Ground Rules For Site Planning In Vaastu.

To create a controlled and balanced flow of positive energies in a plot or house, based on the nature and the mechanisms of interaction between solar energy and geomagnetic sources, some important ground rules have to be applied before planning construction. Before planning a site for construction, let us understand, interpret and apply the following guidelines in its true spirit so that the planning and designing of a prosperous building becomes a reality.

1. The geometric axis of the house should be aligned with the geomagnetic axis of the site.
2. The site should be a quadrangle with the Northeast angle measuring 90º or less, the Southeast and Northwest angle’s 90º or more, and the Southwest angle’s should be a right angle (exactly 90º). It should be ensured that the diagonal measurement from the Northeast corner to the Southwest corner is more than that from the Southeast corner to the Northwest corner and never less.
3. The site should slope towards the Northeast corner and the ground level should be highest at the Southwest corner.
4. There should be more open space left towards the East and North.
5. The North-South axis should be longer than the East-West axis, for both the house and the plot.
6. The major part of the building or construction should be located in the Southwest zone of the plot and more open spaces should be provided in the Northeast.
7. Soil analysis should be carried out before construction. Soil not having the desired characteristics as per Vaastu Shastra should never be used for ground filling.
8. Excavation work during construction should commence from the Northeast side and move in an anti-clockwise direction towards the Northwest and then move diagonally to the Southeast and finally to the Southwest.
9. Construction activity should commence from the Southwest direction and move towards the Southeast, then diagonally to the Northwest and finally to the Northeast.
10. To get rid of any ill effects of adjacent plots and their domain, it is necessary to have compound walls built before commencing any other construction activity. The Southern and Western compound walls should be thicker, heavier and higher, and should be constructed of stone; whereas the Northern and Eastern compound walls can be lower in hight, thinner and can be fence-like, depending on the ground levels, slope and the nature of the terrain of the adjacent plot.
11. The Southern walls should not have any debilitating door or window openings. The wall in this direction should be either an 18" thick construction or a double wall with a cavity in between.
12. The maximum number of doors, windows, openings and ventilators should be provided in the Northeast, North and East.
13. The number of doors and windows should be even and not odd; but should not be a figure ending in zero like 10, 20, 30, etc.
14. The open space in the Northern and Eastern sides can be used for car parks, lawns and gardens with small plants.
15. The number of columns and beams in a house block should be even and not odd; but not in figures ending in zero.
16. Cellars should be avoided in the Southern and Western sides. Cellars can be provided in the Northern and Eastern portion of the building. Mezzanine floors can be provided in the Southern and Western directions only.
17. The North or East side of the cellar must be used as car parks and the South and West should be used for storage. The Southeast corner of the cellar, if necessary, can be used for a transformer or generator.
18. The Southwest plinth level should be at least 9" higher than the other plinth levels and the ground should slope towards the North and East through the entire building.
19. Parapet walls on the South and West side should be higher and heavier than those on the North and East. Roofs should have slopes towards the Northeast, East and the North. Roofs should not slant towards the South and West.
20. The North and East of the house should be used for placing light weight items while heavy and rigid things should be placed in the South and West. This principle is applicable to the entire building, house, rooms and even partitions.
21. Rainwater drainage should be directed towards the Northeast corner of the plot. The lift should be located towards the Southwest corner, in the West or South.
22. The security rooms should not touch the compound walls in the Northern or Eastern sides and should be provided in the West or South of the main gate.
23. Big trees or heavy avenues of trees should be located in the Southern and Western side; whereas lawns and light gardens with small plants can be grown in the Northern and Eastern side.
24. Garages are to be provided in the Northwest sector or in the Southeast sector and they should not touch the amin building. Septic tanks should be provided only in Northwestern sector.
25. Bore Wells, Wells underground sumps or any other water bodies like swimming pools, small ponds, etc, should all be located in the Northeast corner of the plot. There should not be underground sumps or water storage in the West, South, Northwest or Southwest.
26. The main door of the house should preferably be located in any of the exalted positions from the Northeast corner - either from North of Northeast or from North of Northeast. Doors can also be in the South of SouthEast or West of Northwest but in no case, should the main entrance be from the center of any direction. Also the main entrance or door should be avoided in all the following four directions, namely, North of Northwest, East of Southeast, South of Southwest and West of Southwest. There should not be any obstruction or water body just opposite the main entrance.
27. Balconies should be planned towards the East and North and should be definitely avoided in the South and West. If balconies in the South and West cannot be avoided, then larger balconies must be provided towards the North and East. Care should be taken while providing balconies so that a cut or truncation is not created in the Northeast corner.
28. The kitchen should be ideally situated in the Southeast corner of the house and as an alternative in certain cases, may be in the Northwest corner, but in both cases, the cooking platform should be arranged to facilitate cooking while facing East only. The Kitchen should never be in the Northeast corner and it should also be avoided in the Southwest too, as both locations will create problems with respect to the health and finance of the inmates.
29. Rooms in the West and East can be used for dining. The appetite can be stimulated in the dining hall by having the walls painted in light pink or orange. A rectangular dining table is the most preferred. In the dining room, while eating, one should sit facing East or West.

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