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Bookcase Door: Installation From "Weekend Handyman" episode WKH-407

Paul installs the pivot hardware. The bookshelf door is lifted into place. The valance is then secured into the wall studs.

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	Originally, this was a regular closet door...
	but there is nothing regular about it now.
	This bookcase door holds all sorts of stuff, and can easily be opened by children.
	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C
	Figure D

Time: 12 hours over two days.
Difficulty Rating: This project rates a 2 out of 5 on the Weekend Handyman difficulty scale.

Materials:

Bookshelf

Safety glasses
Bookshelf kit
Rubber mallet
Door strike
Wood glue
Centering bit
Cordless drill
Impulse nailer
Tape measure
Pencil
Screw driver
Clamp
Studfinder

Loft

Safety glasses
1 X 3 boards
2’ X 4’ plywood
1 X 2’s
1/4" piece of melamine
1-5/8" screws
Compound miter saw
Drill with extension bit
Right angle impact driver
18 gauge finish nailer
Studfinder

Installing the Bookcase Door

1. Install the pivot hardware (figure A). Use a cordless drill with the screws that were supplied with the kit.

2. Mark the studs above the closet because you will need to nail the valance into the studs after the unit is in place (figure B).

3. Measure up at least 88 inches because the height of the bookcase and the valance together are 86 inches and you want to see the marks after the bookcase is in place.

4. Use a studfinder to mark studs (figure C).

5. Lift the bookcase into place, making sure that the pivot brackets on the bookcase match up with the pivot bushing on the threshold (figure D).

6. To attach the valance, make sure to use spacers provided with the kit to avoid the valance from rubbing up against the bookcase when the door is opened (figure E). Once the pivot brackets are lined up, hammer them into place (figure F).

7. Secure the valance to the wall (figure G). Make pilot holes below the marking on the studs, then screw the valance to the wall.

8. Never attach the valance with drywall anchors, you must securely attach the valance to wall studs above the door.

Figure E

Figure F

Figure G

RESOURCES :

Hide-A-Door Bookshelf
Model Number: Classic
Color: White, MDF
Brand Name: Space X Doors

Manufacturer: Space X Doors
8666 E. Phillips Ave.
Centennial, CO 80112
Telephone: 1-800-262-9464
Website: www.spacexdoors.com

Custom Closet
Model Number: Kids
Color: Alpine White
Brand Name: Twin-Cities Closet

Manufacturer: Twin-Cities Closet Co.
2634 Minnehaha Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55406
Telephone: 1-612-623-0987
Website: www.twincitiesclosets.com

Wall Stickers
Chimpanzee 28" X 10", Model #: 030809
Grass 42" X 12", Model #: 071600
Elephant 24" X 38", Model #: 051105
Rainforest Tree 35" X 96" Model #: 180109
Orangutan & Toucan 10" X 70", Model #: 151801
Giraffe 63" X 13", Model #: 070917
Rock Grass 42" X 12", Model #: 180700
Product: Tiger Cub 17" X 8", Model #: 200907

Manufacturer: WildAnimalStickers.com
156 Diddell Rd.
Wappingers Falls, NY 12590
Telephone: 1-845-462-1234
Website: www.wildanimalstickers.com

GUESTS :

Cliff Rencher
Space X Doors
8666 E. Phillips Ave.
Centennial, CO 80112
Telephone: 1-800-262-9464

Gillett Cole
Twin Cities Closet Co.
2634 Minnehaha Ave. S.
Minneapolis, MN 55406
Telephone: 1-612-623-0987