How To Attach A Door To A Bookcase

They will extend over the opening on all four sides equally.

How to attach a door to a bookcase.

I covered just the center shelves so that when i slid the doors out to access the area in the middle the angle bar would support the door. Now make holes with the drill machine and nail the hinges. Then we hang the door. You can ignore the hole on the face of of the bookcase in the picture below.

Each door is 58 5 x 14 on this ikea shelf. Place the doors on the bookcase. Step 2 buy the wood. Put on the knob handle of your choice.

Mark and drill your pilot holes for your screws then screw your hinges to the door before attaching the door to the bookshelf. As you are done installing the hinges from one side its time to attach the other side with the door. Then line up your door and screw the hinge to it. We lay the bookcase on the floor and phil attaches the hinges.

You can also have your plywood cut at home depot or lowes. Use the cordless gun and 5 8 inch. Step 3 making a recess. We rest the bookcase on the shims and i transfer the hinge marks from the door casing to the shelving unit.

Once it s in place arlene completes the job by nailing the remaining decorative moldings plinth blocks and rosettes to the wall. I was just going to add the doors and leave it at that but a lot of built ins like these are actually base cabinets with shallower bookcases set on top of them creating a ledge where they meet see my pinterest board on bookcase and built in inspirations here i like that little detail so i pondered how to modify the bookcases and eventually decided to use my jigsaw to cut mdf trim like this. Measure your bookshelf to ascertain the length and width of the bookshelf doors that needs to be installed. Introduce a recess or an indentation on the wood that you purchased.

With the hinge in its open position mount one side to the outside of the bookcase. Use an assistant to help you hold the doors flat on the opening. Attach doors to bookcase line up the bookcase so there is a 1 4 overhang on the top and attach the top screw of the top hinge into your spacer then the top screw of the bottom hinge. Buy the wood which will act as the panel for the glass bookshelf door based on the measurement above.

Cut 1 4 plywood to cover the portion of shelves you want to cover.