Window Tinting for Windows Above a Bar in Manchester City Centre
First-floor windows above a tapas bar on a city-centre corner, filmed so the floor above the bar is private from the street and the building opposite.
AfterJob details
- Location
- Manchester City Centre
- Completed
- 12 May 2026
- Property type
- City-centre corner building with a bar at street level
- Film installed
- Reflective solar control film
- Windows treated
- The first-floor windows above the bar, in grey frames
- Reason for installation
- Privacy and solar control on the upper floor of a busy city-centre corner
Windows overlooked by the city
A corner building in the city centre is overlooked in every direction. The first-floor windows are above the bar, at the level of the opposite building's windows and a short step from the passing crowd.
The ground floor is the bar. What is above it is a different use, and it needs its own privacy.
Mirror film on the upper windows
We filmed the first-floor windows with a reflective solar film. In the photos they mirror the building opposite and the street, and they read as dark mirror glass.
The ground-floor lettering in the photos belongs to the bar. Our job was the windows above it.
Worth knowing: Reflective film is a daytime solution. Where a room is lit at night, blinds still have a part to play.
Working above a busy pavement
The windows are above shopfront height and above a busy street, so access matters. We planned the work so it would not interfere with the bar below.
Each pane was cleaned and filmed, with the film trimmed neatly to the grey frames.
An upper floor that gives nothing away
From the street, the first floor now reads as a row of mirror windows above the bar. The building looks tidy and consistent, and the upper rooms are calmer and more private.
After
AfterQuestions about filming upper-floor windows
Do you need scaffolding for first-floor windows?
Often not. We can film from inside, or use access equipment from outside. We decide at the survey.
Will the film work after dark?
Reflective film is a daytime solution. When the rooms are lit at night, people outside can see in, so blinds still have a part.
Does the landlord need to agree?
If you lease the property, check your lease or ask the landlord. We can provide technical details to help.
More of our work
Upper floors overlooked by the building opposite?
Give us the address and the number of windows. We will say how we would reach them.
