Making A Bookcase Door

Build the bookcase into and around the frame.

Making a bookcase door.

Build a bookshelf into a door. Build the bookcase in the frame. He shows a close up pic of the hinges pivots and the caster wheels he uses below the shelf that. 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.

Making the secret bookshelf door was interesting. Attic rooms and areas under stairs often have crawlspace storage behind the. With a few tools and materials you can build your own bookcase that doubles as a secret door into a crawlspace or attic. Rob has come up with a super smart and super effective idea.

This is a cheap and easy project which anyone can do. Who wouldn t welcome more storage into their home. How to build your own fake bookcase to hide a secret door. He also wanted a place to hide all his av equipment.

This hidden bookcase was build for a customer who didn t like the existing shelving. We were presented with options from a small single door to full wall bookcase with one bookcase being the secret. You can make the swinging bookcase 2in 5cm shallower than the other shelves to allow clearance behind it for when it is swung. When sizing it be sure to verify the clearance.

The opened bookcase will take up to 13 1 2 or more inches of the door opening.