How To Build A Hidden Shelf Door

Measure from the adjacent baseboard to the edge of the door.

How to build a hidden shelf door. Sub step 2 size the door height. This will give the appearance of built in bookshelves attached firmly in place floor to ceiling. The finished shelf is beautifully constructed and has a handy hidden basic latch like ones you see on garden yard gates that is unhooked when you pull out a specific book. You want to create a smooth canvas across the entire wall and door.

Remove any trim that s currently around the door. Next place glue in each dado insert the shelves and shoot 1 3 8 staples into them from the outside. Bob clagett from i like to make stuff shows how he built an in wall bookshelf that doubles as a hidden door. The width should just cover the access door and be centered.

Don t hinge the wood shelves directly. In particular hidden door ideas can appear as ordinary walls but they lead to hidden places like a reading nook vault storage kids playroom home office home library media room and so forth. Apply wood glue to the back of the piece and tack it in place as shown with a pneumatic brad gun and 18 gauge brads. Cut all of your shelves to the same length and inspect them for any discrepancies.

Cut a piece of baseboard to that length making a 45 degree miter cut along the end covering the wide gap between the door and jamb. It s drawn parallel to the front edge of the plywood and should be almost the full length of it and approximately 6 back from the front edge figure 2. The miter faces the gap. Sub step 1 size the door width line 1 is the first one drawn and represents the existing wall and doorway into which the bookcase will be installed.

Weld a steel frame to support the bookcase. Continue these steps until the case is assembled. I do this even on stain grade shelves as this portion is hidden until the door is opened. Calculate the size of the frame.

Attach a board crown molding or other trim of the appropriate length and height to both the bottom and the top of the shelf unit in the front and on each side to hide the wheels and whatever empty space remains above the unit. Your first step is to choose the wall that you want to cover in panels.