Modern secret hidden safe room
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- čas přidán 13. 04. 2012
- This is a fairly unique custom installation, conceived by the owner, then designed and built in-house at AT Custom Cabinets(818)347-0740 in Canoga Park California. From the outside it appears to be a linen closet with adjustable shelves and typical amenity and function. It opens up to reveal a secret area where anything from a safe can be stored, or it could even be used as a hiding place if necessary. This home is very exclusive, and has already been rented to high profile celebrity, etc...who were never made aware of it and didnt figure it out despite living there for sometimes several months. Anyway, its pretty stealth, and was alot of fun testing the concept and mocking it up, and eventually building and installing it. Leave some comments, I'd love to hear what you guys think.
I actually meant "safe room" to imply it was for hiding a safe, not because it was for safety from invaders. As you can see, its easy to get in and out of. You could hide in it temporarily, its only safety being that its not easily detectable. Thanks for the comment.
That was excellent. I expected the shelf to be the release catch. Sliding mechanism on top of the door. Very clever.
Very clever...and exactly what I have been looking for! Thanks for posting
I don't know why but I find this video very relaxing
THAT is so neat!!! I loved the way he looked at the camera, at the end, as he was walking by! GREAT job and thank you for sharing. ;-)
Well I will keep my comment simple " nice job " well done. Looks terrific.
Very impressive Jason ...thanks for sharing
one of the best I have seen, good job.
That’s perfect. I’ve been looking at different types and this is the best.
Very smart!!!!!!! But not so safe...... anymore, as we saw it.......
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It's been said many times before that the paint is off color in the swinging cabinet, surely with 220k views the comments based on this observation have become randomly routine.
it's probably not the last time ill have to say this but.....
Directly above the cabinets in this particular area is a dome skylight. The skylight is tinted for UV and to reduce glare. The paint is simply reflecting the darker tint of the skylight than the rest of the cabinets, and typically only at certain times of the day. The finish is only a few days old at this point, and is a high end lacquer base with a very durable pre-catalyzed satin clear coat. Every cabinet is the exact same color, trust me. Otherwise thanks for watching, I will have a follow up video within a few weeks for those interested in the details I hope to share a video that well answer ask your questions.
Very very nice.
+Mad Marc +William Skidmore i advice you to not take pictures at yourself or others, it is image making and every image maker will be in the fire of hell (sahih muslim)
Yeah but the paint is off color in the swinging cabinet.
Just joking. It's just a joke. :-)
One of the best I seen yet
Very clever, and excellent craftsmanship as well
that is brilliant, definitely doing that one, well done!!!!
I would live to see how the hinge works. This is exactly what I want to build but haven't figured out a hidden hinge.
Wow! Extremely nice design!
Thanks Nino! Though it easily closed from the inside with a tug on the (inside) right side, I added a handle later. It required a fair amount of beefing up the hinges once the client had a chance to load it up with linens and towels! Lol...the shop mock up didn't show us how weight would affect it...I would do it differently if I did it again, but only from a hinging standpoint
Very very nice, I really love it and hope to do something like that in my home. Really good work just I would really really recommend putting a door handle on the inside too
Excellent idea.
There is a mansion in DC with 70 hidden doors. Rarely do people find more than 8 their first time through it. I have a secret door in my old house. The buyer of the house doesn't know it's there and he has been in the house for 5 years. One day I may show him.
I think that may be a good thing...... Start it of by saying Oh,....btw there's a secret hidden rm in the house. Using "btw's is usually the most important part of a conversation.
NOW that is COOL
Dude that's awesome.
Excellent carpenter!
Love that for a secret file room or a secret gun room. Perfect designs. Cool.
FANTASTIC!
cool cupboard man I liked the bit when you bashed your hand on the shelf.
Very nice ...just FYI I could tell which side had the hidden compartment by the paint being off.. Still great love it ... Nothing a can of paint cant fix
Thats the tinted skylight above my head. Good eye though, thanks for the comment!
thats pretty cool!
well i thought it was a brilliant design well done
It's a really great idea. I would rather have a storm shelter in the same place. If it's storm proof it's also a safe room from thieves. If your safe room can withstand a tornado it can withstand a person from getting to you before the police can arrive. A siren mounted outside will be a plus with a panic button mounted inside the safe room. Make sure you have a antenna connected to your safe room for transmission. All in all your idea is wonderful. It's better than what most people have. Great idea! I'd rather have your safe room than nothing at all. And as to the people who are saying that your shelves are small has nothing to do with anything. I'm sure you will put things in the shelves. Who would leave them empty? I'm sure at this time the shelves have something in them.
That sounds much trickier than this is, no custom fabricated levers and guides...the trick is to make it light, yet sturdy enough to bear load and still function with 1/4" inch clearances and yet only be hinged on one corner, thanks for the comment!
Right on, thanks for the comment
great wood work
I like that!
best one i have seen so far
It's got several potential functions, but only one necessary one. It is supposed to hide a safe, that I know so far it only hides junk like most closets! ! It could also be a "saferoom" in case of intruder.
It opened and closed easily at the time without one because its built light, fully loaded different story. In the interest of keeping your hands off the finish I definitely agree. I ended up adding a handle later, for both reasons. Thanks for commenting, aaaand for being pretty hot!
Good to know if ever pass from your house :D
nice work. Can you show the countertop please?
That's GREAT! Just subbed you.
Is there a company that does stuff like that? I live in Florida?
@hkmp7fan...actually you can't see the bottom in the vid but the clearance is the same on all sides. the kick is fixed to the floor so you have to step over it to enter the space but it looks seamless to the other cabinet when the door is closed...thanks for commenting!
I'd also want a couple of big slide bolts to secure it from the inside. Perhaps it had something like that.
Blueprint? Whats that? Ha! The general idea we mocked up in the shop. It worked great until the client loaded it with towels and the flex made it hard to close. It needed a ton of extra hardware to make it work! Thanks for the interest
Wow so fkn NICE
Nice. Do you have an interior handle to pull it shut once you're in there?
that is very nice
BTW to everyone asking for the plans...I was lead to believe the shop drawings would be provided to me, then the boss had a change of heart....sorry about that. I can do the drawings myself but it may take a bit of time so if you really want them, please e mail me jcookeconstruction@Yahoo.com with a specific request. For my trouble I ask a small donation as it is a complicated draw and I may make a few changes for a more user friendly install...based on the trouble this installation gave me im sure you will appreciate it. Thanks
How do you close it when you go in ? i didnt see any pulls or how the outer doors looked when you're inside.
The necessary function is access to the multiple light ballasts and data cable stuff that ended up in there.
After watching this, I immediately started looking around my house for a good spot to build something similar. Is this your company? I'm very impressed brother. Also, I banged my head on a vehicle lift so hard the other day, I lost consciousness for a few seconds.
Genius !
Cool...thanks for sharing. Question...if you needed to, could you close the door while inside? Would be nice to be able to hide in the room if need be. You know..when the po po come knocking. LOL
That was awesome I would want much bigger room back but their great concept. If I were a celebrity I would want to hide some valuables in there maybe but not narcotics lol. Remember those dudes that just kicked in that one celeb's door and stole sheet from her. I suppose there's some sort of thing to keep the door closed once ur inside and ur safe? Like a 2x6. Also, I wonder if an HDE Non-Contact Infrared Thermometer Digital Temperature Gun can see if someone is in there or could see the heat loss in the space. An expert criminal would look for these types of cryptic spaces.
Jason, do you have plans? Blueprints? Also, is it possible to put a handle on the back of the shelving so you can close it from inside? I notice you have to manipulate the side molding to close the safe room / cabinet. Is that something that can be done from inside? It would be a great place for a child to hide from intruder, or an adult to find a gun and ammo and wait for help to arrive or wait for a chance to take on the intruders. All in all a great set up
Sorry Dan, this was more a scribbling on napkins approach. However a sufficient amount of people have requested the plans, so I will request that a copy of any lead up dimensions and shop drawings available be released asap. No manipulation is required to open or close the door, and even without a handle it was quite easy to close the door from the inside and reopen it to exit. A handle was added anyway but the point is primarily that because of the relatively low tech catches we used(tight clearance didn't allow much option)I found the best way to open it was to open the outer door first and use the door leverage to "break" the catches, as it seemed to want to open from the top anyway. The motion is slight but if you watch you'll see what I mean. Stay tuned for more info
nice love it
I was trying forever from my phone but it would always give me an error code instead. Im having no trouble from the laptop though, thanks for the tip.
very cool
2 questions.
Is there a light in there?
And when you knocked that shelf up at 00:17, then back down, was that part of the unlocking process? it would seem far too elaborate, but I wonder why you hit the shelf like that? You had been softly, softly till that point - really making an effort to close the doors gently, so maybe this was you breaking out, if you like.
Is it big enough for your family to hide in like a panic room as well or just big enough for valuables/guns, etc.
Excelente!!!!!👏👏👏👏👏💯💯
how do you close the pantry when your inside it?
That's cool
I remember doing that and thinking, should I completely re-do the video because I slammed that shelf? That was long before I had any idea 50+ thousand people were going to see me do it too. Life is short, dont sweat the little stuff. Wish I had a vid of the time I shot a 16 penny nail through my finger, you would have loved that one!
What if you cut the power to the home first? Solenoid switch won’t work then ;-(
would have like to have seen the "room" in side was the little one person walk in space all there was?
Is there any way to make the backside of such an almirah sound solid when tapped
that's cool
Thats fucking awesome. How did you build that
Great concept. I think it just needs a handle on the inside, to make it fast and easy to close it behind you if you're actually need to hide there.
Cool shit!!!
My super sweet expensive hidden storage space that you'll keep all your expensive belongings in.....that you showed everyone on the planet.....lol good luck with that
Good thing you saw the video! When you wake up in it, all you have to do is get out of the duct tape and you'll know exactly where you are!
If you've got it, you want to share it, if you share it you haven't got it. What is it? It's a secret. :P
Nice job, I like it a lot. The paint should be ready for a handle inside though yeah? Bit safer if you can close it while inside.
Very inspiring, thankyou!
How long did it take to install it?
That is one sweet hidden room, very nice job. Throw some towels on the cupboards shelves and no one would know better. Someday I would like to have a setup like this, you know, hide the girlfriend from the wife thing!! lol Hell, with my luck she would sniff the girlfriend out with her big nose!! Nice vid!
Sometimes I wonder if people actually watched the video when they comment, other times Im sure of it. I typically read the comments so redundant question asking doesnt annoy the poster. Anyway at least someone gets it...the house is in Los Angeles, not many tornadoes last I checked. Earthquakes yes, but seeing this house is sitting on the beach, I would be more worried about the tsunami washing the whole house away first.
Where is your showroom and price of the almira ?
Awesome
Yes
is the door locked or can anyone open it if they know?
Nice, but where are the shop drawings? Next time close the door behind you, like for a safe room. I saw you were being were gentle with it, was that necessary or is it fairly robust? thanks
Wow cool how much did it cost to do that
Sweet
Sweeeet!!!
Nice m8
How did made it
Thanks to all, I can't believe this video got 30,500 views! ! Sponsor me Dewalt! Lol...
shame you don't live in New York....have the perfect spot to build this.
Where do I get it???
I bet Anne frank would love that!
slick !!!!!!
It's not so secret anymore, eh?
Cool
I notice the back of it is kinda cut catercorner. From looking inside the nick nack type closet thing. Do you see that angle? If not how did you hide that angle? Can you post a video showing just the little door open so we can see the diversion cabinet? I would just like to see if they are squared off or not and whatever.,
Hi ghondi, the angled corners ensure clearance from hitting the frame as it swings. The additiona dimension of depth requires a different approach to the cab design because the cabinet increases in diagonal width as it swings, so if the corners were left square it would jamb in the opening. Unfortunately this is a very exclusive house and difficult to access any time I like. I'm sure in the near future I'll be able to arrange for another shot of this piece in action. Thanks for watching. ?.
Appreciate it man. Yea I knew why the angle was there. I just wasn't sure if when looking inside the decoy part of the cabinet if you could see an angle or not.
As I sit here pondering dee-eeeeply about some of the comments made over the past 5 years that this video has been posted, and seeing how youtube has become a go to source for diy projects, real hands on solutions and inspiration for everything imaginable, recorded by individuals with incredible talent, sometimes for fame or fortune, but usually because it's a platform where anybody can become a source of information for the masses, like myself, I provided a video of a functional secret closet, the inspiration for creating it was to cover a design flaw. the video got 875K views over 5 years...I never expected that! I appreciate everyone who liked it, those who expressed interest in building plans for it, and even the ones who had critical things to say. the one that continues to bother me is the one where I shouldn't have shown it because now everyone knows it's there... ridiculous is the first word that comes to mind, as if I care if someone could find it is my second thought, and lastly, what would youtube be.... if the people who design, create, build and record their abilities, skills, tricks, trades, thoughts, and solutions, decided they would rather keep all that to themselves, and you jackass people that can't just learn from what you see instead of pointing out every mistake or paranoid scenario driven remark. I give zero fucks for those people. in times like these it's important to remember that critical remarks, especially the "baiting" kind of remarks, are designed to dumb down the masses by clogging the mind with relentless stupidity... so go ahead and make more retarded comments, as you can see I'm chiming in 3 years later in some cases to respond with a hearty fuck you, and a reminder to anyone else who has the attention span to read this far, congratulations to you people, hopefully you can agree that the haters should be strung up in a desert and eaten from the feet up by coyotes.... enjoy the video I promise to try harder on the production value next time I have a neat project like that.
Lucky!
Great
Very cool :) ! But whites are a little different at 0:12 :P ! But that's just a detail :)