Mirror, tinted or frosted: glass garage door privacy, day and night
Mirror glass is private by day and see-through at night when the garage lights are on. Tinted glass shows shapes, more so at night. Frosted glass is private day and night, and glows after dark.
| Glass | By day | At night, lights on inside | Our finishes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mirror | Private. The street sees a reflection. | See-through, like a window. | Bronzo, Argento |
| Tinted | Partly private. A soft outline shows. | Shapes show clearly. | Fumo, Nero |
| Frosted | Private. Light comes in, the view doesn't. | Private. The door glows. | Latte, Moka, Ombra |
Mirror glass: private by day
Mirror glass has a thin reflective coating. The brighter side sees a reflection and the darker side sees through. By day the street is brighter than the garage, so from outside you see the sky, the trees and the house reflected back, not the inside of the garage.
After dark it reverses. With the garage lights on, the inside is the brighter side and the door becomes see-through, like any window at night. With the garage dark, it keeps reflecting.
Bronzo is a warm bronze mirror that sits well with wood, stone and dark metal. Argento is a cool, bright silver that nearly disappears into a white or grey facade.
Tinted glass: a softer view
Tinted glass is coloured glass. It dims the view without blocking it: from outside you see a soft outline of the garage, and more of it at night with the lights on inside.
Fumo is a quiet smoke grey. Nero is a deep black that reads as a solid, graphic face against light stucco, brick and stone.
Frosted glass: private day and night
Frosted glass has a matte face that scatters light. Daylight comes through but the view doesn't, so the garage reads as a soft, even glow. Only something pressed right against the glass shows, and only as a blur.
After dark, with the lights on inside, a frosted door glows: Latte white, Moka amber, and Ombra, frosted black, only faintly. Latte lets the most daylight into the garage and Ombra the least.
Which should you choose?
- Privacy day and night, or a garage you use after dark as a gym, workshop or studio: frosted, in Latte, Moka or Ombra.
- A door that reflects the trees and sky by day: mirror, in Bronzo or Argento.
- A dark, graphic door against a light facade: Nero, or Ombra for a matte face.
- Daylight in the garage with no view in: Latte.
Every finish is 5 mm tempered safety glass on the same frameless door, so you can choose on looks and privacy alone. How a frameless door differs from a framed one.