Outswing Hidden Bookcase Door Plans
The opened bookcase will take up to 13 1 2 or more inches of the door opening.
Outswing hidden bookcase door plans. Bookcase door plans hidden door. Sub step 4 sketch the jambs. Even though the walls are new construction the floor and ceiling have been around since the 1920 s. If you have ever desired a hidden door in your home this hidden door project from gary katz one of the best ones that i have come across.
The biggest part of what makes our bookcase doors so effective is their purpose made patented and proprietary hidden door hinges. The bookcase is basically a gate that swings out from the wall from hidden hinges and is supported by casters tucked behind a baseboard. The diy hidden door kit works with both in swing or out swing doors lets you design and build your own secret door or cabinet door uses a universal hinge that works with pretty much any design and works especially great for hidden bookshelf doors. The whole idea is for his son in about four years to find a secret playroom in his house.
The build not including his killer han in carbonite was right around 150 and looks great. Build a ceiling anchor. Each bookcase is to be a hidden door one for the office and one for the closet. Weld a steel frame to support the bookcase.
Install a wooden doorstop above the door. Note if a different size opening or bookcase in in the plans proceed the same way but ensuring that the plywood is large enough to accommodate. The renovation left an opening for me to build the bookcase in framed out simply as a short door frame. Inadequate hinges are the main cause of secret door failure.
It is now time to sketch out the door jambs on each side of the opening. Featured wood plans indoor plans february 1 2013 woodworkcity 0. Instead our doors are smooth as butter to open and close even when laden with heavy books. Bookcase 4 door 5 hidden 1 pivot 1.
A gate latch is positioned behind the wall that keeps the. Build the bookcase into and around the frame. Since i am starting from scratch and can build the walls to suit i wanted to ask if there is an easier way to plan this. Install the steel frame.
How to build hidden bookcase han in carbonite door. Test the finished. Calculate the dimensions of your space.