We were presented with options from a small single door to full wall bookcase with one bookcase being the secret.
Making a bookcase door.
You can make the swinging bookcase 2in 5cm shallower than the other shelves to allow clearance behind it for when it is swung.
He shows a close up pic of the hinges pivots and the caster wheels he uses below the shelf that.
When sizing it be sure to verify the clearance.
Attic rooms and areas under stairs often have crawlspace storage behind the.
Build the bookcase in the frame.
Making the secret bookshelf door was interesting.
With a few tools and materials you can build your own bookcase that doubles as a secret door into a crawlspace or attic.
The opened bookcase will take up to 13 1 2 or more inches of the door opening.
Rob has come up with a super smart and super effective idea.
Also shows how to create fake books.
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.
He also wanted a place to hide all his av equipment.
There were so many options that i hadn t even thought of.
How to build your own fake bookcase to hide a secret door.
Who wouldn t welcome more storage into their home.
Hidden door bookcase here is a great how to article with pics on this small secret bookcase door concealing a closet.
Build the bookcase into and around the frame.