SCIENTIFIC VASTU | DOORS AND WINDOWS | An Architect Explains
In Vastu Shastra, the door and window positions are important because they not only let in the air, light and energy into the rooms of the house, but also provide protection against negative energies around. If they are in the right positions, then there is a positive flow of air, light and energy from the outside to the inside and from room to room, thus enhancing the health and the lives of the inmates and creating a feeling of contentment and happiness.
Before designing and constructing doors and windows for your next house, take into consideration the points listed here as they play a crucial role in determining the flow of Vastu energy in your house. Since Vastu is a science, every guideline is based on logic and reasoning. As an Architect, I have attempted to explain each of these guidelines rationally and scientifically under the following headings. This way, you have a choice and can decide what you want to follow or don’t instead of looking at Vastu as a superstition:
How many doors and windows should there be in a house?
What is the best location for doors in a house?
What is the best location for the main door in a house?
What is the best location of the windows in a house?
What are the specifications of doors and windows?
HOW MANY DOORS AND WINDOWS SHOULD THERE BE IN A HOUSE?
Keep even number of doors – This must be due to the symmetric designs of houses in the earlier days. Even number of rooms were placed on either side of the line of symmetry. So the number of doors was also even.
Have even number of windows in the house, like 2, 4, 6, 8 etc. Avoid odd number of windows like 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 . The Reason – It must have something to do with symmetry and the structure of the house, because in earlier times, the buildings had wooden roofs with rafters etc. So the positioning of windows was based on the roof grid. However, you can have any number of windows, depending on your requirement.
WHAT IS THE BEST LOCATION FOR DOORS IN A HOUSE?
For internal doors – Ideally, doors and windows should be placed opposite to each other so that both the positive and negative cycles are completed. The Reason – This enables the proper flow of air thus facilitating cross-ventilation between rooms. Stagnant air in the houses can promote the growth and development of harmful virus and bacteria. This can adversely affect the health of the house inmates. Proper ventilation thus ensures happy and healthy living.
Any door should not be placed in the centre of a wall. It should ideally be far away from the centre while taking adequate care to not place it in the extreme corner either. The Reason – It is best if any opening is not in the corner as cracks can form and some bearing is needed to support the lintel of the opening. Doors should also be avoided in the middle of a wall as structurally it is not very sound.
If your house comprises of two main doors then, in that case, opt for a combination of doors in East with North and West, West with North and East. However, the direction of South and West/East should be avoided as it’s considered inauspicious. The Reason – Doors on opposite walls help in the flow of air and energy and prevent stagnation of air within the house.
For the Main door – it is advisable to follow the rules explained below. The Reason – Every time you enter your house you activate a presiding energy in relationship to the mandala of the house at that point. A door must be precisely located in order to activate the beneficial energy.
WHAT IS THE BEST LOCATION OF THE MAIN DOOR?
To figure out where to place a main door, imagine that you are standing outside the house, facing the front of the house. Divide the front facade of the house into two parts with an imaginary, middle, vertical line. The door should be placed towards the centre, either in the left or the right half, depending on the direction the house faces.
FOR AN EAST FACING HOUSE:
Avoid placing a door in the left half (South-East), instead place it in the right half, that is towards the North-East. The Reason – Since the North-East corner of a plot is to be left open, for sunlight to enter the house, it makes sense to enter from this space but only after leaving as much of window openings towards the North and East.
The door should not be at the corner of the walls, but a few feet away from the corner junction. The Reason -Its preferable to have more window openings towards the North and East to allow constant sunlight through the day. Since the door is opaque, it should be placed away from the N-E corner, more to the centre.
FOR A SOUTH FACING HOUSE:
Avoid placing a door in the left half (South-West), instead place it in the right half, that is in the South-East. The Reason- It is always preferable to have minimum number of openings in the South-West since the hot infra-red rays of the evening sunlight are projected maximum to this direction.
If a house has a main entrance in the South there should be one more corresponding to it in the North direction also. The Reason – To allow the constant light from the North into the house.
FOR A WEST FACING HOUSE:
Avoid placing a door in the right half (South-West), instead place it in the left half, that is in the North-West. The Reason – It is always preferrable to have few openings in the South-West since the hot infra-red rays of the evening sunlight are projected maximum to this direction.
If a house has a main entrance in the West it should have a corresponding door in the East also. The Reason -To allow maximum, useful UV rays found in the morning sunlight, into the house, since it is beneficial for health of the inamtes. (vitamin D synthesis)
FOR A NORTH FACING HOUSE:
Avoid placing a door in the right half (North-West), instead place it in the left half, that is in the North-East. The Reason – Its preferable to have more openings in the North and East to allow sunlight constantly, through the day. Since the door is opaque, it should be placed more to the centre of the wall and windows should be kept in the North-East.
WHAT IS THE BEST LOCATION OF THE WINDOWS IN A HOUSE?
The windows should be opposite to the doors so that both the positive and negative cycles are completed. The Reason – This is to allow the proper flow of air from room to room thus facilitating cross-ventilation between rooms. If there’s a presence of stagnant air in your premises, having an insufficient flow of air within your house can promote the growth and development of harmful virus and bacteria.
The windows in the North wall should be more towards the North-East and should be long and wide. The Reason – So that air and constant and useful morning light from North-East can permeate the house.
The windows in the East wall should be more towards the North-East and should be long and wide for the same reason as explained above.
Avoid too many windows in the South-West directions. The Reason – The harmful, hot infra red rays of the Sunlight are projected maximum to the South-West direction in India. Hence it is preferable to have less openings in this direction.
WHAT ARE THE SPECIFICATIONS FOR DOORS AND WINDOWS?
All the windows in your house should ideally be of uniform and consistent shape while also being proportionate in height and size as well. Moreover, doors and windows should be rectangular in shape. Avoid having fancy shaped and irregular sized doors as they are not considered auspicious. The Reason – Uniform and consistent shapes look more aesthetic than windows of different sizes and shapes. Rectangular shape is the most stable shape structurally.
Automatic doors should be avoided at all costs. As per Vastu, doors which close automatically are said to affect the health of children. The Reason – Automatic doors can malfunction and there is the likelihood of children having their fingers stuck in the doors.
Doors and windows should be devoid of any damage or cracks. If any damage or cracks are there, they should ideally be replaced urgently as it’s considered to be extremely inauspicious as per Vastu. The Reason – The cracks can weaken the doors if they are not attended to immediately.
If your door or windows make noise or creaks while opening or closing, it should be repaired or replaced as soon as possible or it could result in unneeded quarrels in your house. The Reason – Creaking doors sound ominous and indicate loose hinges. They need to be tightened.
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For a concise Vastu guide on doors and windows, please refer to my blog on House construction in India
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Sir,
1. Is sliding door to a balcony considered as door for counting ?
2. Do we count doors only with wooden frames ? Now a days we get mix of upvc, wooden, granite frames.
Thanks, Murali
Hi,
With or without doors, an opening is counted as a door. Granite, upvc or wooden, all openings a re counted as doors. But according to me, it does not matter even if you have odd number of doors.
Admin
Sir I have 6 doors except pooja room…still we do not fix doors for pooja room if we fix the doors for pooja room then it will become 7 what to do sir plzzz I need ur help
Hi,
With or without doors, an opening is counted as a door. But according to me, it does not matter if you have odd number of doors.
Admin
Hello madam
We r constructing duplex house. First floor having 5 doors including main door and internal stair case is there second floor having 6 doors and third floor 1 that too for terrace.. how to calculate doors… I mean we need to claculate for each floor or combining all floor. Please clarify me
Hi,
Since it is a duplex used by one family, count all the doors together. But according to me there is no problem in living in a house with odd number of doors.
Admin
4 Door In a row (Including main entrance) . Is good or not good plz advice.
Hi,
It is not ideal and doesnt serve much purpose. Brick up at least one of the doors that is least useful.
Admin
Placement of door you have mentioned are wrong, like as vastu there should be no main door in West side of North-West corner for a West-facing house. Position of main door marked in images are all wrong.
Please correct it.
Hi,
According to what I know, it is preferable to have a main door in the North West instead of the South West. You can read more about it in my post West Facing Houses
Admin
my house is constructed with 12 doors, now one door is to be removed. any bad effect for 11 doors, please let me know bad effects of odd number doors.
Hi,
According to me there is no problem in living in a house with odd number of doors.
Admin
Sir our flat entrance main door direction is north west and our windows are in south west.so please suggest me because as per vastu shastra is not perfect ….pls guide is it ok or any solution
Hi,
You can read about West Facing Houses in my site.
Admin
Sir
is there any problem in staying in a house with 9 doors. Facing of a villa is based on the gate or the main door.
Hi,
The facing of a house is dictated by the road in front of the house. According to me there is no problem in living in a house with odd number of doors.
Admin
Hellow Sir,
In the newly purchased house, seven doors are there and one door frame is there between Veranda and Hall.
Here the door frame is to be considered as one door or not,
Regards,
Mahesh
Hi,
The door frame between the Verandah and HAll is an opening and hence is considered a door.
Admin
sir i am constructing duplex house in north side site, in first floor one entrance main door is there[north east ] and back side one door is there [from kitchen to utility, in south] and from dining hall side i want fix one iron door for coffee deck, is it wrong ? [ 3 doors coming as entrance ] , i am confused please clarify
Hi Suresh,
If there is a practical requirement for the doors, then go ahead and have them.
Admin
Hi sir,
I have west facing house. ..and there is a entry door in west facing. .
is it good ar not.?
And can we plan a entry door under staircase
Hi,
You can read my post on West Facing houses.
Admin
Hi sir I have total 9 doors and 8 Windows and 4ventilators in bath rooms and 3 arches to pass from one room to other with out doors should I count all these arches as doors kindly clarify me.
Regards
Govardhan
Hi Gpovardhan,
You can count the arches along with the doors, as they are considered openings.
Admin
Hello sir…my name is veena.we constructing a house now.I told my house members that is 5 doors are not good for house,6 or 8 doors are good.But they told me in vasthu 5 doors is good and there was no back door to the house.I think back door is helpful b’coz ifsome situation ex.death is very helpful us.. so plz reply me about no.doors and back door sir…
Hi Veena,
Do not fret about the number of doors. Keep as amany as you need. A back door is always useful.
Admin
hi sir we have 7 dorss and 1 door is gril door is in outsad totaly 7 or 8 dorrs I confus
er if 7 doors are not problem.
Hi Vidya,
Don’t bother so much about the number of doors and windows.
Admin
Hi
I have a house with north facing entrance, thinking of making 2 doors in the rear of the house one from bedroom and other from kitchen. Will this be good ? The new doors would be on the west wall of the house. Please suggest.
Thanks
Dev
Hi Dev,
From security point of view it is not advisable to have many exit doors.Otherwise it is okay.
Admin
sir,
my newly constructed house is having 7 doors, since it is not auspicious to have 7 doors we are planning to put a door in the attached bathroom, thus bifurcating the toilet and bathing area, can we consider this as one of the door.
Hi Nandini,
Yes you can consider it as another door.
admin
Hi Sir,
I have 30 40 site east facing site. Entrance is northeast and plan is almost vastu. Need your suggestion in terms of doors. I have 7 doors and 9 windows. 1 main door 2 bedroom doors 2 bathroom doors and 1 pujaroom door and 1 utility room. Please guide me whether it’s as per vastu it’s right or wrong.
Hi Gopal Krishna,
When everything else is as per vastu, why bother about a trivial thing like the number of doors and windwos, which does not matter in todays constructions.
Admin
Hello Sir,
We are planning to buy a west facing house with 7 doors. Is it advisable. PLease suggest us.
Hi Naga,
If you like the house, then go ahead. Do not bother about the number of doors.
Admin
Hello sir..! We are under construction of a north facing duplex house. Should we count the number of doors and windows individually per floor or else for the entire house?
Hi Durga,
If you really want to count the number of doors and windows (though in my opinion, they are not necessary), count for the whole house.
Admin
Sir, I have an option to choose from an East facing main door and a North facing main door for two apartments that I can choose from.
1. The east facing has the main door in the North east Quadrant and the only balcony is in the west. This one has the kitchen adjacent to a common bathroom.
2. The north facing has the main door in the north west quadrant.The only balcony is in the east.
Rest everything in both apartments seem vastu compliant.
Could you suggest which one should I choose?
Hi Rucheev,
I am more inclined to the north facing flat. But it is finally your choice. Take a decision based on your gut-feeling.
Admin
Hello! Ours is a east facing independent house. Looking at the statement “doors and windows count must be even numbers 2,4,6,8. Do we have to consider attached bathroom doors also in the total count?
Hi Mahadev,
If you are counting, then you should include the bathroom doors as well.
Admin
Please let me know while counting the No of doors (It should be even- )in vastu toilet door is also should be counted or not toilet door is not wooden except all doors are wooden. so while counting the total no of doors as per vastu it should be even. I have 5 wooden doors and a plastic Bathroom door .so as per vastu according to your opinion how many doors are there ?? i have a confusion
Hi Thomas,
Every opening is considered a door. So in your case you have 6 doors.
Admin
Kitchen door followed by kitchen than passage toilet door are in line, is OK or need any changes according to vastu shashtra
Hi Adake,
It is okay.
Admin
Dear Sir I would like to construct first floor entire area and second floor only front portion. my existing ground floor plan having 3 ft balcony all four sides. My building facing west side and 6 ft, 11 ft, 4 ft and 11 ft i,e North, West, South and East respectively. When i want to construct first floor portion i would like to cover north side balcony area into main building area, duly keeping south side balcony as it is with out any construction. Kindly suggest as per vastu what is to be done
Hi Mohan Kumar,
It is better to construct more towards the south and west.
Admin
I am planning to purchase a flat in which total number of doors are 7,
1 main entrance.
2 for 2 bed rooms.
2 for 2 bath room &
2 for 2 balconies.
Please suggest is it ok to go ahead.
Hi Ramanath,
Rather than focusing on the number of doors, feel the house. If you feel good in it, then it is good for you.
‘Admin
Our rented house is having 1 Main entrance, 2 bedroom doors, 2 bathroom doors, 1 puja room door and 1 in back.
Is it good or bad??
Hi Sujata,
Dont waste time on the number of doors. Instead focus on whether you feel happy in this house.
Admin
Sir, The tips given on your site are really very useful.
I am constructing a house on a 30×40 west facing site. I am constructing 3 bedrooms on the first floor on the front portion and leaving 8 feet space for an open terrace on the back portion of the slab. Can I extend the slab on the SE side by 2 feet? I was told SE extension is not auspicious. Please clarify.
HI Gopal,
Extensions and cuts are not ideal but that does not mean that you will have problems because of them. There are vastu experts who suggest a remedy for every defect, which you can buy from amazon or some such online site. So is it really so bad to have a so-called vastu defect?? Think about it.
Admin
Hi Sir.
My House is a duplex with internal stairs. First Floor has 7 Windows and 5 Doors. While Second Floor has 9 Windows and 6 Doors. Kindly advise if the total number of doors/wndows should be counted as per floor or house, to be an even number?
Hi Praveeen,
You need to count them individually for each house. But it does not really matter in present day RCC and brick structures.
Admin
My house is duplex and in the first floor there is grill in between……can we use black colour to paint according to vaastu…
Hi Vikas,
Yes you can use black to paint the grill. In fact it will make the grill less conspicuous.
Admin
IS there an issue with locating windows on the corner ?like an “l”
Hi Christian
There is no issue in having an “L” shaped corner window in modern constructions.
Admin
Dear sir,
Am planning to buy a west facing site
North 40′
South 45
East 31
West 30,
Site is almost flat,
But it is “East of South East” is extended
Request your opinion,
I may construct in 30’x40’only,
Madhusudan.
Hi Madhusudan,
It is a goumukh site which is good according to vastu. Your intention of constructing only in the 30×40 portion is the right one. Also, East of South East extension is good according to me.
Admin
Sir in my proposed west face house architect given plan showing main door at west side (north west), 2nd door exactly opposite to this west door means at north east, 3rd door at north side (north east to the hall). 2 doors for 2 bed rooms. 2 doors for 2 attached bathrooms. 1 door for external bathroom which wall not touched at south east. Is it correct or not.
Hi Ramakrishna,
More than the direction of the doors, focus on the plan of the house. Does it have a free smooth flow? Is it as per your requirement? etc..
Admin
Dear Sir I have making south facing home please guide where we make main door of home Mahesh Batham
Hi Mahesh,
In a South facing home, the best position for the main door is the SE quadrant.
Admin
Hello sir, my house is north facing, but the main gate, house entrance gate and staircase gate in a line. All three gates are north facing. Please suugest me there is anything wrong..
Hi Neha,
No nothing wrong.
Admin
Hello Sir, thank you for your valuable suggestions. I am purchasing a 3 bhk flat (North facing). Number of doors –
1 main door,
1 door at kitchen utility,
2 doors for master bed room,
2 doors for children bed room,
1 door for guest bed room,
1 door for master bedroom bath room
1 door for common bath room,
so in total 9 doors are coming. Also there are 8 windows in total.
If i have to make 8 doors in total, which door is i need to remove? master bed room door or Children bed room door?
Please advice me in this regard. thanks in advance.
Regards,
Jitendar
Hi Jitendar,
Why do you want to remove a door just to make the number of doors even? This rule applied in the olden days when the construction methods were different and used wood. It does not matter today.
Admin
I built a new east face house with main entrance door and bed room doors aligned, is it advised to construct compound gate also inline with
Hi Rana,
Since the main door is aligned with the bedroom door, better keep the main gate a little away and not in line.
Admin
Hello sir , need guidance I have 3 BHK flat in which from hall we have a passage which takes me wash room and one side to Bed room, should we count this passage entrance as one door – Please guide
Hi Ravi,
The passage is not counted as a door.
Admin
Dear Sir, In my Master bed room I have door for attached toilet which takes me to dressing room through which I need to pass to my washroom, I am planning to make one more door between wash room and dressing room, will this door which I am planning to wash room also be counted for Number of doors as per Vastu Please suggest
Hi Mamatha,
Yes it will be counted.
Admin
Sir, In our flat entrance corridor iron grill with iron rods doors is there. Is it counted to take as original door.
Thanking you,
Chandrarao
Hi Chandrarao,
No it is not counted as a separate door because the opening is only one.
Admin
Hello sir, your website is indeed very helpful, I am purchasing a 3 BHK flat I have north east entrance – 1 door, pooja room – one door, three rooms = 3 doors, attached Bathroom – 1 door, common bathroom – 1 door, one door from Kithchen which goes to utility, there is entrance from hall to common passage which takes us to two entrance which one towards common bathroom (mentioned above) and one towards room (one of the 3 room mentioned above)- should we count this , there is one door from dining to balacony and one from master bedroom which is towards balcony . not sure how to count door – Please guide me
Hi Mamatha,
Why do you want to count number of doors? In today’s constructions it does not matter if there are even or odd number of doors. But if you insist, then you can count the number of door shutters.
Admin
Sir, In my flat there is one window attached with door(. In single frame) ls it count saparetely ? I. e. One window & one door . Pl. clarify.
Thank you,
Chandra Rao.
Hi Chandra Rao,
It is not counted separately as it is one opening. It can be considered as a door.
Admin
sir, our flat entrance east face. its having 8 doors& 7 windows, but another windiw was attached to back door(combined combination).is it count to totals windows i.e 8 nos or not. pl advice to us.
thanking you,
Hi PV Chandrarao,
The attached window cum door can be considered as one door and cannot be taken as a window.
Admin
I am constructing a building,In north west position Septic tank has been placed attached with room wall.Is it bad?
Hi Abraham,
It is not ideal as the chance of leak or dampness into the room is quite high.
Admin
Sir, we are getting a new flat constructed for us. we have a bed room door in line with the main door and a window of the bed room. Is it ok? I mean southentry main door, north side children bed room door and it’s window are in a staight line.
Hi Bhaskar,
when you arrange the furniture in the bedroom, just make sure that the bed is not in line with the door.
Admin
Hello,
Cam ww have an internal door of a room in front of the main entrance??
Thank you
Vikas
Hi Vikas,
Not ideal if the internal door is right in front of the main entrance door.
Admin
Dear sir it tops are awesome.we have renovated the house including toilet door and one attached toilet to master bed room now the number of doors is 7.but pooja room door is two sides door is it counted as two door or one single door if we consider as two door then it will be 8 or else it wiĺl be 7.please guide us.
Hi Nirmala,
The pooja room door is considered as one door opening. You need not break your head over the number of doors in your house. It does not matter in todays rcc constructions.
Admin
Sir,
I have gone through the suggestions given by you. It is excellent and satisfying for which I appreciate you.
Now I am constructing duplex house in first to second floor. My site is west facing with 2 feet extended at south east side. I have made 7 doors in first floor with internal staircase and five doors in second floor. my first floor back door is towards east in the kitchen and pooja room (west facing door) is set in front of it by leave 6 feet space. kitchen and dining are open space. One common bathroom is set in the northwest corner of northeast room with south faceing door but only three feet gap is there between pooja room (west facing door) and bath room. is there any vastu corrections to be done or will it be alright to have the facilities as it is. kindly give your valuable suggestions at the earliest please.
Thank you
Hi Kamala,
Thanks for the appreciation. What you have planned seems to be okay.
Admin
sir am Dinesh i bought a new 3 bed room flat in apartment it contains
main door-1, bed room doors-3, bath room doors-3, pooja room door-1, washing room door-1, balcony door -1 and iron door before entrance -1, total count was 10 or 11 and should i count the iron door and balcony door and bath room door which was in balcony.
Hi Dinesh,
There are 10 door openings according to the information given to me by you.
Admin
Dear Sir,
I have an independent house built in 40’x50′, Main Gate to West (Main Road) MAIN DOOR to North, 2nd. door to East (Back side for servant utilities etc..) and 3rd door to upstairs towards West(from main house)where as for upstairs there is a separate enterance from out side. PL ADVISE WEATHER THIS IS IN ORDER OR ANY CHANGES YOU SUGGEST FOR A BETTER AND HAPPY LIVING.
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Hi Sudhir,
You have 4 doors in the four directions. It is okay.
Admin
Dear Sir
we have a south facing house kindly give me suggetion how to make a stair case in which direction
Hi Rakhesh,
Staircase position is dependent on the plan of the house. A staircase should be placed somewhere centrally so that rooms at the upper floor can be accessed easily without wasting space for accessing. So direction is immaterial.
Admin
Hi sir ventilator is also considered as window or not? .kitchen with out door only opening is considered as door or not? Please clarify.
Hi Ram Prasad,
A ventilator is considered a window and an opening with or without a door shutter or frame is considered a door opening.
Admin
Hi
We have three doors of three rooms in same line. Is that ok according to vastu.
Thanks
Rohit Walia
Hi Rohit,
It is okay
Admin
Dear sir, Your website is very useful and I am always reading Q&A regularly. I have recently bought one house having total internal doors 5 (entrance 1, bed room 2 & bath rooms 2). I have one pooja stand with closing door. I would like to know whether I should take the pooja door while counting or not. Kindly advise me whether the total internal five doors are ok or all doors should be even number and if so please let me know the solutions.
Hi Kamlesh,
There is no need to count the number of doors. It is not relevant in today’s constructions.
Admin
I have 4 door in my house is want to provide a frameless door in kitchen. If I provide the framelse’s door , the total number of doors is 5. Somebody say that frameless door is not in counted. Is it right? Pls reply
Hi Ilyaz,
When you count number of doors, it is actually door openings that you are counting. So it does not matter whether there is a frame, a door shutter or neither of them.
Admin
Hi,
I am planning to shift my house. I stay in a rented house and shifting again to another rented house.the problem is that the entrance door to the house is south facing. I.e we enter the house from south to north.require your advise for this whether it is ok or no. All other features are good.
Hi Kiran,
I am sure you have gone through the internet and have a doubt in your mind because it is a south facing house and such houses are not considered auspicious in vastu. But scientifically it does not make sense and according to me any direction is fine. But since you have a doubt, it is better for you to go by your instinct about the house as a whole. Because if any small hurdle comes up, you will end up blaming the south entrance for it.
Admin
Hi, I booked a newly constructed flat, I would like to seek your advice on Vastu regarding Doors.
1 main door, 2 bed rooms, 2 bath rooms, 1 wash area, 1 kitchen, 1 balcony french slider door.
So, There are 8 doors including French slider door to Balcony. I wanted to know if we can also consider French glass slider door under Door number vastu or only normal wooden doors are considered for calculations.
Thanks, Sai
Hi Sai,
In Vastu Shastra, all door openings are considered and there is no discrimination between wooden or glass.
Admin
We don’t have any other option to reduce or increase number of doors. Totally it’s coming 7 doors. Please suggest if grill doors need to be counted over this number and if 7 doors are not problem.
Hi Kavya,
7 doors are not a problem.
Admin
It’s an octaganal room with one door in the south West and 1 door in the east with a glass windows attached on the right hand side of the door. The doors do not directly face each other as such but they are in a diagonal position .the window is diagonal directly to the south West door is there any fault running it as an account office in school.
Hi Praveen,
It is okay provided you place the furniture in such a way that the movement from door to door is not affected.
Admin
Hi sir,
we have constructed new house with 4 doors and 7 windows is there any problem regarding odd number of windows or any other alternative if there is problem.
thanking you
Hi Bhaskar,
Nothing wrong, since the buildings today are concrete structures and do not need to have symmetric, in other words even openings.
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sir,
iam constructing a house 30 feet road is at south side and 10 feet road is at west side ground floor is for commrcial purpose residence is first floor can i have my main entrence door at north side becase if the door is at east lot of space is wasted please reply.
Hi Rajan,
Yes you can do that.
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Hi I have 3 doors, instead of 4 th can I use curtain?
Hi Chendil,
A curtain is unnecessary, unless you want to partition off a space for privacy.
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Hello Sir,
My house is in diagonal axis. Half of my door falls in south east , and other half on East. Any advice on this please.
Hi Gautham,
No advice. Leave it as it is.
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we are constructing a independent house. total number of doors inside the house is 7 and out side the house we have one bathroom under the stare case . whether that bath room door will be counted or not for total doors.
Hi Sreedhar Reddy,
The number of doors inside the house are only considered while counting. The outside bathroom door is not included.
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Dear Sir,
We have 5 door in the flat,entrance is east facing. We dont have door for the kitchen. We are spending more money for illness. Kindly advice, can we put the door for kitchen to make it odd no.
Sripriya
Hi Sripriya,
In vastu number of doors equals number of door openings. So it does not matter if you have a door shutter or not. Your negative mindset need to change. This could be done by doing a pooja/prayer in your house and by decluttering- get rid of all the stuff that you do not need.
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Hello, I am buying a flat which is east facing main door but it is straight to another door on the kitchen balcony when you open the flat from the entrance, is it correct ? and the front door is partially facing the door of the opposite flat as well. Kindly suggest me on this two aspects.
Hi Madhuri,
There is nothing wrong in having the kitchen balcony door in line with the main door. Also, you cannot expect in an apartment, that your main door will not face another apartments door. So there is no need to worry.
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Hi sir, I have 1 attached bathroom and it has 1 ventilator. please let me know that whether the ventilator is to be included along with windows count?
Hi Prasad,
The ventilator is also an opening and should be included if you are counting windows. But the number of openings has no relevance in today’s rcc structures. It does not matter how many windows there are.
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in my house inclding ground and first floor 18 doors are there is it ok or we need to change anything please give quick suggestion.
Hi Suresh,
No need for hurry! Do not change anything.
Admin
Hello Sir,
I have two questions. My flat is in 3rd floor. There is one more floor above this.
My kitchen is at north-west corner of flat. Kitchen slab(black in color) is north to south and stove is placed towards south-east side of kitchen. While cooking person is facing towards east.Fridge is placed south-west corner, water-sink and washing machine is at north-west corner.
Q1) My question is related to entrance on my kitchen. It is towards south wall of kitchen. In other words a person has to look towards south when he/she coming out from kitchen. Is this a vastu dosh ?? If yes then what is the remedy ??
Q2) If location of kitchen within flat is vastu dosh then what is remedy. Kitchen has no door. It is open.
Hi Mangal Prasad Lal,
Whatever you have described about your kitchen seems to be okay according to vastu. But why do you want to look at the little things? Do you realise that there is not much you can change in flats? So if you keep fussing about tiny details you can never be satisfied.
Admin
Hi admin
First I appreciate u for a wonderful website
My question is regarding my friends home
They have buied a flat which is having even number of doors but they don’t have a door for pooja room they are deciding to go for a Door for pooja room but by this it will make odd numbers of door
but according to vastu there should be even number of doors if they go with odd number of doors can they go for it
Please provide answer in yes or no with relevant information
I have seen the same question asked by some body in question sessions in this website
But again I wanna ask you that should they provide door or not
Because they believe that if they provide it will be against vastu which vl not be good for them
Hi Aadil,
If you believe in vastu so much that you have a superstitious fear of it, then go for even number of doors by having 2 doors instead of one in the pooja room. That should solve your apprehensions. Thanks for taking time to leave an appreciative comment.
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Hai
my room door is facing opposite room door also opposite room is having one balcony door .. altogether straight three doors are in single D D D row.. ( My door D next room D balcony door D ) is it bad or good to be like that. pls guide..
I am getting bad dreams too..
Hi Shobha,
It is not bad to have three doors in a line. But make sure your bed is not in the line of the door to your bedroom. And if you feel uncomfortable about the “three doors in a line”, always close your bedroom door while you sleep.
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HI SIR,
I NEED UR HELP IN MY HOUSE 3 DOORS ARE THERE AND OUT SIDE BATHROOM DOOR 1 TOTAL 4 THIS IS CORRECT COUNT ARE NOT. CAN WE TAKE COUNTING OF BATHROOM DOOR ALSO ARE NOT. AND WINDOW HAVING 3 ONLY IT SHOULD BE ANY PROBLEM. PLEASE TELL ME THE SOLUTION.
Hi Goutham Chary,
Do not include the outside bathroom door in your count. Don’t worry about the number of windows.
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HOW SHOULD THE SLIDING DOORS should be taken into account ?it has 2 doors as ONE FIXED AND ONE SLIDES IN THIS CASE WHAT NUMBER TO BE TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT?SHOULD I TAKE INTO ACCOUNT OF ALL CUPBOARD DOORS TOO?tHANKS Gi
Hi Sathish,
Why would you want to count your cupboard doors? In case of a sliding door consider it as one, because there is only one opening even if there are two shutters.
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Respected sir
Pranams
we have windows (single door) attached to the main door…
1.is it ok or not
2.should we count it as two or one window
3.whether the entire thing will be counted as a main door design or windows
kindly guide us
regards
sreenivaas
Hi Sreenivas,
It is okay to have a window attached to the main door as you can look out and see who is standing at the main door. Since the window can be kept open while the door is kept closed, it should be counted separately.
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Plz suggest some remedy as I have a big window in south direction and also main door situated in east more towards soth direction
Hi Namrata,
Grow some tall, thick hedges in front of the window, if it is a house. Otherwise keep thick blinds/curtains closed in the afternoons.
Admin
Hi,
I have recently made some changes to my 2Bhk flat for d purpose of ventilation into d kids bedroom v have demolished d wall one side and replaced with tough end glass frame and a door in between.should we count this door as per vaastu in dt case d count is 9.can u suggest an alternative
Hi Pratibha,
Why worry about number of doors when your changes have resulted in better ventilation. That is more important in Vastu.
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Hi, we are buying a east facing home with maint door in SE facing east but the rest of the east wall is full of long and wide windows so my understanding is since the door is opaque it lets sunlight in only when we open it but windows can constantly let the sun light in.so the positive energy is more with more wide windows in NE rather than door. Is my thinking correct? When I see some vastu websites they say SE door brings in illness. Please kindly explain me if it is really unsafe to have a Door in SE?
Hi Deepthi,
Your understanding is spot on. Ignore the vastu websites. Nothing disastrous will happen just because your house is not a hundred percent according to vastu. You have ample light coming in through the windows in the NE and E and that is all that is needed in a house.
Admin
Dear sir,
my house is extended in north west direction and forms a triangle there. I am constructing first floor. now i have omitted that face and making it in rectangular. I want to know what remedy can be used to avoid the bad effects if any.
Please also tell that what should be the best room for newly married couple. If a bedroom in extended north west is made can it be used for them?
Hi Ashutosh,
You have lived in this house for long I assume and there were no problems. So why worry about it now. It is a good thing that you are building a rectangular house on the first floor. A bedroom in the NW or SW is ideal for a couple – if the couple is the owner of the house then use the Sw bedroom otherwise the NW is perfectly fine.
Admin
Dear Sir,
I am planning to take an apartment for rent. It is having 5 doors with frames +2 both room doors without frame (total 7). Is it OK to take the apartment for rent or not?. if one more door frame added to kitchen, is it considered as another door?. Could you please suggest?
Hi Thirupathi,
Why are you so worried about the number of doors? If the plan and the ‘feel’ of the place is good go ahead and take it.
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Hi Admin,
I am planning to build a house whych is east facing, considering the sitouts i am planning to construct at south side and eastside, i need to have door at south side, considering future plans i also need to have a exit door on north side..
Can a house( 30×70′) have 1 main door and 2 exit door on north and south side. Is this a problem? Pl help
Hi Nav,
In effect you have three doors to the outside. From a vastu point of view, since these doors include doors in the East and the North it is good.
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Whether I can only have door frames without the doors to count for the no. Of doors ?
whether grill door or gate attached backside door can be counted ?
Hi Phaniraj,
Number of doors in vastu relates to the number of door openings. So whether there is a door or not, the opening is included. Similarly if the grill door is attached to the back door, then it cannot be considered separately.
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Hi Sir,
Should we count glass windows (no grill and cannot open) in the front elevation of the house..? Middle of the wall gap filled with glass. I can not open the glas, its completely fixed. Should I count that also for vasthu..?
Hi Rayudu,
Every opening is to be counted- fixed or openable.
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I am having 3 main doors 1 is in east(main door) one is in south one in north and three internal doors ( 2 for bed room and 1 for internal bathroom) which were without kuddapa may I count the internal doors how many doors to my home now
Hi Raju,
You should count all the doors, internal as well as main doors.
Admin
Hi,
I have a south facing plot.Road in front of the plot.A well is present in west side. I have below queries.
1. Is it okay to build main entrance in south side.
2. Can We build windows and balcony doors in south direction.
3. Is the presence of Well in west side is okay. As as per vastu water source should be at East or north east side.
Please reply.
Thank you.
Hi Goutam,
In order to have a plot and house exactly according to vastu principles, all the sites will have to be North facing. But this is not possible. So one cannot say that a south facing plot is not good or that a water source should only be in the NE.
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Sir,
Can I count doors of bathroom in total vastu doors ?
or should I count it seperately?
Hi Aadi,
While counting doors all including bathroom doors must be included.
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Sir, We r constructing 3 bedroom house shall we go for 10 doors or not? I listen somebody told 10 doors not good. is it correct or not?
Hi Satya,
According to vastu, odd number of doors is preferable,. It had something to do with the wooden construction methods of old times and need not be followed today.
Admin
sir, now a days, entrance doors are attached with windows on both sides.in this case, how shell we count the number of doors & windows.will it be as 1)only one door or 2) one door + one window or 3)one door + two windows. please clarify since i purchased a duplex house and renovating according to vastu.I am getting lot of confusion in counting doors & windows.i will be thankful.
krishna kumar , Hyderabad
Hi Krishna,
If I were you, I would go by option 3- one door and two windows.
Admin
Hi,
When I bought a 2bhk flat builder has provided 8doors to the apartment, pooja room didn’t had any door. Later while I did my interiors I added a door to the pooja room. It resulted to 9doors. Since then I feel things are not well, when I took friend’s advise he said even the corridor gate can also be considered. I am bit confused.Please help how can I resolve my problems.
Hi Sujith,
You cannot blame the number of doors for your problems because the number of openings were there when you bought the flat. It is just that you added a door to the pooja opening. That cannot make a difference.
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While counting door nos should we count compound gate or not please advise me.
Hi Pushpa,
Only count the doors of the house, not the gates.
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I want to buy 3 bedroom apartment and it has 8 room doors and 3 bathroom doors my question is do I have to count bathroom doors or not?
Hi Kumar,
When you count the number of doors, consider all the doors including bathroom doors.
Admin
Hi,
Thanks first of all for superb site. My query is that I am constructing a bedroom which is the last room of our house. Now I want one door to open in the rear and one for entrance in that room. Can I have both these doors facing each other?
Secondly, can all three doors can be in alignment i.e. drawing room entrance, last room main door and last room rear door.
Your answer will help solve my problem of placing the doors.
Hi Gaurav,
Actually aligning the three doors in a line so that the rear door can be seen from the front door and vice-versa is perfectly in accordance with Vastu Shastra. But in Feng Shui, this is discouraged because it is believed that the positive energy that rushes in through the main door will rush out through the back door (if they are the same line) without having a chance to permeate the rest of the house.
In Vastu, the house is likened to the human body – the food (nourishment) enters through the mouth and the waste exits through the rear which is in the same straight line, but along the way the food gets digested and absorbed by the rest of the body. Similarly the positive energy that enters the house through the main door does not in reality rush in and rush out of the rear door as there are so many door and window openings along the way which coax the fresh air to infiltrate the whole house. During this process, the stale warmer indoor air is slowly pushed out of the house and it makes sense to have the rear door in line with the main door.
Admin
There is a tree opposite to the main door of our shop approx 10 feet away.
Remedy for the same.
Hi Sapan,
A tree 10′ away from main door will not affect you that adversely. Just try to highlight your main door because it is a shop and should be noticeable.
Admin
Dear Sir,
My main entrance has 2 doors, one half mersh door opening to outside and the second is full wood door opening into the house. Do I need to count here as 2 doors or as the entry is only 1 so consider this as 1 door? please reply…
Regards, Kiran
Hi Kiran,
Consider it as one door since the entry is one.
Admin
Hello!
I have flat. We count our doors. It’s 10. 3 -doors bedroom, 2-bathroom, 3-dressing room, 1-laundry room, 1-entrance. Also I have 1 door in bathroom for Shower. So, that’s okey? Or I need smthg to do? Because I am not buy doors, so I can change.
Thank you.
Hi Anna,
Please do not go into such tiny details. Since you want to go by Vastu rules, you just have to count the number of doors to the rooms which is 10 and is fine.
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dear sir,
My name is sowjanya my plot have five doors and one sliding door for balcony is it countable.four windows is there & oneglass ventilation window is there which is not open is it countable.please give me suggestions quickly as possible.
thanking u sir.
Hi Sowjanya,
If you are counting the number of doors, then the sliding door is also included. If you are counting windows, then include the ventilator also.
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Sir,
sometime back I read in some book that different number of doors have different benefits,can you please tell the benefits of having 7 and 8 doors.
thanking you
Indra
Hi Indhraja,
Vastu recommends even number of doors and windows. In ancient times, the houses were timber structures and probably, even number of openings (with structural wooden lintels) may have been better for the stability of the structure. Also even number of windows were symmetric. But in today’s rcc column-beam buildings, you do not have to worry about the number of openings. So 7 or 8 will not matter.
Admin
For south facing house is it right to provide main door at middle of house/ plot?, is it must to provide a door on north side stright opposite to main door (or) shall be provide window north side stright to main door ?
Hi R Srinivasan,
It is preferable to place the door in the south-east half of the house/plot to allow more of the morning sunlight into the house. You can have a window or door opposite to the main door.
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Dear Sir i am constructing a House in 30*40 site. in the Ground floor i planed 1 Puja Room,1 Bed room and 1 bath room. in 1st floor 2 bed room and 1 bath room. when we count total no of doors this include main and back door it comes 10 doors. kindly advise which door we should consider.
Hi Raghavendra,
As per vastu even number of doors is preferred to odd number. When counting doors, include ALL the doors, internal, external, main back etc.
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I would like to know how many doors are to be installed in 30*40 site as per Hindu vasthu. please let me know.
Thanks and regards
Harsha Nayak p
Hi Harsha Nayak,
Even number of doors is recommended in Vastu Shastra.
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i live in a rented house with 11 doors
Hi Girija,
See my scientific explanation in this post about even and odd number doors and rest easy.
Admin
Hello Sir,
Need your help!
I Booked an apartment in 4th floor. Main Entrance is North Facing. Master Bedroom is in South West Corner. In that Master Bedroom, 3 doors are there(Bedroom Entrance, Bathroom attached and a Balcony Door). The Question is should we have 3 doors in this Bedroom?
Please reply asap.Thanks in advance!
Kind Regards,
Devi.
Hi Devi,
Most master bedrooms in apartments have 3 doors – the bedroom entrance door, the attached bathroom door and the door to the balcony. It is not a problem unless the positions of the doors interfere with the circulation within the room. If there is clear access to the doors and around the furniture in the room, why bother about the number of doors.
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