How To Build Hidden Bookcase
How to build a hidden bookcase door.
How to build hidden bookcase. Hidden door bookshelf step 1. Step 1 lay out the wall and door opening. The next key insight thanks jim. Then glue the shelf boards.
Another hole this one big enough to accommodate the head of the bolt was drilled through the other box. Door frame moving steel frame. How to build a hidden door bookshelf steps calculate the dimensions of your space. First glue the supporting boards to the large sideboards.
Make a bracket the same depth as the cabinet to hold the latch. Step 3 determine the pivot location. Assembling the secret bookcase door. Step 2 add the accessories to the layout.
Secret doors aren t just in the movies. The bolt was mounted in a hole in the side of one of the cases. If you plan to fully fill the bookcase with heavy books then think about screwing the boards together. First thing i did was figure out how big and where a bookshelf would.
Add pocket holes for attaching it to the door frame. All decent secret door bookcases need an equally secret lock so i built one out of a hardback book a bolt and a round steel plate from a an old junction box. Install the steel frame. Screw hinges to the door frame.
Screw the bracket to the door frame from both sides. The ceiling anchor was sized to span 3 floor joist. Install a wooden doorstop above the door.