Building Construction (as per VASTU)

Vastu is an age old practise of following certain rules to develop and maintain buildings that promises to harness the natural positive energies surrounding us. This age old practice of Indian civilization delivers wonderful results and makes the life of its practitioners successful, prosperous and peaceful.
 

The best time to start paying attention to Vastu would be when you are constructing your house. Vastu specifies certain rules about constructing the building which can be naturally implemented only at the time of construction. Vastu is a huge subject dealing with all the nooks and crannies of harnessing positive energy inside the building and in our lives. Find below mentioned in short, the most important Vastu tips that are to be maintained while building a house. Read more on general rules of Vastu Shastra to build a home.

 

Once the excavation and ‘laying’ of Foundation/Column Footings has been done, the construction of the remaining structure of the House can be commenced. When constructing a House, one must follow some basic guidelines.

GENERAL VASTU SHASTRA GUIDELINES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A HOUSE:
Open Spaces: Open spaces (setbacks) should be left on all four sides of the house.
Slope: The open spaces around the house should slope from the South and West sides to the North and East sides and outlets of rainwater should be in North-East or North zones.
Building material: Only new building material, bricks, wood and steel should be used when building a new house.
Old, salvaged material: Avoid using old building material, re-barred rods and salvaged material from old /demolished buildings, for the construction. If there is old material available, it is better to sell it and use the money to buy new building material.
Material stored for a long time should not be used. Iron grills, gates and steel required for the construction should be made and brought to site, only when needed.
Quality of materials: Good quality wood, sand, gravel and cement should be used.
Wood: Wood from thorny trees should not be used.
Commencement of construction: Construction should be started within 90 days from the completion of the Compound Wall. Construction should not stop once it begins.
Speed of construction work: Workers should not be unnecessarily pushed to speed up their work.
Supervisor: A qualified supervisor should always oversee the construction.
Working at night: Work for the day should stop at sunset.