How To Hide Door Hinges

Measure the location of the screw holes on the hinge.

How to hide door hinges.

More on hidden doors. How to install hidden 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. With the new wrap around hinge a door in the wall has never been easier or more stealthy.

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. 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.

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. Pantry hidden in plain sight a fun hidden door helps balance proportions in this kitchen by mirroring the look of nearby cabinets. Then when you tilt that book forward it pulls the cable which opens the latch. Insert a center punch into a hole about 2 inches up from the corner.

Thread the cable through the bookshelf and attach it to a woodblock. Or a door with a decent amount of trim conceals a door nicely. Custom service hardware hidden door hinges these hinges can support up to 500 lb making them especially useful for a fully loaded bookcase door. The hinge called the soss 518 wide throw hinge can literally wrap around molding to completely hide the reveal line.

This video sponsored by sugatsune hardware https su. Oil rubbed bronze 20 minute fire rated invisible hinge. Place the hinge template which is a small reversible rectangular plate on the corner of the door. You can get creative in how your door opens by installing a latch on the backside that s connected to a cable.

Take the standard door out.