Assuming an attic large enough to require a mezuzah (see Yoreh Deah 286:13), is it necessary to put a mezuzah on a horizontal attic door? Does it qualify as a lintel? Should the thickness of the ceiling be considered a doorpost? Shall a blessing be recited?
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1https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/225406/jewish/Which-Rooms-Require-a-Mezuzah.htm - "An attic also requires a mezuzah unless it is entered via a "trapdoor" (a horizontal opening in the floor rather than a vertical opening in a wall)." - Doesn't bring a source though – Dov Nov 16 '20 at 17:02
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Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 11:20, citing Noda Biyehudah Tinyana 184, says no: only a standing door requires a mezuzah.
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