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