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Concealed door MiamiCuse 06-10-2007
`--> Re: Concealed door tbasc@bellsouth...06-11-2007
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Posted by MiamiCuse on June 10, 2007, 10:11 pm
In one of the rooms I am remodeling, I need to punch a door on one side and
connect it to a hallway.

This door will be occasionally used.

The wall right now has wall to wall floor to ceiling built-in book shelves.

I am wondering, would it be neat to do a door that is part of the book
shelf, you know like in some movie you have a concealed doorway.

I would assume due to the weight of the books, one end of it has to be on
rollers?

Shelves would have to be tilted in to avoid opening the door too fast and
books will fly out?

The door opening would be about 36" wide, maximum 52". Any ideas and
comments? Any images I can use as a reference? I don't mean the
hideadoor.com stuff.

If this is a terrible idea please let me know now...I won't start on it for
about another month.

MC



Posted by ++ on June 10, 2007, 11:42 pm
MiamiCuse wrote:

>In one of the rooms I am remodeling, I need to punch a door on one side and
>connect it to a hallway.
>
>This door will be occasionally used.
>
>The wall right now has wall to wall floor to ceiling built-in book shelves.
>
>I am wondering, would it be neat to do a door that is part of the book
>shelf, you know like in some movie you have a concealed doorway.
>
>I would assume due to the weight of the books, one end of it has to be on
>rollers?
>
>Shelves would have to be tilted in to avoid opening the door too fast and
>books will fly out?
>
>The door opening would be about 36" wide, maximum 52". Any ideas and
>comments? Any images I can use as a reference? I don't mean the
>hideadoor.com stuff.
>
>If this is a terrible idea please let me know now...I won't start on it for
>about another month.
>
>MC
>
>
>
>
>
Actually, you might want to check back issues of Fine Homebuilding. In
one recent edition, they had plans for a hidden door / bookcase/ room
divider


Posted by tbasc@bellsouth.net on June 11, 2007, 12:14 am
> In one of the rooms I am remodeling, I need to punch a door on one side and
> connect it to a hallway.
>
> This door will be occasionally used.
>
> The wall right now has wall to wall floor to ceiling built-in book shelves.
>
> I am wondering, would it be neat to do a door that is part of the book
> shelf, you know like in some movie you have a concealed doorway.
>
> I would assume due to the weight of the books, one end of it has to be on
> rollers?
>
> Shelves would have to be tilted in to avoid opening the door too fast and
> books will fly out?
>
> The door opening would be about 36" wide, maximum 52". Any ideas and
> comments? Any images I can use as a reference? I don't mean the
> hideadoor.com stuff.
>
> If this is a terrible idea please let me know now...I won't start on it for
> about another month.
>
> MC

Woodfold Mfg. Inc. markets a bookcase door systerm.
T


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