[Roy] had an additional garage door opener on hand as well as decided to put it to utilize as a remote manage closing system for his bedroom door. We gather he has some noisy housemates as the motivation for the job came from not wanting to get out of bed to close the door when the ruckus interrupts his TV watching.
The picture above shows the hinged system which equates the linear movement from the garage opener track to the rotational force necessary to swing the door closed. We’d state he truly nailed it since the system matches the angle of the door jamb perfectly, as well as when the door is completely open the angle bracket is almost flat against the wall. We definitely don’t have the exact same requirement for closing doors, however the system is something to keep in mind.
The motor for the opener is hidden beneath his desk. You won’t be able to see it in the video after the break since he developed a matching enclosure around it. Now he just needs to add some WiFi connectivity and he can ditch the uni-tasking RF remote for a wise phone app.