20 vastu tips for balconies
Sep 21, 2017 Vastu & Feng Shui
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According to vastu, areas like balconies, verandahs and roof play a major role in balancing the overall energy of the house. Having a balcony in the wrong direction can negate all the good planning done for the rest of the house. Pinky Kapoor, feng shui and vastu consultant, shares some vastu guidelines to attain the perfect direction for the balcony, verandah and roof.
- North to northeast and east direction is considered as positive direction and south and southwest are considered as negative directions to construct balconies.
- The house is also given merits according to the location of the balconies. If the flats have balconies from north to northeast or from northeast to east then it is considered to be the best flat and the ones that have balconies in the west are of mediocre quality. The flats that have balconies towards south and southwest are considered as inferior quality ones.
- Ensure that the floor of the balcony in the north and east is always lower than the floor of the main building compound.
- Roofs should always slope towards north or east but never towards south and west.
- Normally people use balconies for utility purposes and place washing machines here. With the machine comes the trap for draining the water. Be extra careful that these traps are never placed in the southwest zone of your balconies. These can result in draining the wealth of the family living in the house.
- Building water fountains or lily pools towards the northeast zone of the balcony is a wonderful way to honour the ruling water element of this direction. The residents can enjoy meditating in the early morning hours by the water body. This also helps to attract fortune and prosperity in abundance.
- Small plants, shrubs and seasonal flowering plants along with a basil plant should be placed in the northeast zone of the balcony. They need sunlight to thrive.
- Never keep tall and heavy potted plants in the northeast direction as they would totally block the early pious and beneficial solar energy from entering the house.
- Tall and heavy plantation along with heavy boulders and rocks and pebbles should be placed towards the southwest of the southwestern balconies for stability of residents.
- The north and east parts of the balcony should have low height seating with floral, striped or wavy kind of prints. These will never block the solar energy from beaming in and lighting up the whole place and the room that is attached to the balcony.
- Heavy furniture and seating should be placed in the southern and western corners of the southwest balcony. You can use square shape furniture and have furnishings in geometric shapes and in earthy colours like beige, cream, yellow or rust.
- It is always preferable to have balconies towards southwest covered with sliding windows.
- Square and rectangle shapes are preferred for balconies and verandas. They should never be rounded off, and the walls should always meet at ninety degrees.
- Balconies should be constructed in the eastern or northern part of the house and avoided towards south and west. But if a balcony is constructed in the south direction then it is essential to have one in the north, and if there is one constructed in the west then it is essential to have one in the east.
- Many people construct balconies at their own whim and pleasure by cutting and extending in different directions. But cutting in haphazard manner results in defective vastu, which brings in bad luck. It is essential to demarcate them by laying a copper wire concealed under the floor.
- Balconies towards north and east should be wider than the ones in the south and west if at all constructed.
- The balcony cannot be projecting out alone in the north or east. This gives a cut in the vital part of the house, which is northeast. This quadrant is connected with one's brain or mind and a cut here means that the residents are totally deprived of mental peace and happiness.
- The balconies should run all along from north to northeast or from northeast to east.
- Balconies projecting towards south attract litigation and fire hazards.
- Balcony towards north invites wealth and prosperity whereas the one towards east blesses the residents with good health and new opportunities in life. Having a projection in the northeast in the form of a balcony or a terrace garden that is open to sky can be a guaranteed blessing for its residents in terms of prosperity, happiness, mental peace and high education.
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Sandeep Dadsena
2017-09-25 21:36:47I have two balconies in south direction and one in west. What should i do.. my home is recently constructed.. i could not shift it. Cos there is another house in my north. And i have balconies just for ventilation purpose. Pls suggest me some advices.
2017-09-26 13:14:46
Hi Sandeep, You can get in touch at pinkykapoor9@yahoo.com Thanks for writing in. Team Home Tips
jayanthy
2018-03-03 20:41:24good information madem
