Hidden closet behind hinged bookcase

[xanderzuk]

I'll have to ask my dad where exactly it was, I believe somewhere in Europe, perhaps a church or castle; there were these massive doors that you could push open with a pinky finger.

These were entrance doors (again I'm not sure where or exactly how large) say 30 ft high, 10 ft wide, 1 ft thick weighing tons, and they were hinged in such a way that it took no effort to open. Just shows you how masterful architecture can be.

In terms of in a home, my Godfather had a wall of cabinets in the basement/bar/game room, that pushed inward and rode on a rail to reveal a huge room with a large safe.

 

[Logan5]

Supposedly the blast doors at NORAD are like that, and the ones underneath the Greenbriar hotel... very finely balanced.

My parents had a secret compartment built into the first house I lived in; it was underneath my mother's shoe storage shelf at one end of the master bedroom closet. You had to take all the shoes off, and this hidden panel swung up. I guess it would have fit a couple of rifles, it was wide and deep enough... but of course the carpenter who built it told everyone he could find about the "secret compartment", so they never kept anything in it.

 

[highorder]

I'll have to ask my dad where exactly it was, I believe somewhere in Europe, perhaps a church or castle; there were these massive doors that you could push open with a pinky finger.

The locks of the Panama Canal are balanced well enough to be pushed open by one man.

 

[moooose102]

my brother in law had a set up similar to that in a double wide trailer he had boughten. it was a really great idea. unfortuneatly, my home is to small to have such a nice feature.

 

[NJ-Tom]

Greetings from a first time poster.

Perhaps this company Reversica can provide the hinge everybody is seeking.

Check out the second video. http://www.reversica.com/products.html

 

[21H40]

NJ-Tom,
Cool product.

KillerB,
Instead of "piano hinge" from Home depot, check with a decent locksmith for a "continuous hinge." I've used them on heavy steel doors to keep them swinging easily. Piano hinges are usually lightweight brass, and these continuous hinges use good steel.

 

[Kaeto]

If I had the bucks (and a large enough house) I'd have a power sliding bookcase in a library room that is activated by a switch hidden in a bust of Shakespeare.

 

[zoom6zoom]

Just shows you how masterful architecture can be.

That's not architecture, it's engineering!

 

[RobNDenver]

We had two secret rooms in our house when I was growing up. One in a dormer, held most of the Christmas decorations and other odds and ends. The other in a basement was a 4 person bomb shelter. Fully equipped with food, water and other survival gear. If I had shown that to a guest in our house, I would have been whipped within an inch of my life.

The parents need to know that their daughter has judgement problems and needs to be instructed on what not to reveal to strangers or aquaintances.