Vaastu Shastra Tips for Doors :

As long as the East, North, West and South doors are perpendicular to each other (according to the campass needle) it is good.

South, North, West and East gate and doors of the building are perpendicular according to the compass needle hence it is good, actually some one says that the west facing and south facing houses are inauspicious, but its totally wrong. All the four facing plots are good. But we have to build the house according to vaastu shastra.The doors of the building are in the South, North, East and West and as the site has a 15 degrees twist (according to the compass needle) the gate and main door placed in the East is shifted to the East in North-East and it is not favourable for the South gate and door to be in the South in South-West. In such cases it is better to have doors and gates in the North-East in East side plots, North-East in North side plots, South-East in South side plots and the North-West in West side plots.

At North facing site the door (Simhadwara or Uttachstana) should be placed at northeast corner, this is the best suitable place, the second and last one is North door, but have to take some suggestions from experienced vastu consultant.

East facing site the door (Simhadwara or Uttachstana)should be placed at northeast corner, this is the best suitable place, the second and last one is East door, but better to have suggestions from experienced vastu consultant.

South facing site the door (Simhadwara or Uttachstana)should be placed at southeast corner, this is the best suitable place, the second and last one is South door, take necessary suggestions from experienced vastu consultants

West facing site the door (Simhadwara or Uttachstana)should be placed at northwest corner, this is the best suitable place, the second and last one is West door, but dont forget to get suggestions from experienced vaastu consultants, this is safe to you, while putting doors at some parts than at uttachastana.

The entrance for a South West room should always be placed in the North-East.

The doors should be in the Northeast. When someone enters through the door, the waves emerging from the doors affect his mind with the magnetic waves always flow around us. If possible some painting or window should be opposite to each door for air flow.

The size and shape of the door is, here vaastu advises that width of the door should be half of the height of the door, its good for the house.

The main entrance door to the house should be made from good quality wood. It's width should be bigger than other doors of the house. It should have a design and should be painted. It should look grand compared with the other doors. The main door is the index of the quality of the good vibrations of the house.

A vastu home has to be aligned with the cardinal directions thereby reflecting the Vedic concept of the universe. While entering into the house don’t place disturbing works of art such as those depicting war and misery as they may bring about negative energy and negative thoughts to the inmates and comers to the house.

The properties of the ucchasthana and Neechasthana doors