North facing houses are the most common orientation that you will find around yourself. It is done so, as north facing house vastu are most auspicious as per vastu experts in India. it makes perfect sense that north being the house of Kuber, the lord of wealth, offers the occupants ample opportunities to gain abundant wealth. When it comes to pick a direction for your home to face while building, north certainly is the most prominent direction. However, having only the north facing is not enough to ensure a cash inflow towards your home; neither is all north facing properties are auspicious for you. so, before you jump to purchase a property with north facing orientation, you need to consider some other factors as well to make it happen. So, read on to know them in depth.

What is north facing house vastu?

Before understanding the various aspects of the same, lets first understand what it is mean by north facing house vastu, as many people gets confused regarding it. They assume it to be the direction in which the main road is located with respect to the house. However, it is completely incorrect. In proper terms, the direction in which you face while going out through the main door, is the direction that your home is facing. So, if you move out in north direction while leaving from main entrance, you have a north facing house vastu. A south, east or west facing vastu works in same way.

Is North Facing house vastu Good or Bad as per vastu experts

As already explained, as per vastu experts and from the perspective of most people, north facing houses are the best. Lord kuber, being the lord of this direction, makes it highly likely to help gain wealth for the occupants of north facing property. But you need to some other factors of design as well to ensure it. These things include factors such as, number and size of the doors, placement of the kitchen, bathroom, puja room etc. So, a proper evaluation is required to ensure whether or not it is good or bad for its occupants.

Is north facing house vastu apt for everyone

Even having such positive aspects associated with it, a north facing house is not necessarily suitable for everyone. It depends on the needs of the people living in it, along with their profession and/or their zodiac signs. As per vastu experts, north facing properties have been found most perfect for the people owing their business or being involved in financial services as their profession. Apart from people belonging to the financial sectors, north facing house vastu are good for people working in printing and publishing sectors, as north direction is also associated with the planet mercury. Also, north direction represents the element water, and thus can lead to prosperity for the people associated with media and entertainment industry.

Thus, people from the following industries/profession can for go for north facing property-

• businessmen,
• accountants or chattered accountant (CA),
• bankers,
• investors,
• stock market traders and brokers,
• communication and e-service providers,
• astrology and vastu services,
• tour and travel services
• hotels and hospitality sectors

Apart from professions, astrology plays an overall role in suitability of a property as well. So, people with the following zodiac signs are well suited for a north facing house vastu-

• Karka or Cancer
• Vrishchik or Scorpio
• Meen or Pisces

However, make sure you are referring to your zodiac signs as per your natal charts, and not just by browsing your birth date on internet as it may give you inaccurate results.

Next, let’s go through the details of placement if various rooms in a north facing home and its effects.

Placement of the Main door and other rooms in a North facing house

The placements of the main doors and other rooms are very crucial in determining whether a north facing property is good or not. Lets cover the placemnt of main door, followed by staircase, kitchen, temple, and septic tank in such as property.

Main door placement in north facing house vastu-

The main entrance or the door is an important threshold for any property. So, having a right placement of the main door can make your overall north facing house vastu good or bad. as the main door connects the inside energy with the outer environment, paying special attention to its placement is of utmost importance. Though for any property, having a north facing entrance is considered as very good, but when it comes to a north facing one, there are several other things to consider as well. For instance, having a north west main door can bring severe bad luck for the occupants.

So, we need to understand some other aspects of vastu. There are 8 steps in the north side of a house, which are known as padas in vastu. Each of these have its own specifications and importance. From left to right (north east to north west), these are called- Roga, Naga, Mukhya, Bhallat, Soma, Bhujang, Aditi and Diti. Refer to the following image for more understanding.

For north facing property, the 5^th pada, the soma is the auspicious one for placing the main door, as it is the house of lord Kuber. Apart from it, padas Mukhya, Bhallat and Diti are most auspicious as well, which are the 3^rd, 4^th and 8^th padas. The Mukhya is the main deity of the house and thus grant the manifestation strength of the vastu. Bhallat is deity who grant abundant wealth. Diti is the mother of asuras, but also grants riches.

Thus, if you own a north facing house vastu, pick either of these 4 padas for placing main door.

Placement of the staircase for North facing house

After the main door, comes the turn of the staircase placement in a north facing home. It is important to note that this holds true for both internal and external staircase. So, follow the following advise for it, that has been offered by vastu experts in India-

• Avoid north side altogether as it can cause hindrance in financial gain.
• Particularly avoid placing the staircase in the north east corner as it can cause neurological issues.
• South, west, south-east, south-west, north-west directions are okay for placing the staircase.
• Place the staircase in the south west corner or west side in counter-clockwise direction.
• Make the staircase in clockwise orientation if placement of staircase in the other recommended direction.

So, the orientation depends of the placement of the staircase in the plot. So, consulting a vastu expert is crucial to ensure you are making the home vastu compliant.

Placement of puja room in a north facing house vastu

Puja room is of special importance in every household as it houses the energy of the deities. As per vastu, placement of Pooja room in north facing house can be carried out in few ways. The west direction is the best for placing the pooja room. This will ensure that the idols or photos of gods will face towards the east. This is the precise reason why most of the ancient Indian temples are designed in west as well. However, the exact opposite can be done as well, implying placing temple in east to face the idols in the west.

Apart from these, north east, east or west directions are also suitable for placing a pooja room in a north facing vastu.

Placement of kitchen in north facing house vastu

Kitchen is as holy a place just as a temple. So, its placement is quite important in every home, and north facing house vastu. It is a common belief that north east is the best direction for a kitchen, as it is the zone of water element. However, it is the wrong direction for a north facing house one as it can destroy it. It can cause some severe neurological issues and family disputes, and might cause legal and financial issues.

So, go for south east or south direction in general. However, the north west direction is quite good for such a property as well.

Placement of bathroom and septic tank in a north facing house vastu

Both these rooms are filled with water elements and it accumulates negative energy from the entire house. So, its placement plays an important role. Usually most septic tanks are placing right in the front of the house, on underground level, as it can be connected to waste pipeline. However, for a north facing house vastu, it can be problematic as such orientation will align with directions north, north west or north east. But, making either of bathroom or septic tank is a big no, as it can disrupt the water element and as a result it can damage the functions of the kidneys of the occupants of the house. Moreover, it can also cause financial troubles. So, vastu experts highly recommends against placing either septic tank or bathroom on front side of the plot.

Go for South of South West (SSW), West of North West (WNW), and East of South East (ESE) zones are good for placing either of these facilities.

So, in a nutshell, we have covered the placement of all the important rooms in accordance to a north facing plot. Now, let’s list out some of the most crucial Do’s and don’ts for you, if you are making a north facing house vastu. First, let’s discuss the do’s and then we will cover the don’ts.

15 Do’s of the north facing house vastu

1. Place the main door in 3^rd, 4^th and 8^th padas only for getting most benefits.
2. 5^th pada is particularly useful if the you are looking for spiritual enlightenment.
3. Place water storage tanks in north, north east, east or west orientations.
4. Keep some space spare in north and north east sides while building the home.
5. Make the boundary walls a bit smaller in height in north and east directions, as compared to the others.
6. If the plot is inclined, make sure slope is inclined towards the north or east directions.
7. Place bathrooms or septic tanks in south west or north west directions.
8. Place the kitchen in south east or north west directions.
9. Design the pooja room in north east, east or west side of the vastu.
10. Plant a money plant in the north side to attract positive energy in the house.
11. Place the master bedroom in east, west or south direction.’
12. Place the staircase on south or south directions. Consult a vastu expert for more details.
13. The staircase in a North facing house should be located in the South or West directions.
14. Place the electric circuit board in south east zone to balance the energy distribution all around the house.
15. Consider placing vastu items, holy symbols like om, swastika, paintings, etc accordingly to proper direction within the house.

15 Don’ts of north facing house vastu

1. Avoid purchasing a north facing house vastu just on impulse, ensure other factors as well.
2. Avoid north west direction for main entrance.
3. Ensure the waste water outlet in not in the south or north directions.
4. Avoid all the other padas for main entrances, as mentioned earlier.
5. Avoid the 6^th pada, particularly as it can cause severe health issues.
6. Strictly avoid painting in colors red or yellow or maroon for a north facing house vastu.
7. Avoid placing staircase in north or north east direction.
8. Strictly avoid placing kitchen in north east or north direction.
9. Avoid placing a garden or planting greenery in north west direction.
10. If the plot is inclined, ensure it is not inclined towards west or south.
11. Avoid placing an underground tank in north west.
12. Avoid designing bedroom in north east direction of the plot.
13. Ensure no obstructions which is blocking the front of the house. It includes objects like tree, poles or installations.
14. Avoid placing the toilet or septic tank in north, north east or east direction.
15. Avoid placing any mirror in south or south east sides of the plot.

So, lets go through some of the most common FAQs and its precise answers regarding this topic, before wrapping up this article-

So, as you can see, the north facing house vastu is a pretty good to get financial benefit as it acts as magnet for attracting wealth and prosperity. However, this information that is given in this article are true in general speaking. Even through you fulfil any one or more of the above-mentioned criterions, don’t forget to consult a vastu expert either way, to make sure your house is perfect in every way, as per vastu. As any non-compliance in the vastu can cause wealth loss and hamper in daily life. For a complete analysis of the vastu of your property, get in touch with our expert vastu expert, Mr. Pinaki Pal.

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