May one attach the Mezuzah to a protruding piece of material that extends from ones doorpost if there is no room to place the mezuzah on the doorpost being that the door takes up the entire doorpost space?[1]
This may only be done if the protruding piece which is attached to the doorpost extends from the bottom of the door up until the top. It does not help to attach a slab of wood or metal in middle of the doorpost for the sake of putting the mezuzah on it and if one does so it is invalid. Initially, it is best to build an entire protruding doorpost [i.e. both sides and on top] adjacent to current one for the sake of putting a mezuzah there.
[1] See Michaber Y.D. 289:2; Yad Haketana Mezuzah 3:11 and his Biur of Minchas Ani 19; Daas Kedoshiom 287:3; Chovas Hadar 9:7 footnote 22; 8:3 -1 footnote 1; Shaareiy Hamezuzah 12:2 footnote 8; Hatorah Vehamitzvah 137
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