Bookcase Door Diy

Who wouldn t welcome more storage into their home.

Bookcase door diy. Remember ask permission before making any changes to your home. Regular hinges will always sag. It s drawn parallel to the front edge of the plywood and should be almost the full length of it and approximately 6 back from the front edge figure 2. A bit pricy given the fact that one hinge costs around 100.

It uses a lazy susan for the bottom hinge and a bed caster wheel to support the weight. Cut a rabbet to accommodate the 1 4 plywood for the back 6 mm but measure it make it about 10 mm 3 8 wide so fixing it to the back is easy. This is a cheap and easy project which anyone can do. Rob has come up with a super smart and super effective idea.

Diy mystery bookcase door this instructables tutorial includes 8 pictures and a complete breakdown on how to make a swing out bookcase coat closet door. Also shows how to create fake books. Instead of building a large bookcase to cover your door take an afternoon to color and attach a cardboard replica of a bookcase to your door. Sub step 2 size the door height.

A gate latch is positioned behind the wall that keeps the. A bookcase door is much heavier than one may think. They also created a secret book latch that you pull to open the door. How to build your own fake bookcase to hide a secret door.

Sub step 1 size the door width line 1 is the first one drawn and represents the existing wall and doorway into which the bookcase will be installed. Build a bookshelf into a door. Rip one board 185 mm 7 1 4 wide out of each left over piece. There are a few strong hinges specially designed for bookcase secret doors that can support a weight of 154 lbs.

How long does it take. If you are in upper grades see if you could take a wood shop class and build a smaller lighter version of this. Trim to 2120 mm 83 7 16 long and mark outside right and outside left. Another good choice is to swing the bookcase door above.

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