How To Hide Door Hinges

Place the hinge template which is a small reversible rectangular plate on the corner of the door.

How to hide door hinges.

More on hidden doors. Pantry hidden in plain sight a fun hidden door helps balance proportions in this kitchen by mirroring the look of nearby cabinets. Or a door with a decent amount of trim conceals a door nicely. 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. Oil rubbed bronze 20 minute fire rated invisible hinge. Step 1 open the cabinet door and use a phillips screwdriver to remove the screws from the current hinges. Thread the cable through the bookshelf and attach it to a woodblock.

Insert a center punch into a hole about 2 inches up from the corner. How to install hidden door hinges. Hide the entire opening within the panels and molding to create a seamless paneled wall. The hinge called the soss 518 wide throw hinge can literally wrap around molding to completely hide the reveal line.

Turn it one way for the door and one way. Custom service hardware hidden door hinges these hinges can support up to 500 lb making them especially useful for a fully loaded bookcase door. Since a hinge is a bulky component you must hide the bulk of the part within the cabinet using a special drill bit. Cover the woodblock with a book cover and mount it to the shelf on a hinge.

Then when you tilt that book forward it pulls the cable which opens the latch. In this video matt jordan will show you a super hidden room behind a locked keypad in a shiplap wall. Measure the location of the screw holes on the hinge. Take the standard door out.

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.