How To Hide Door Hinges

How to install hidden door hinges.

How to hide door hinges.

Since a hinge is a bulky component you must hide the bulk of the part within the cabinet using a special drill bit. Pantry hidden in plain sight a fun hidden door helps balance proportions in this kitchen by mirroring the look of nearby cabinets. 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. Place the hinge template which is a small reversible rectangular plate on the corner of the door.

Turn it one way for the door and one way. The hinge called the soss 518 wide throw hinge can literally wrap around molding to completely hide the reveal line. 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.

More on hidden doors. Take the standard door out. Measure the location of the screw holes on the hinge. Or a door with a decent amount of trim conceals a door nicely.

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. This video sponsored by sugatsune hardware https su. Hide the entire opening within the panels and molding to create a seamless paneled wall. Cover the woodblock with a book cover and mount it to the shelf on a hinge.

With the new wrap around hinge a door in the wall has never been easier or more stealthy. Custom service hardware hidden door hinges these hinges can support up to 500 lb making them especially useful for a fully loaded bookcase door. Thread the cable through the bookshelf and attach it to a woodblock. Oil rubbed bronze 20 minute fire rated invisible hinge.

There will be an arrow indicating the hole.