Making Doors For Bookcase

Line up the bookcase so there is a 1 4 overhang on the top and attach the top screw of the top hinge into your spacer then the top screw of the bottom hinge.

Making doors for bookcase.

Shut the door and check to make sure the door isn t too close to the bookcase frame. To 66in wide and up to 96in. 4 measure and cut your trim pieces. If that is the case tighten the adjustment screw that is.

And cue the guy s at home depot starting to hate me since we re making shaker style doors you ll need to add trim pieces around the entire door. It is now time to sketch out the door jambs on each side of the opening. This content is imported from youtube. This free bookcase plan from lee s wood projects will get you a simple but elegant bookcase that will last for years to come.

The opened bookcase will take up to 13 1 2 or more inches of the door opening. Secret doors aren t just in the movies. I choose to do just one door per bookcase to keep it simple. 3 measure and cut your doors.

You ll need 5 of those. Cabinet doors that sit inside a bookcase s frame with door fronts flush with the front of the bookcase can be more difficult to measure and install than doors that overlap or fit on the outside of the bookcase. How to build a wood bookcase from lee s wood projects. Sub step 4 sketch the jambs.

Double check your measurements before making any cuts to the lumber. Order them directly from the manufacturer. Attach doors to bookcase. Each door should measure 24 x 36.

The doors are available in hardwood veneers mdf or vinyl lam. Each bookcase door has a fixed middle shelf and four adjustable shelves. With a few tools and materials you can build your own bookcase that doubles as a secret door into a crawlspace or attic. Bookcases covertly blend in to many surroundings providing a natural fit.

There are photos diagrams a material list cutting instructions and building instructions in this bookcase plan. The doors slide open along a steel roller system at the top and the bottom to reveal the secret room. Bookcase sizes range from 36in. Your stash of harlequin romances should stay your little secret but that means hiding what is in your bookcase.

Hidden hinges are used to make the bookcase butt up directly against the wall. A home office is a common location to place a secret bookcase door bookcase passageways can be found in many other places as well such as in living rooms game rooms as a towel cabinet in a bathroom or in a bedroom. A full bookcase is a happy bookcase but sometimes you do not want everyone to see what exactly you are reading.