How To Hide Door Hinges

Thread the cable through the bookshelf and attach it to a woodblock.

How to hide door hinges. The hinge called the soss 518 wide throw hinge can literally wrap around molding to completely hide the reveal line. Custom service hardware hidden door hinges these hinges can support up to 500 lb making them especially useful for a fully loaded bookcase door. 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. There will be an arrow indicating the hole.

With the new wrap around hinge a door in the wall has never been easier or more stealthy. You can get creative in how your door opens by installing a latch on the backside that s connected to a cable. Pantry hidden in plain sight a fun hidden door helps balance proportions in this kitchen by mirroring the look of nearby cabinets. Since a hinge is a bulky component you must hide the bulk of the part within the cabinet using a special drill bit.

Then when you tilt that book forward it pulls the cable which opens the latch. 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. 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. Insert a center punch into a hole about 2 inches up from the corner. Turn it one way for the door and one way. In this video matt jordan will show you a super hidden room behind a locked keypad in a shiplap wall.

Or a door with a decent amount of trim conceals a door nicely. How to install hidden door hinges. More on hidden doors. Measure the location of the screw holes on the hinge.

Step 1 open the cabinet door and use a phillips screwdriver to remove the screws from the current hinges.