Two different jobs on the same glass
Window graphics do two unrelated things. One is marketing: identifying the business, listing hours, running promotions. The other is compliance: making large areas of glazing visible so people do not walk into them.
The compliance side is governed. Full height glazing and glass doors need manifestation at two heights under Approved Document K. That requirement is usually met with plain frosted bands, but there is no reason it cannot carry your brand pattern instead and do both jobs at once.
Before you order
Manifestation heights are specified rather than chosen, and a building inspector will check them. Applying a decorative graphic at the wrong heights means doing the job twice. We set the compliant heights first and design the pattern within them.
What we need to quote
- Photographs of the glazing with something for scale
- Pane sizes if you have them
- Whether the glazing is full height or has a transom
- Any brand pattern or artwork you want carried
Film options
Etch effect
Frosted appearance, contour cut to any pattern. The standard for manifestation and privacy.
Printed vinyl
Full colour, applied to the inside or outside face depending on exposure.
Contra vision
Perforated film: graphic outside, view retained from inside. Suits shopfronts and vehicles.
One way vision
Privacy in daylight while retaining outward view.
Application
Interior face wherever possible, for a longer life and easier removal.
Common questions
Is window manifestation a legal requirement?
Yes for full height glazing and glass doors, which need manifestation at two specified heights under Approved Document K. A building inspector will check it.
Can manifestation carry our branding?
Yes. The compliant heights are fixed, but the pattern within them can be your brand rather than plain frosted dots, so it meets the regulation and does the marketing at once.
Should window graphics go inside or outside the glass?
Inside wherever possible. The film lasts longer, is protected from weather and vandalism, and is easier to remove cleanly.
See how frosting added privacy and manifestation across glazed office partitions while retaining borrowed light.
Got glazing to treat?
Send photographs of the glass. We will confirm the compliant heights and propose a pattern that carries your brand.
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