Vastu for Stairs
The staircase is the basic need for the houses having a number of floors and thus there are tips and guidelines suggested by Vastu to be followed while constructing the staircase.
- The stair that is from outside the house can be placed in the southeast direction facing East, northwest direction facing North, southwest direction facing west, or southwest direction facing west.
- The stairs should be from North to South or east to west.
- The number of stairs should be odd and they should never end with zero.
- The count of vertical stairs should also be odd and when divided by three the remainder should be two.
- The circular staircase should be avoided as they bring health problems and the staircase encircling the building may lead to calamities.
- The room has a staircase to the southwest corner is not considered good and people living in such a room may suffer from problems like high blood pressure, anemia, or undiagnosed diseases.
- There should be a door at the beginning and end of each staircase and the stairs should not touch the north or east walls.
- The staircase should not be visible to the visitors as it is considered to be inauspicious.
- Broken stairs should be repaired as they may lead to accidents.
- Rooms such as kitchen, bathroom, or temple should never be constructed under the staircase.
- If there is a linear staircase it should be from North to South or East to west.
- The staircase should have light colors and shades of red and black should be avoided.