Appreciate the insight and your excellent instructions on what you built as well.
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I was down to the part of putting the inner bookcase shell into the frame and trying to figure out how to hold it there solidly without having something like bolts that would show (anchors I found at home centers didn't work out very well in my tests in scrap material so I gave up that route). At any rate, I'm in the middle of building one based on what you documented and wasn't sure until now how the attachment to the frame went - I haven't worked with metal much (the welding was a bit of a stretch and new thing for me =) so wasn't aware that metal screws would be able to thread into the square tubing to hold well. Even a hardware-only kit costs at least 150. Most also require replacing the entire door frame. Thanks for the information regarding attachment (apologize I had to send this as a new comment rather than as a reply to your response, as the website keeps telling me to type the two words even though I already did so and only recognized that when I posted this as a new comment). I found that professional, pre-made murphy doors start at around 1,000. Nobody would ever see the finished wall and think "Hey I wonder if that is a door?" all in all i have about $350 in the project. I am not the best woodworker, and the materials ( mdf and particle board ) are less than optimum, and the walls are crooked, but the results were great. I also had to slightly round the horizontal pieces to slip underneath smoothly.
If the door to the secret room opens into that room, paint it. The armoire will appear to be just what it is and can still be used as such hanging clothing inside will hide the opening beyond. The 4.5 inch trim left and right of the shelf-door, the right side is fixed to the fixed shelf, the left side moves with the door.I had to bevel notches in the trim on the right because the horizontal trim dives under it as the door opens. The hidden door we build for you will be a beautiful piece of fine furniture that will add a designers touch to your home. Cut a door-size portion out of the back of the piece of furniture and screw the remaining back to the existing door-opening leading to the secret room. I used a credit card for gaps between trim and crown to allow clearance. Then I built the two side shelves and installed trim all around.
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( If I did this again I would bring all the shelves out from the wall, making all full depth. Not only was this bookcase built to smoothly slide open for entry, but these shelves were also built.
Makendo showed off the directions for this secret door on Instructables. This sliding bookcase door might be a bit more than many people can tackle, but the end result is simply stunning. In my design I made the swinging shelf 2 inch shallower than the other shelves to allow clearance behind it for the arc when it swung. How To Make A Secret Bookcase Door to Hide A Safe Room Must begin with a closet opening to a closet or Secret Safe Room Rip and crosscut the plywood door. Secret Door Bookcase by makendo via Instructables. Notice on 'Step 1: Calculate Dimensions' the trim is attached to the door on the left, but trim is attached to the wall on the right. Trim is added to the wall on the left and right sides so the opening is less noticeable. Into the installed frame I built the first shelf box for the swinging shelf and verified clearance. So a rotating doorway will have gaps to either side when it is closed.
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