BASEMENT & OTHER SERVICE STRUCTURES
Basement
Basement
or cellar, only if required, should be provided in north or east in the
northeast sector of the building. It should be ensured in advance that the
basement will not be empty right from the day of occupation. Basement should
never be expanded to the set-back area of the zoning plan. Water harvesting or underground tank should
never be in the basement or cellar.
Basement height should be less than the ground floor height. Basement should never be used for living or
as a bed room or as a study room. If
basement is used as an office, the boss
office should not be placed in the basement.
Mezanine Floors
Mezzanine floor, if
required, may be in south or west. Once
again, this area should not be used for residence or main business office.
Zoning Plan
Efforts
should be made not to violate the zoning plan of the building, unless required
by vaastu. If done, donation percentage should be set aside of the compound
charge estimated by the concerned authorities.
Pathway
Pathway from the main
compound wall entry to the building entry should be curved to add to the
external landscape. The pathway may have
tulsi grown on the sides.
Garage /Portico
Garage can be planned
in the northwest, or alternatively, in the southeast. It should be independent
of the main building, the roof of which should be lower than the main building
roof. Portico can also be independent and lower roof, with the car parked
facing north or east.
Leveling of the Ground Floor
If
basement is designed, then the level of the ground in the areas not covered by
basement should be raised to the same level to achieve equal level in the
entire ground floor. It is desired that
levels in a home remain uniform all through.
Split
levels are not recommended.
Verandah or Balcony
Verandah or balcony
are best in north, east or northeast.
Staircase
The staircase is favorable in south, west or southwest.
Northeast stairs should be avoided.
Appropriate landings should be provided.
Number of steps can be in odd numbers. The turning of the stairs should
be clockwise only. It should never be in
the Brahmsthan. Staircase in northwest or southeast, if required, should be
light in structure.
Construction Activity Schedule
The
foundation digging should be started from northeast and moving towards
southwest from both the flanks. The
filling and brickwork should be started from southwest and moving towards
northwest from both the flanks. The fixing of door chaukhats (frames) and the
doors should be undertaken from southwest and graduating via northwest and
southeast towards northeast, and likewise glazing of windows, etc. Used or old
wood materials should not be used in the new house and the wood should be of
same quality and genre.
AGNI (Fire Element) : Keep in good spirit
Southeast
belongs to agni, which can create problems for the inmates. Happy placement of
agni or agni representing objects in southeast in all rooms give positive
results such as happiness, health, financial strength and marital happiness.
The
objects can be -
electrical
gadgets or spotlight or lantern or traditional wick lamp.
Water and Fire
1.
Anything
representing fire should better be removed to southeast.
2.
Anything
representing water should better be removed to
northeast
or north or east.
Rainwater Harvesting - Ground Water Charging
It is highly recommendable that a Rainwater
Harvesting or Water Charging system is set up in the proposed property. The underground tank is recommended in the
north of north east and the rainwater harvesting pit in the east of north
east. The existing borewell having been
rejected can also be used for rainwater harvesting.
General
Septic
tank, if required, can be placed in the northwest. The sewerage pipes can be taken out from
northwest too.
The
three disposal water pipes may be installed in the order of rainwater towards
east or north, followed by the sullage pipe and last being sewerage pipe.
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