SELECTION OF SITE / PLOT

Several things need careful consideration while going in for construction of a building. The most important of all these is selecting the right plot or site. Sand and its surroundings bring peace and harmony or pains and sorrows in life. Thus it is always advisible to consult an expert on Vastu Shastra before buying a plot or purchasing a house, flat or other buildings instead of calling him in at a later stage to design the building, do supervision and other work. By the time the damage would have already been done.

FROM WHOM NOT TO BUY A PLOT

According to Vastu Shastra, a plot or site of land should not be purchased :
- From those who became insolvent
- From person suffering from leprosy
- From lunatics
- From people who have left the country, etc.

Similarly, land donated to temple, alloted to watchman of village or colony, land in possession of charitable trusts, land without any title deed should not be purchased. Land containing boulders, ant hills, worm hills, bones and skeleton etc, should not be acquired.

DIRECTION OF THE PLOT

- Plot facing East is good for scholars, philosphers, priests, professors, teachers etc.
- Plot facing North is good for those in power, administration and those who work for government.
- Plot facing South is good for business class and for those who work in business organisation.
- Plot facing West is for those who provide supporting services to the society.

ENVIRONMENT OR SURROUNDINGS OF THE PLOT

This is most important.
If the sorrundings are not good, we suffer in many ways.

- Plots which are fertile with plants and greeneries are very good.
- A river or big canal nearby and if it is in North side and water flows from West to East, it is good.
- Similarly if it is on East side of the plot with water flowing from South to North, that is also good.
- But plots with rivers or canal flowing on West or South side of the plot should be avoided.
- Hills, hillocks, mounds of Earth, big boulders etc on the Southern, South West and Western sides of the plot is good : in other sides, it will mar the progress.
- There should be no graveyard, cemetry or tomb adjacent to the plot or in front or back.
- Location of temples near the plot also affect the immates. Temple on the right side of a plot cause material loss, on the left, grief and sorrow, in front, obstruction to progress and in the 100 feet apart, those disastrous result are avoided.
- Similarly plot very near to Cinema-theatres, schools and colleages are to be avoided.

OBSTRUCTION IN FRONT OF MAIN GATE OF PLOT

If there are obstructions of the undernoted types before main gate of the plot, following problems will arise as per BRAHUSANHITHA.
- Big Tree-obstruction to the progress of children,
- Gutter or Ditch-grief,
- Open well- mental problem,
- Corner of another building-mental unrest,
- Water drain-draining of income by unwanted expenses,
- Straight street-affecting longivity of inmates, - Dilapitated house or walls-affecting prosperity,
- Staircase railings-sadness,
- Pillars; Electric and telephone post-affecting females.

According to VASTURAJ and BRAHUSANHITA these are called VEDH DOSHA. But in between the plot and obstacles if there is a public road, these deficiencies are nullified.

Similarly, if the distance between the obstacles and the house is two times the height of the house, these deficiencies will have no effect. For example, if the height of the house is 11 feet and if the obstructions are more than 22 feet away, Vedh Dosha vanishes.

SORROUNDINGS OF NEIGHBOURS

The surroundings of our neighbouring houses on all sides also affect us.

* Rain water falling from the roofs of neighbours should not flow into our plot particularly from North or East direaction.
* The affluent of neighbour should not flow into our plot.
* In the North East side of the plot high-rise or tall buildings should not be there because such high rise buildings give rise to mental unrest. But if they are in South, South West or Western sides that will be auspicious to the buyer of the new plot or house.
* In between two neighbouring big plots, a smaller plot should not be purchased. Similarly between two tall buildings, a small house should not be bought. This will make the buyer poorer day by day.
* A plot measuring 180 feet By 100 feet (180*100) was purchased by three parties.

Here the person who bought plot C turns out to be most prosperous while owner of plot B has to face all sorts of trouble.

CHECKING UP MATERIALS
that come up while doing excavation for construction.

GETTING RID OF SHALYA DOSH (Soil Deficiency)

If the soil is found defective as above it must be purified or cleansed before starting any construction in the plot. Shastras have laid many ways for getting rid of SHALYA DOSH.

PROJECTIONS, RETRACTIONS AND CLOSING OF CORNERS

Plots are always not available in the shape of perfect square, rectangular or quarrangle. Projections means an additional space which when substracted from the plot, makes it a regular square or rectangle. While retraction means an additional space which when added to the plot, makes it a regular square or rectangle. The effects of projections, retractions and closing of corners or the inmates are as follows :

Sr. No.	Projection in Direction	Shape	Effects
1.	North East		Health, wealth, happiness and progress will be the results.
2.	North East projected towards as well as North		Wealth and prosperity, peace of mind and plenty.
3.	North-West projected at West		Good for women organisations and politicians.
4.	North West projected North		Suffering of women, mental problems, heavy expenditure and losses in business.
5.	South East extended at East		Losses and harrasment by government.
6.	South East extended at South		Health problems, litigations decline in income.
7.	South West extended at South		Misery to women folk and sickness.
8.	South West extended at West		Bad names to makes, mental problems to women, loss of wealth.
CONTRACTIONS OR RETRACTIONS (CHOPPING OFF) OF CORNERS
9.	North East		Mars progress and prospects. Loss of children and wealth. Mental unrest and sickness leading to happiness allaround.
10.	North West		Disease, loss of wealth, fear of life and theft.
11.	South East		Poverty and diseases
12.	South West		Sickness of wife, mental worry and unhappiness.
CLOSING OF THE CORNERS
13.	North East		Disastrous
14.	South East		Wealth will be destroyed and children's progress in affected.
15.	North West		Progress of the family will be effected leading to bankrupty and mental problems.
16.	South West		Permitted without blocking the pathway.

CONSTRUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

Which room should be constructed in which direction, if this is not kept in mind while planning a house, the whole building may go against the principles Vastu Shastra and it will create lot of troubles causing irreparable harms and loss to the owner / inmates.

SOME OTHER RELATED TOPICS

THE BUILDING MAP OF EXTERIOR FOR RESIDENTIAL HOUSES

Q. What are the factors to bekept in view while preparing the building Map of Exteriors ?
Ans. Proportion of width and length of the building :
The ratio between length and breadth of the building should normally be 1:1 or 1:1.5 or maximum 1:2. It should not exceed 1:2 in all circumstances. The building dimension should preferably be longer in North-South, shorter in East-West.

HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR FORTUNE BY PROPER LAYOUT OF YOUR FACTORY

First of all an ideal site, free from any of Vastu defects should be selected. After selecting the site, in designing a lay-out for industry and providing for utilities special attention should be paid for the following aspects :