Window Film for a Barn Conversion Entrance in Ramsbottom
A double-height glass entrance on a Ramsbottom barn conversion, tinted with a solar film that keeps the white staircase in view.
AfterJob details
- Location
- Ramsbottom, Bury
- Completed
- 12 March 2026
- Property type
- Barn conversion with a double-height glazed entrance
- Film installed
- Solar control film with a reflective finish
- Windows treated
- A double-height glazed entrance screen around the front door, in oak-effect frames
- Reason for installation
- Taking the heat and glare out of a full-height entrance hall while keeping the staircase visible
Two storeys of glass at the front door
A barn conversion often has one thing a normal house does not: a huge opening at the front, glazed from the ground to the roof. This one has a double-height glazed screen around the door, in oak-effect frames.
Behind it is an entrance hall with a white staircase. The sun comes in through the whole height of it, so the hall gets hot and bright and the stairs and floor take the direct light.
Solar film that stays see-through
We fitted a solar control film to the whole screen. The tint stops the sun doing its worst without turning the glass into a mirror, so the white staircase is still faintly visible from outside, as the photos show.
In direct sun there is a stronger reflection on the glass, which is why the same screen can look different in each of the three shots.
Working up to the top of the glass
Double-height glazing means tall panes, and the upper sections need scaffold or a platform to reach safely. We filmed from the top down in full-height lengths so there are no joins across the view.
The oak-effect frames and the front door sit in the middle of the screen, so each pane was cut around them, with a tight trim along the frames and the door.
A hall that is easier to live in
The entrance looks like what it is: a big glass front on a handsome conversion, with the film evenly applied from bottom to top. The hall behind it is calmer and cooler, and the stairs are protected from some of the direct light.
The glazing, frames and door are all as before.
After
AfterQuestions about film on a full-height entrance
How do you reach glass that high?
With the right access for the height, whether that is a scaffold tower or a platform. We check the layout of the hall at the survey and say how we would do it.
Will it protect the staircase and floors from fading?
It will slow it down, because film cuts a good share of the UV and the sunlight that cause fading. No film stops fading entirely.
Can film go on glass beside a front door?
Yes. Glazed screens are common, and we film around door frames and handles and press the edges down firmly.
More of our work
Double-height glass at your entrance?
Tell us how tall the screen is. How we reach it is part of the quote.
