SCIENTIFIC VASTU FOR NORTH FACING HOUSE | An Architect Explains

The direction of the main door of the house is an important consideration for people who follow Vastu Shastra rules. Hence, given a chance to select among North, South, East or West facing houses, most people will tend to choose the North facing one because it is considered the most auspicious. The second choice will be the East facing house. However, a note of precaution- not every North facing house is ideal. The placement of the entrance dictates whether a North facing house is auspicious or inauspicious according to Vastu Shastra Principles.

WHAT IS A NORTH FACING HOUSE?

Many people find it difficult to identify the orientation of the house/site. The House/Site orientation can be recognised by one simple action. Stand inside the house or the Site and face out of the main door or gate, as the case may be. The direction you face is said to be the House/Site orientation. Therefore, if you face West, then it is a West facing house. Thus, if you face North, then it is a North facing house.

 

WHAT DOES VASTU SHASTRA SAY ABOUT NORTH FACING HOUSES?

You might have heard from the so-called ‘Vastu specialists’ that only North and East facing properties are auspicious and West and South facing houses should be avoided. But that is not true. In reality, as per Vastu Shastra, all the directions are equally good and the auspiciousness of a home doesn’t depend upon the direction. The most important factor is the correct placement (location) of the main door/entrance door. For each and every direction –be it North, East, South or West –Vastu Shastra lays down specific rules for locating the main entrance door of the house. You must locate the entrance at only “allowed” places and never locate it in the “prohibited” zones.
Now, since we’re dealing with North facing houses, let’s have a look at the Vastu guidelines for them. 

WHAT ARE THE VASTU GUIDELINES FOR THE LOCATION OF THE MAIN DOOR IN NORTH FACING HOUSES?

To figure out where to place the main door in North facing houses, imagine and divide the North length of the house from the North-East (NE) corner point to the North-West (NW) corner point into 9 equal parts; (each part is called as pada or step in Vastu Shastra). The NE pada is the 1^st pada and the NW pada is 9^th. This has been indicated in the image below. You can see that the padas 1,2,3,4 are blue in colour, 5 is green in color; 6,7,8,9 are yellow in colour.

Here’s a summary of the Vastu guidelines for location of the main door in North facing houses:

• The 5^th pada (green one) is the best and the most auspicious for entrance or main door of a North facing home. It’s the location of Kuber (the God of wealth) and attracts money. 
• The pada’s 1, 2, 3 and 4 are the ones that you can use (for entrance/main door) if pada 5 alone is small. But make sure to include pada 5 along with padas 4, 3, 2 or 1. If you’re using space up to pada 1, then make sure that the entrance/main door doesn’t touch the NE corner. Leave at least 6 inches of space from NE corner.
• The pada’s 6 to 9 are to be used if there’s no option to place the main door in any other padas.
• From this summary you can see that no pada in the North side is considered “inauspicious” and “prohibited” unlike in other directions. This is the reason why the North direction is most favoured in Vastu Shastra.

WHAT ARE THE VASTU GUIDELINES FOR THE LOCATION OF THE STAIRCASE IN NORTH FACING HOUSES?

• It is not advisable to build a Staircase on the North-East side.
• The staircase should be in the South-West, South or West.  

WHAT ARE THE VASTU GUIDELINES FOR THE LOCATION OF THE POOJA ROOM IN NORTH FACING HOUSES?

• The first choice for a Pooja Room is the North-East Direction or the Centre of the house.
• Second choice is East or West Directions of the house with the idols facing West or East respectively. 
• However, if none of these corners are available, the pooja mandir can be located in the NE corner of any room except bedrooms, toilets and store rooms.
  

To know more about the scientific reasoning behind these guidelines, go to my post: Vastu guidelines for Pooja Rooms

WHAT ARE THE VASTU GUIDELINES FOR THE LOCATION OF THE KITCHEN IN NORTH FACING HOUSES?

• First choice for Kitchen is the South-East.
• The second choice for the Kitchen is the North-West.
• But avoid the Kitchen in the North-East.
  

To know more about the scientific reasoning behind these guidelines, go to my post: Vastu Guidelines For Kitchen.

But if by chance the kitchen is located in the wrong position, there are remedies which you can read about in my post Remedies for North-East defects.

WHAT ARE THE VASTU GUIDELINES FOR THE LOCATION OF THE TOILETS IN NORTH FACING HOUSES?

• First choice for bathroom/toilet is the North-West quadrant of the home  but not the North-West corner. 
• Second choice for a bathroom/toilet is the North-East quadrant but not the North-East corner and the third choice is the South-West quadrant but not the South-West corner. 
• Avoid all corners and the centre of the house.

To know more about the scientific reasoning behind these guidelines, go to my post: Vastu Guidelines For Bathrooms/Toilets

If by chance the toilet is located in the wrong position, there are remedies which you can read about in my post Remedies for North-East defects.

ACCORDING TO VASTU SHASTRA, WHAT SHOULD ONE AVOID IN NORTH FACING HOUSES?

• Avoid a toilet in the NE corner.
• Avoid bedroom in NE corner.
• Avoid a septic tank in NE corner.  
• Avoid staircase in North side of the home especially from padas 1^st to 5^th.
• Avoid having a kitchen in NE corner; if you happen to have a kitchen in NE then this post will help you.
• Avoid a plot that slopes from North to South.
• Avoid big trees in North side of the house.
• Avoid having clutter, dirt, dustbins etc. towards North and NE.
• Avoid a cut in NE corner.

ACCORDING TO VASTU SHASTRA, WHAT TIPS SHOULD ONE FOLLOW IN NORTH FACING HOUSES?

• Place the main door in 5^th pada; this’ll give lots of wealth.
• You can place entrance in padas 4^th to 1^st if pada 5 alone is small.
• Make walls in North and East slightly shorter and thinner than South and West.
• Make sure that kitchen is in SE or NW.
• Face East (in SE kitchen) and West (in NW kitchen) while cooking.
• Make a Pooja room in NE corner. 
• You can make a living room in NE corner. 
• Make a guest bedroom in NW.
• Choose a plot that slopes from South to North.
• Make the master bedroom in SW.

So now, you must have figured out that a North facing property does not automatically mean that it is auspicious. If you believe in Vastu Shastra, it makes sense to make some tweaks as suggested in this post to help you feel totally reassured.

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Visit my blog on House Construction In India and carry out an Vastu evaluation exercise to judge whether the orientation of a Site is as per Vaastu Shastra principles. Accordingly, you can decide if you want to buy the Site. In case you already possess a Site, then you can decide whether you want to make some corrections to the Site, so that it is suitable as per Vaastu.

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