In popularity, as per Vaastu rules for West facing houses falls right after North and East directions, and it’s a good option to opt-in for as well. Though, North and East facing houses are treated best to live.
Buying a house could be irresistible experience due to various aspects that requires to meet the Vaastu rules as specified in the ancient text Vaastu-shastra.
It’s a miss-beliefs that West facing house is not good as per Vaastu Shastra, and it could invite troubles to the persons living in a West facing houses.
But it’s not true; in fact, West facing houses can be as auspicious as of North or East oriented houses, provided if they are constructed according to Vaastu rules.
Vastu Shastra does not claims that North facing houses are good and West is bad. In fact, Vaastu Shastra, says all the directions are equally good to orient a house. However, things that makes or breaks Vaastu rules for a house is the location of main entrance and elemental placement in the house.
In this article we will see how we can turn a West Facing house to our benefits by following simple Vaastu rules for West facing houses about How we build it? and Where we build it?
Vaastu Tips for West Facing House
As mentioned earlier, the main entrance of the house plays a massive role in Vaastu-shastra and for West facing house also.
- According to Vaastu for West facing house, the main door of the house can be located in any of the four Padas i.e. 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th on the West side. (As shown in the Image)
- The Main entrance for West facing houses can also be placed in Pada 1 and 2 (But only if there is no option to use 3, 4, 5 and 6 Pada); as this entrance may not gives either good or bad results
- Padas 7, 8 and 9 are not recommended in any situations to place a Main entrance door (Means it will be in West of Southwest).
Deciding placement of main entrance is the primary thing in this case, for other things Vastu Shastra rules will remain same as it for East facing houses!
West Facing Houses
What to Avoid
- Avoid main entrance in 7th, 8th and 9th Pada of West side.
- Never locate a bore-well or water sump in Southwest of the house.
- Never buy a House, Flat, Plot that having extension or Cut in South or Southwest.
- Never construct a kitchen in Southwest part of the house
What to Follow
- Locate the Main entrance in 3rd, 4th, 5th or 6th Pada in West direction.
- You can also use 1st and 2nd Pada if interested.
- The West and South walls must be thicker and little higher than East and North.
- Construct a kitchen in Southeast or Northwest part of the house.
- Master bedroom in Southwest is better, if the house is multi story then locate the master bedroom on the uppermost floor.
- Living room and Pooja room should be in Northeast part of the house
- A guest room can be in Northwest.
By following these simple Vaastu rules for West facing houses one can also get the benefits of West Facing houses as would have from North or East facing houses i.e. happiness, wealth and prosperity to the inmates.