Book Shelf Hidden Door
Do you want a hidden room.
Book shelf hidden 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. Even though the tendency to sag can be mitigated some with a caster on the strike side eventually those hinges will become loose and falter. Baxton studio lindo wood bookcase with two pulled out doors shelving cabinet dark brown 3 5 out of 5 stars 34 alamic invisible hinges concealed door hinge heavy duty hidden hinge up to 132lbs 3 d adjustable black 1 pair.
Specialist in secret bookcase doors and hidden panels based in the uk real bookcases that open as well as faux leather books 40 years experiance in bespoke furniture design. There are a few strong hinges specially designed for bookcase secret doors that can support a weight of 154 lbs. Regular hinges will always sag.
My home office was messy. Well it was secret. Or a maybe safe room.
A bookcase door is much heavier than one may think. Common security applications of a bookcase door. The plan was simple.
So swinging on regular butt hinges will almost surely be a problem. The most common use of a hidden bookcase is for security. Some people call this a bookcase.
A secret door provides unparalleled security. I would mimic the design and finish of our existing solid wood bookshelves as best i could while adopting the hardware kit sold by the murphy door company which is designed to support a door weighing up to 300 lbs. The secret to making a bookcase door function is in the hinges.