Jan 18, 2013 · Hidden Doors, Secret Rooms, and the Hardware That Makes It Possible! Everyone loves a house with hidden door or secret rooms, but these are tricky details to pull off successfully.

Jan 24, 2003 · I’ve got a 30″ x 30″ trap door cut into a hardwood floor for crawlspace access. This door is very heavy and awkward, but we need to get into the crawlspace fairly often. Anyone know of a …

Jul 25, 2007 · Has anyone come up with an easy to operate counter-balanced or spring-assist means mechanism for basement trap doors that they are happy with?

Oct 7, 2003 · Per the architects direction we installed hardwood flooring over a trap door that accesses the basement. The door had carpet over it previously. It was essentially a sheet of 3/4″ plywood with …

Air leaks can account for 20% to 30% of the total heat loss of an insulated house. If your budget is tight, sealing seams and holes in the building envelope, packing insulation into the gaps around windows …

Oct 15, 2001 · * Can anyone out there advise me on how to construct and flash a trap door on a flat torchdown roof? It’s a fire exit and is the only access […]

Dec 7, 2010 · I need help on figuring out how to use automotive gas lifts to raise and lower a basement trap door. The door dimensions are:

Aug 27, 2002 · I’m trying to find a hinge that will let me swing open a trap door without being able to see the hinge when the trap is shut. The most obvious […]

Apr 26, 2006 · When pouring the foundation stem walls, I pour four walls under the stairs, by installing a trap door, there would be a secure place under the house When pouring slabs, I insert a form to …

Dec 9, 2003 · Typically, they're in a closet and utilizing them for maintenance can be an ordeal, especially if the closet is well used and requires a bunch of cleaning out before the trapdoor can be …