How To Install A Sliding Hidden Door

Insert the wheels on the top of the first door into the top track.

How to install a sliding hidden door.

Cut and install the new wallboard using drywall screws. This video from bunnings warehouse will show you how to install a sliding door into a stud wall. Tools required to complete this project circular saw http amzn to 1osfhdq impact driver http amzn to 1jitse0 level http amzn to 1wtqg0n stanley. You can get creative in how your door opens by installing a latch on the backside that s connected to a cable.

Keep the trim so you can reverse the process if desired at a later date. Apply a thin layer of drywall taping compound to the joints and press the drywall tape in place using a 4 inch taping knife. Remove any door stops to allow the door to swing in both directions. Thread the cable through the bookshelf and attach it to a woodblock.

We show you how to attach the frame. That leaves a smooth wall so whatever you put in front of the opening will sit tightly against it. How to build a hidden door overview for how to install a secret swinging door. Then when you tilt that book forward it pulls the cable which opens the latch.

Then latch the wheels on top of the door onto the back runner of the top track. Trace the pin socket on. Hold the door so the top is tilted backward. Install the pin hardware.

Saturday hang the door and chamfer the stiles steps 2 11. Cover the woodblock with a book cover and mount it to the shelf on a hinge.