As with a Gate the diagonal bracing Always ascends Upward for constant lifting. As for Glue, yes from the very start. A small bottom ball-bearing wheel would assist wonders with load swing. Beautiful job
When I was a little girl, there wouldn't have been enough money in the universe to induce me to come out of the secret room. You win the Awesome Dad award. Well done.
I agree! That was such an awesome idea, I would never want to come out either! LOVED the movie room & the living room was beautiful…loved the colors in there! What a great dad & so talented!
If you were a little girl. ‘When’ implies this actually happened in the past Also, using when and wouldn’t together makes no sense here. When and wasn’t go together in this case. The fact people get super basic grammar wrong is a sign of a collapsing society.
@@pyropulseIXXIIts not the door thats in question. Its the child's imagination. Remember to us adults, a cardboard box is just that. But to a child its a house, a car, a boat, spaceship, Rollercoaster, sled, and on and on and on.
From a fellow woodworker, very impressive. And recovering from the hinge goof (we've all made) without having to hide it speaks volumes about your character. Well done!
I’m a remodeling contractor and I have to say how very impressed I am with the skill and detail you put into this project. You commented that you are a novice woodworker, but you did as well as many professionals that I’ve seen on RUclips and have worked with. Keep building, you’re a natural at it. 👏
Really awesome! I love that you showed the upside down mistake. It's actually very encouraging to see others make some mistakes, and refreshing to see a maker using "regular" tools :)
A couple of 4x2s on hinges mounted on the opposite wall with rubber stoppers on the end, one level with the base and the other with the top would make the bookcase seem solid from the other side when engaged would effectively make it just that. Relying on deception rather than full security, but should keep the kids safe from an intruder for a time should such a need arise.👍
My Dad designed our house when I was a child. He put in two secret doors, one small one. What treasures. And came in super useful for avoiding unwanted visitors too!
Man that's not NOVICE work! Who you kidding, LOL. But that's absolutely fantastic. Some guys claim to be carpenters can barely do shop math. Great attention to detail and symmetry. Great work.
I added a wheel to support the weight. Trick is to install at an angle that matches the path the door takes over the floor! I love the addition of the doors. Now I have to "improve" mine! Thanks for setting the bar higher for me!
Absolutely amazing. Your wife and children have the best father and husband ever. My dad was a carpenter and was always renovating our house and always building things for us and especially our mum. Ever grateful that my dad was so skilled. Thankyou for sharing.
Same here. My father was a carpenter for over 30 years. Watching Beau's videos brings back a lot of fond memories of my dad and how he used to take me on his jobs when I was younger. ❤
I greatly appreciate your showing the oops! I get so upset with myself LOL when really everyone has glitches, just not everyone puts out videos to actually HELP others like you did ! Thank you!
My dad used to tell me “it’s not the mistakes you make that define you it’s the way you fix your mistakes that define you !” Another of his saying was “if a job is worth doing it’s worth doing well” , alway do it to the best of your ability also “there is no such word as can’t” He died when I was 15 after 10 years of illness but I’m 53 now and I still abide by his advice in everything I do ! The only saying I made up is never moan about anything you’re not willing to change ! Ps I can do everything from carpentry to electrics plumbing plastering bricklaying electronics if it’s possible to do it I will have a go and if I mess it up I will find a way to make it perfect !
This rocks! You are a cool Dad. As an imaginative child my Daddy would make fun furniture for our fort and doll houses, we were poor but the one thing he had was some reclaimed wood from other projects. Our fav place to hide was a hideout nook.
This is awesome! Even more so since you made it yourself! Tell your wife your audience wants to see more builds, and if you run out of things to do there, I’ll hire you to do some things on my house!
Impressive. I have always loved the idea of hidden rooms. You did such an amazing job and it’s looks totally professional! A lot of people would walk right by and never know there was anything behind that bookcase!
I've been woodworking since 7th grade... so 50+ years. I built my own secret 'bookshelf' door into a small attic space for storage, so I know how much work goes into these projects, especially when you're retrofitting into an existing structure. In my case, I had to work with structural studs spaced 24" on centers, so I used hidden zero-clearance hinges to maximize the width when open. All that to say - you really did a VERY nice job with your build. I wish I had an area in the house to do something cool like you did sectioning off the media room area. It really turned out quite well. Looks beautiful finished. Congrats. I hope your wife will now allow you to do more fun stuff...
Great job. Showing your “miss steps” shows us that you are human. Not only the door, I learned a few things from you about the shelves, bookcase, & trim. Thanks
As a handymam wife who’s husband “used” to wood work but now do most of the home projects myself… you have my 👍🏼 so your wife let’s keep on keeping on- I’m sure she really appreciates what you do.
@@Beau_Buildsyep! Super proud of you and happy you are doing what you love, the woodworking and the videography and editing! You were meant for this!❤🎉
WOW, ALWAYS AND FOREVER MEMORIES!!! You Sir, are a fantastic Father as building this for and with your kids have just created BONDING MOMENTS and MEMORIES that will only strengthen over time! Great idea and Excellent follow through!!
I so appreciate how clear your instructions are & even more that you included the part about messing up the hinges at first because that made me feel so much better about all the mistakes I’m about to make trying this. Those kids have a damn cool parent who’d create this.
Hi Beau and Family!! 😮 Wow you are TALENTED!!! Tell your wife she very blessed to have you.. You may be able to have a business with this.. More and more people are looking for a “ non conspicuous door” Genius… I’ll be following along.. thanks for posting this!! God Bless You and you Fam…
That is so seriously cool! I can’t believe you think you’re a novice woodworker. Fantastic job! That secret room might save your family one day. I also consider that a huge selling point if you ever decide to move.
I just completed a very similar hidden door. I installed 4 casters on the bottom of the bookcase so the hinges would have virtually no load on them. Worked perfect.
This is a fantastic build and exactly what I was looking for, as I also would like to build my own, as no way I’m spending $2+k on it. Your build pretty much looks better than anything I’ve seen from the places that sells the kits. Thank you!
You reminded me of the way my dad always had some kind of project going on around the house including the house! He remodeled the existing house and then built on to it and doubled the size of the house. Thanks for those memories. You made a most excellent hidden door and room!
came across this as i was looking at murphy doors. i am 100% going this route for the bathroom door in the master bedroom. my wife would love a "secret door " use a book as the door knob to releaae the latch. congrats man your workmanship looks great
How magical and wonderful! You are very imaginative and your wife and kids are very blessed by your woodworking talents. Enjoy them and enjoy your beautiful home!
Even if that wasn't a secret door to an enchanting theater, it would still be a fantastic addition to just about any home! Great build, made even better with hinges. 👍😊
Amazing!!! I love the idea that if you’re wanting find a safe place to hide (home invasion, etc) you have the safest place to hide….nobody would know or look for that room unless they studied the outside!!! I want one!!! You’re awesome for building that.
This is the dream of my wife. You don't know how grateful I am. I have lots of videos saved on this topic, but this seems to be the answer to all my questions. I really admire how clean you worked. I would have painted and sand it outside and I get why you did inside. Thank a lot!
Loved the video! My wife would definitely not let me do all that to our house (for a good reason, I’d probably make it hideous), but it was fun to live vicariously through you :)
Took me a while to get to it and glad I finally watched. Always liked hidden doors, just never had a space that would work. The kids have gotta love it. Moms gotta like that part. Good stuff, Thanks.
@@Beau_BuildsThat's a good thought. My dad had a lock on the outside of the tool room for some reason. My little brother thought it would be funny to lock him in. He had to use tools to remove the door. No more door after that.
Wow!! How did you steal my dream??? I had a "dream" of doing something similar in our basement in NC... like a hidden room, not just a door. I have the ideas just not the expertise to make it come to fruition. Sure wish you were our neighbor. Awesome job!!
Amazing build! You said you aren't a woodworker, but your attention to detail is far beyond most! My only suggestion would be that your diagonal cross brace should be in compression instead of tension. But since you glued on your backings, it probably won't matter.
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This will be your greatest success ever! Loved the video 👍
Thanks #1 fan
but didn't he have other entrances to the hidden room?
How cool.
As with a Gate the diagonal bracing Always ascends Upward for constant lifting.
As for Glue, yes from the very start.
A small bottom ball-bearing wheel would assist wonders with load swing.
Beautiful job
When I was a little girl, there wouldn't have been enough money in the universe to induce me to come out of the secret room. You win the Awesome Dad award. Well done.
Haha, thanks so much 🙏🏻
Love it! Will you build one for me? Nothing is even in my house....floors are sloped lol @@Beau_Builds
Twisted lumber from HD???? I found a straight piece once.
I agree! That was such an awesome idea, I would never want to come out either! LOVED the movie room & the living room was beautiful…loved the colors in there!
What a great dad & so talented!
If you were a little girl. ‘When’ implies this actually happened in the past
Also, using when and wouldn’t together makes no sense here. When and wasn’t go together in this case.
The fact people get super basic grammar wrong is a sign of a collapsing society.
Your kids will never forget how magical you made their childhood. You are a skilled guy and a great father!
That is very kind. Thank you sir 🙏🏻
It is literally just a door
@@pyropulseIXXI Sure, just like a Rolls-Royce Boat Tail is just a car 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️😂😂
@@pyropulseIXXIIts not the door thats in question. Its the child's imagination. Remember to us adults, a cardboard box is just that. But to a child its a house, a car, a boat, spaceship, Rollercoaster, sled, and on and on and on.
From a fellow woodworker, very impressive. And recovering from the hinge goof (we've all made) without having to hide it speaks volumes about your character. Well done!
Thank you and thanks for watching
I felt his pain with the hinges on the wrong side. 😂
I’m a remodeling contractor and I have to say how very impressed I am with the skill and detail you put into this project. You commented that you are a novice woodworker, but you did as well as many professionals that I’ve seen on RUclips and have worked with. Keep building, you’re a natural at it. 👏
Thanks so much
Really awesome! I love that you showed the upside down mistake. It's actually very encouraging to see others make some mistakes, and refreshing to see a maker using "regular" tools :)
I feel the same way. 💩 happens sometimes, you just got to roll with it
Also shows us how to fix it
That was the most genuine like and subscribe I’ve ever heard 😂. “Like and subscribe so my wife will let me do more of this stuff.” You got it man 👍
Same. Sub'd.
Young man, you have skills, carpenter here and I know one when I see one. Tell your wife I said to let you continue with your work.
Thank you
Aside from something fun it kind of makes a safe room.
A couple of 4x2s on hinges mounted on the opposite wall with rubber stoppers on the end, one level with the base and the other with the top would make the bookcase seem solid from the other side when engaged would effectively make it just that. Relying on deception rather than full security, but should keep the kids safe from an intruder for a time should such a need arise.👍
@@alaricgoldkuhl155I think that’s what the pool cues are for!
Guns makes a safe room
@@pyropulseIXXI Guns make dead people
@@pyropulseIXXIa healthy society makes a safe room, but that's not something known on the northern American continent.
i would never guess there was a secret room behind what a fantastic job you did on that, perfection
Honestly this might be the best secret door I’ve ever seen. Super well done and a very cool room on the inside 👍
Thank you
My Dad designed our house when I was a child. He put in two secret doors, one small one. What treasures. And came in super useful for avoiding unwanted visitors too!
You did an amazing job. No novice has that many tools and that much talent.
Man that's not NOVICE work! Who you kidding, LOL. But that's absolutely fantastic. Some guys claim to be carpenters can barely do shop math. Great attention to detail and symmetry. Great work.
I appreciate that. Thanks for watching
I added a wheel to support the weight. Trick is to install at an angle that matches the path the door takes over the floor! I love the addition of the doors. Now I have to "improve" mine! Thanks for setting the bar higher for me!
A secret room AND swords! You rock Dad!
Thanks
My husband made one for my daughters room for Christmas when she was 11
Absolutely amazing. Your wife and children have the best father and husband ever. My dad was a carpenter and was always renovating our house and always building things for us and especially our mum. Ever grateful that my dad was so skilled. Thankyou for sharing.
Thanks for watching ❤️
Same here. My father was a carpenter for over 30 years. Watching Beau's videos brings back a lot of fond memories of my dad and how he used to take me on his jobs when I was younger. ❤
This is the first time i've sat down at paid my full attention to a 15 minute video in forever. Very captivating
That means a lot. Thanks
Simply, wow! Awesome job!
I'm an extreme carpenter, with that quality of work and detail, you can work on my house anytime! The best projects are one's you do for the family!!!
Thank you for the words and thanks for watching
SO many impressive things about this video! Dad of the Year award!
Thanks so much
Great job, your kids will never forget get this!
I greatly appreciate your showing the oops! I get so upset with myself LOL when really everyone has glitches, just not everyone puts out videos to actually HELP others like you did ! Thank you!
My dad used to tell me “it’s not the mistakes you make that define you it’s the way you fix your mistakes that define you !” Another of his saying was “if a job is worth doing it’s worth doing well” , alway do it to the best of your ability also “there is no such word as can’t” He died when I was 15 after 10 years of illness but I’m 53 now and I still abide by his advice in everything I do !
The only saying I made up is never moan about anything you’re not willing to change !
Ps I can do everything from carpentry to electrics plumbing plastering bricklaying electronics if it’s possible to do it I will have a go and if I mess it up I will find a way to make it perfect !
This. Was. Amazing.
This rocks! You are a cool Dad. As an imaginative child my Daddy would make fun furniture for our fort and doll houses, we were poor but the one thing he had was some reclaimed wood from other projects. Our fav place to hide was a hideout nook.
Wow! Incredibly cool! Great job.
FANTASTIC! 🤩
I wish I could make something like that but only in my dreams😅🤣😂
Thank you for sharing this. I really liked how you also showed what went wrong and how you fixed it.
Thanks
This is awesome! Even more so since you made it yourself! Tell your wife your audience wants to see more builds, and if you run out of things to do there, I’ll hire you to do some things on my house!
Haha, thanks so much
Un papa adorable 🥰 Love from Paris France 🇫🇷 Bless you 💝💝💝
Merci beaucoup
Skills are off the chart! Thanks for letting us see the project.
Thanks
That is just cool!!!! FANTASTIC job
something about working in the garage while it rains out seems satisfying.. I've also never picked up a power tool in my life lol
This is EXACTLY what I want for my office door … AWESOME THANKS FOR SHARING👏🏽
Beau, your wife should be very happy to let you do more projects. You did an excellent job. Looks amazing. Congrats!!
Thanks so much 🙏🏻
Wife approved! 🥰
What a cool Dad! Great job.
Thank you sir
This is so amazing! I would have never guessed that behind that beautiful built-in bookcase that there was a secret room!
That’s very sweet. 🙏🏻
Love, love, love the outcome! Very professional and gorgeous!
Thanks so much
Impressive. I have always loved the idea of hidden rooms. You did such an amazing job and it’s looks totally professional! A lot of people would walk right by and never know there was anything behind that bookcase!
Skillful and stunning! Absolutely LOVE this!
I've been woodworking since 7th grade... so 50+ years. I built my own secret 'bookshelf' door into a small attic space for storage, so I know how much work goes into these projects, especially when you're retrofitting into an existing structure. In my case, I had to work with structural studs spaced 24" on centers, so I used hidden zero-clearance hinges to maximize the width when open. All that to say - you really did a VERY nice job with your build. I wish I had an area in the house to do something cool like you did sectioning off the media room area. It really turned out quite well. Looks beautiful finished. Congrats. I hope your wife will now allow you to do more fun stuff...
She’s my biggest supporter. Thanks for the thoughtful response and thanks for watching.
Very nice job. I'm going to do this at my son's house.
Great job. Showing your “miss steps” shows us that you are human.
Not only the door, I learned a few things from you about the shelves, bookcase, & trim. Thanks
Thanks for watching
Absolutely perfect I love it
This was amazing thank you. I'm researching to turn one of my office doors into additional storage, and this seems like a great solution.
Thanks
As a handymam wife who’s husband “used” to wood work but now do most of the home projects myself… you have my 👍🏼 so your wife let’s keep on keeping on- I’m sure she really appreciates what you do.
She’s my biggest supporter. Thanks for watching.
@@Beau_Buildsyep! Super proud of you and happy you are doing what you love, the woodworking and the videography and editing! You were meant for this!❤🎉
So cool Beau! Down to earth with the goof up. Who hasn’t had one??? You just became “Super Dad”.
Thanks for watching
You're very talented.
WOW, ALWAYS AND FOREVER MEMORIES!!! You Sir, are a fantastic Father as building this for and with your kids have just created BONDING MOMENTS and MEMORIES that will only strengthen over time! Great idea and Excellent follow through!!
That’s very nice, thank you. They are my world
This is spectacular. Well done Dad !!!!
Thanks
I know when I was a kid this is the kind of thing I would have loved, very cool.
Absolutely AWESOME!!! What a cool space!
Thanks
I so appreciate how clear your instructions are & even more that you included the part about messing up the hinges at first because that made me feel so much better about all the mistakes I’m about to make trying this.
Those kids have a damn cool parent who’d create this.
Go for it. Thanks so much
Hi Beau and Family!!
😮 Wow you are TALENTED!!! Tell your wife she very blessed to have you.. You may be able to have a business with this..
More and more people are looking for a
“ non conspicuous door”
Genius… I’ll be following along.. thanks for posting this!! God Bless You and you Fam…
Thank you for the kind words and thanks for watching
This is sooo well-made, your kids will have something awesome to brag to their friends for a long time😂.
Thanks for the kind words
That bookcase would look good in any house,its brill,. well done .
Thanks
That is so seriously cool! I can’t believe you think you’re a novice woodworker. Fantastic job! That secret room might save your family one day. I also consider that a huge selling point if you ever decide to move.
This is so beautiful and absolutely Awesome❤❤❤❤❤❤
I just completed a very similar hidden door. I installed 4 casters on the bottom of the bookcase so the hinges would have virtually no load on them. Worked perfect.
Dude, that is an amazing job! Bravo!👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Thanks🙏🏻
This is a fantastic build and exactly what I was looking for, as I also would like to build my own, as no way I’m spending $2+k on it. Your build pretty much looks better than anything I’ve seen from the places that sells the kits. Thank you!
Thank you, go for it. It was much easier than I thought it would be
That Infinity domplin is pretty nice!
I'm definitely copying this for a hidden access into my pew pew room.
You reminded me of the way my dad always had some kind of project going on around the house including the house! He remodeled the existing house and then built on to it and doubled the size of the house. Thanks for those memories. You made a most excellent hidden door and room!
That’s very sweet. Thank you for the kind words. Glad you enjoyed it
Dang, beautful and you'd never know it was there when it isn't open. Add some sort of lock and you've got a full panic room too.
came across this as i was looking at murphy doors. i am 100% going this route for the bathroom door in the master bedroom. my wife would love a "secret door " use a book as the door knob to releaae the latch. congrats man your workmanship looks great
Watching another Dad do Dad is always fun. Great job.
Thanks man👊🏻
You did a beautiful job. This is awesome. Thanks for sharing 😊
Super awesome. I want to make one too. Will have to watch this video a million times to learn how though.
I see your channel getting big! Keep up the hard work!
Thanks
How magical and wonderful! You are very imaginative and your wife and kids are very blessed by your woodworking talents. Enjoy them and enjoy your beautiful home!
That’s very kind of you, thanks
Absolutely beautiful, inspiring and artful. Thank you for sharing👏
Thanks for watching
That is so cool. I still feel like a book wired to a lock would have been the cherry on the cake but that looks really great.
Props for including your mistake. We all make mistakes, but some people don’t show them.
Even if that wasn't a secret door to an enchanting theater, it would still be a fantastic addition to just about any home!
Great build, made even better with hinges. 👍😊
Thanks for the kind words 🙏🏻
Impressive - Well done! Thanks for sharing with us.
Amazing!!! I love the idea that if you’re wanting find a safe place to hide (home invasion, etc) you have the safest place to hide….nobody would know or look for that room unless they studied the outside!!! I want one!!! You’re awesome for building that.
Kids brag, everyone will know.
Best hidden door video I have seen on RUclips !
This is the dream of my wife. You don't know how grateful I am. I have lots of videos saved on this topic, but this seems to be the answer to all my questions.
I really admire how clean you worked. I would have painted and sand it outside and I get why you did inside.
Thank a lot!
Glad it helped. Thanks for watching
Loved the video! My wife would definitely not let me do all that to our house (for a good reason, I’d probably make it hideous), but it was fun to live vicariously through you :)
Haha, thanks for watching
What a cool project! Great video. I’ve wanted a secret doorway like that since I was a kid, I’m sure your kids love it!
OMG that was awesome! This is every kid's dream project!
Very nice job!! $100 materials $1000 labor..priceless kids loving hide out
80 million in lumber you have a wonderful secret door...lol. Seriously a lovely looking project, thanks for sharing.
Took me a while to get to it and glad I finally watched. Always liked hidden doors, just never had a space that would work. The kids have gotta love it. Moms gotta like that part. Good stuff, Thanks.
Thanks for watching
Really loved watching the process. Your wife should definitely let you do this all of the time! Great project and video!
Great video, hope your kids enjoy it, they're lucky to have such a great dad.
Thanks very kind, thank you
Wow you did an amazing job. I hope your wife appreciates you cause I certainly would! It looks fantastic!
Nice job!! I'm sure your kids can't wait to show everyone what their dad built. Ty for sharing.
Thanks for watching.
Such a fantastic job!
Well done sir! Thumbs up for a great build, & double thumbs up for the scrap sword!
You did a great job! You have a talent with woodworking!
So cool!! Add some type of heavy bar lock on the inside and you have a great "safe room".
Haha, can’t trust my kids with that
@@Beau_Builds 🤣🤣
Mag locks. Turn it on inside, then hide the shutoff switch where you can get to it in the house somewhere.@@Beau_Builds
@@Beau_BuildsThat's a good thought. My dad had a lock on the outside of the tool room for some reason. My little brother thought it would be funny to lock him in. He had to use tools to remove the door. No more door after that.
Amazing dedication. Now I'm going to start saving for that prebuilt kit!
Wow!! How did you steal my dream??? I had a "dream" of doing something similar in our basement in NC... like a hidden room, not just a door. I have the ideas just not the expertise to make it come to fruition. Sure wish you were our neighbor. Awesome job!!
Thanks for watching
I enjoyed watching your attention to detail, well done! Looks fabulous.
Amazing build! You said you aren't a woodworker, but your attention to detail is far beyond most! My only suggestion would be that your diagonal cross brace should be in compression instead of tension. But since you glued on your backings, it probably won't matter.
Great work with the clamps and the pocket screws. I enjoyed this.
This murphy bookcase just solved two problems. Thank you.
Thanks for watching