm
I have seen in some hotels that they have windows facing a corridor, hallway
or outside. You can see out but cannot see in. It is more than just
"tinting".

I am looking to replace a few of my windows at home, and I asked for quotes
for non-impact windows and impact windows. I also asked the window
companies if they have windows that can see out but not in, they all said to
me "no not for residential it's only for commercial" and when I asked them
to give me a ball park figure they wouldn't even do that and just said
"trust me, it's VERY expensive".

What is so special about those windows? Is it a special glass? or is it
something you can "apply" onto ordinary glass afterwards? Are we talking
about 10 times more expensive? I have a large picture window inside the
shower facing an interior courtyard, right now I am planning on using
hurricane impact obscured glass window, I thought I ought to consider this
other option but I can't even get a price!

MC



Posted by JoeSpareBedroom on November 21, 2007, 9:53 pm
>I have seen in some hotels that they have windows facing a corridor,
>hallway or outside. You can see out but cannot see in. It is more than
>just "tinting".
>
> I am looking to replace a few of my windows at home, and I asked for
> quotes for non-impact windows and impact windows. I also asked the window
> companies if they have windows that can see out but not in, they all said
> to me "no not for residential it's only for commercial" and when I asked
> them to give me a ball park figure they wouldn't even do that and just
> said "trust me, it's VERY expensive".
>
> What is so special about those windows? Is it a special glass? or is it
> something you can "apply" onto ordinary glass afterwards? Are we talking
> about 10 times more expensive? I have a large picture window inside the
> shower facing an interior courtyard, right now I am planning on using
> hurricane impact obscured glass window, I thought I ought to consider this
> other option but I can't even get a price!
>
> MC


Even though the two types of businesses overlap to an extent, I've found two
totally different categories in the yellow pages phone book: Windows and
Glass. The first tends to be oriented toward residential window replacement,
and the second toward commercial situations. Call some dealers in the second
category. If someone tells you it's too expensive, ask to speak to someone
who's not afraid to quote prices. Get pushy.



Posted by Not@home on November 23, 2007, 5:55 pm
Most of the "one-way" glass that I have seen does allow someone outside
to look in, depending on the light. However, I know the technology is
there for a price. There is an expensive hotel in Hong Kong that has a
restaurant on an upper floor; from the restaurant, there is what appears
to be a mirror on one wall; the other side of that wall is the men's
room, and you can see right into the restaurant while using a urinal, in
case someone tries to steal your food, I guess. From the level of
construction and decoration in that hotel, I suspect the glass was quite
expensive.

MiamiCuse wrote:
> I have seen in some hotels that they have windows facing a corridor, hallway
> or outside. You can see out but cannot see in. It is more than just
> "tinting".
>
> I am looking to replace a few of my windows at home, and I asked for quotes
> for non-impact windows and impact windows. I also asked the window
> companies if they have windows that can see out but not in, they all said to
> me "no not for residential it's only for commercial" and when I asked them
> to give me a ball park figure they wouldn't even do that and just said
> "trust me, it's VERY expensive".
>
> What is so special about those windows? Is it a special glass? or is it
> something you can "apply" onto ordinary glass afterwards? Are we talking
> about 10 times more expensive? I have a large picture window inside the
> shower facing an interior courtyard, right now I am planning on using
> hurricane impact obscured glass window, I thought I ought to consider this
> other option but I can't even get a price!
>
> MC
>
>

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