I am in the process of building a new home and would like to have a room that is hidden by a bookcase or antique buffet. Can anyone suggest a way of doing this with either a hinge system or rollers that cannot be detected? Any help would be appreciated. Jeff
I think this very topic was discussed to death just about one year ago. DAGS.
Yup. If I remember rightly, the most popular preference was a rolling door using skateboard wheels.
Sun, Jan 16, 2005, 2:11pm (EST+5) jkj snipped-for-privacy@sbcglobal.net (Jerry=A0Cordell) claims: Searched google groups for "hidden door" and came up with several hit including the one referenced by Upscale
Yeah? Then try the archives, with hidden door, hidden room, or just hidden.
- =A0Dale Carnegie
A fat lot of good it'll do you now. We all know you have a hidden room.
I built one a few years back. I used skateboard trucks for the wheels because the floor was a bit bumpy. it worked well. I'll post pictures to ABPW
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Thanks for sharing the pics. I'm about to do the same for an alcove that tucks into a staircase and the swinging bookcase is exactly what I was going to do (hide all that luggage).
If you don't mind sharing additional info, what type of hinges did you use? How did you set the trim on the hinged side so that it swung free and clear of the wall?
Thanks, Pat
They running a James Bond film festival on the telly over there Andy? :-)
--RC "Sometimes history doesn't repeat itself. It just yells 'can't you remember anything I've told you?' and lets fly with a club. -- John W. Cambell Jr.
I used soss hinges. the big ones are expensive (IIRC about $50 each) but they worked a charm.
the soss hinges throw out quite a bit. I projected the frame of the bookcase a bit from the carcase to cover the joint.
hope it helped.
The more I think about it, the more I like the idea of the skateboard tracks (vice using casters).
My solution isn't much cheaper. I was looking at center-hung pivot hinges (like the swinging doors to restaurant kitchens), which are $100 to $150/set.
FYI, one more link on "invisible hinges"
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