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