*secure your bookcases to the wall studs through the cleats you installed at the back of the bookcases. use shims under or behind the bookcases to ensure each bookcase is level and plumb before securing it to the wall.. A hidden bookcase-door was designed as a "secret" entrance to an adjacent room. the office contained several printer cabinets, media cabinets, drawers for an extensive cd/dvd collection and room for copious files.. How to build a bookshelf. if books are overflowing from your desktop, stacked around your living room or stuffed into plastic milk crates, it may be time for a bookshelf. building your own bookshelf is easy. a back panel gives a bookshelf a finished look and protects the paint on the wall behind the bookshelf..
With the shelves in place, add finish nails through the outside of the unit to hold the shelves in place (image 3). if you intend to hang the unit on the wall, you will want to glue and nail a 2� strip of wood across the back top edge to use as a cleat.. After building the bookcase, you need to keep it in place by driving several 2 1/2� wood screws trough the backing support in a wall stud. therefore, first you have to drill pilot holes in the wooden support and countersink the head of the screws.. Securely fasten the bookcase to the wall through the pilot holes with 2
