The opened bookcase will take up to 13-1/2 or more inches of the door opening. *Note- If a different size opening or bookcase in in the plans, proceed the same way but ensuring that the plywood is large enough to accommodate. Measuring and marking 40 inches (see note below) back from Line #2, another perpendicular line (Line #3) is drawn parallel to Line #2 and will be referred to as the Strike side of the hidden door. For this example only, Line #2 will be the hinge side of the “hidden door”. Line #2 comes next and is drawn perpendicular to Line #1 on the plywood at approximately 45-46” from the left side (Figure 2).
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It's drawn parallel to the front edge of the plywood and should be almost the full length of it, and approximately 6” back from the front edge (Figure 2). Line #1 is the first one drawn and represents the existing wall and doorway into which the bookcase will be installed. Step 1 - Lay out the Wall and Door Opening Sub Step 1 - Size the Door Width The layout of the project will be drawn in the manner of old fashioned Rod Layouts, using a piece of plywood or other sheeting longer than the door opening and no less than 16 inches wide, the case being 12” deep. The layout used here is for a door with a net opening of 40”, but a larger case requiring a wider opening could easily be used following the same instructions. Our imagined version hangs on a sturdy pivot hinge, which in turn is mounted on a built-up block behind the baseboard. Since it’s nearly impossible to conceal the joints in the baseboard on each side of the bookcase, it might be a good idea to build it higher from the floor to clear the baseboard, as the one illustrated in figure 1.
However, that solution will eventually leave a circular mark on the floor, and it's not very practical in a room with carpeting. Swinging bookcases tend to sag from the weight of the books, so they’re often equipped with a caster at the opening end to support the weight. It only relates to an inswing door (opening towards the person when facing the shelves), which is the most commonly used version, and it's also right handed, with the pivot at the right side of the doorway, but would work just as well with the hinges on the left. The following step by step process will provide example calculations and measurements to give you a sense of what this takes.
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