How To Hide Door Hinges

Measure the location of the screw holes on the hinge.

How to hide door hinges.

Turn it one way for the door and one way. No worries replace the door with a section of the bookcase that not only displays books but opens on hinges to reveal the hidden room behind it. There will be an arrow indicating the hole. Thread the cable through the bookshelf and attach it to a woodblock.

Most standard european hinges require you to drill a hole 1 7 16 inches inside the wall of the cabinet and 1 16 inch inside the door for the. In this video matt jordan will show you a super hidden room behind a locked keypad in a shiplap wall. Hide the entire opening within the panels and molding to create a seamless paneled wall. Pantry hidden in plain sight a fun hidden door helps balance proportions in this kitchen by mirroring the look of nearby cabinets.

Insert a center punch into a hole about 2 inches up from the corner. Then when you tilt that book forward it pulls the cable which opens the latch. Oil rubbed bronze 20 minute fire rated invisible hinge. Take the standard door out.

Place the hinge template which is a small reversible rectangular plate on the corner of the door. More on hidden doors. This video sponsored by sugatsune hardware https su. Cover the woodblock with a book cover and mount it to the shelf on a hinge.

You can get creative in how your door opens by installing a latch on the backside that s connected to a cable. Or a door with a decent amount of trim conceals a door nicely. Since a hinge is a bulky component you must hide the bulk of the part within the cabinet using a special drill bit. How to install hidden door hinges.

With the new wrap around hinge a door in the wall has never been easier or more stealthy.