The ancient science of Vastu Shastra underlines the importance of having each section of the house in perfect communion with the energy forces. It has laid down various principles that are applicable to interiors and exteriors of any commercial or residential plot or house. In the present scenario of high-rise apartments and double, tripled storied houses and commercial establishments, staircases play a very important role in connecting the various floors of the compound.
A badly placed staircase increases negative energy forces. The wrong design of the staircase can undo all the positive vibes of other Vastu principles applied on various floors and interiors. Here are some Vastu guidelines for the internal staircase to bring in wealth, health and peace of mind in your home and family.
Direction:
According to Vastu, all staircases must be built in such a way that the person climbing them moves from north to south direction or from eastern to the western direction. Any other movement is considered to be negative and against the principles of Vastu Shastra. This directional connectivity of the staircase is applicable to both internal as well as external steps including commercial and residential centers. Staircases are considered as spaces of flowing energies according to Vastu principles. So, they should be always turning clockwise as we go up.
Number of Steps:
For the internal staircase to be Vastu compliant, it is essential to have an odd number of steps. For example 15, 17, 19 are good. This is mainly because most people are right-handed and they generally put their right foot first while climbing a staircase. So while they culminate the climb, they prefer to end on the right foot. This is possible only when there are odd numbers of steps. It is simply for this reason that the right foot is equated with gain, the left with a loss.
Height:
The difference between two steps of a staircase must not be too high or too low while the walls adjoining the staircase must be decorated with small pots with vibrant and colorful flowers or wallpaper. The vibrant color décor around the staircase offers a positive vibe between the floor connectivity, making the house more prone to peace and prosperity.
Position:
According to Vastu principles, staircases should not be built in the North-East corner of the building irrespective of whether it is located inside the house or outside the house. It is said that this positioning is likely to drain the wealth of the house. Also, it has to be noted that other rooms like the bathroom or pooja room should not be positioned under the staircase. However, using the space below the staircase as storage space is not a problem.
Moreover, if the staircase is positioned right before the entrance of the house, it is considered as an imbalance. Nevertheless, this can be offset by positioning indoor plants in front of the staircase.
Staircase Vastu Tips
What You Must DO
- Construct staircase in South-West corner or West or South directions in a home.
- You can construct external staircase in South-East facing East, South-West facing West, North-West facing North and South-West facing South.
- Vastu for Staircase suggests that while going up via stairs, one must climb towards West or South; and while descending one should descend towards East or North. Provide a turn in any direction due to paucity of the land.
- Keep the stairs clockwise as far as possible.
- Use the area under a stair as store place.
- Provide a roof sloping towards East or North at the top of staircase.
- Keep the number of steps odd. Make sure that the number of risers when divided by 3 leaves 2 as remainder. E.g. 5, 11, 17 etc.
- Use light and soothing colors for a Staircase. Avoid red and black color for stairs.
- Repair broken stairs immediately else it may cause accident and conflict in family due to mental tension.
What You Must AVOID
- The staircase must never be on the North-East side of the home.
- If the staircase is in the North-East of the home then there will be financial and business losses; also the head of the family will be in debt.
- Avoid stairs in the center of a home. Keep the center of the home free as this is the Brahmasthan. To know more about Brahmasthan read the article essaying the awesome story of Vastu Purusha and Vastu Purusha Mandala.
- Spiral stairs are not recommended as per Vastu as they cause bad health.
- If a staircase if encircling the building then it will lead to calamities.
- One must never keep an almirah or cash locker under a staircase.
- The first step of any stair should never be round or circular.
- Stairs in a home should never start or end from/in Kitchen, Pooja/Prayer Room, Store Room or Strong Room.
- Do not have Pooja Room, toilet or Cash/Strong room under any staircase.
- If space is less and the staircase constructed in South-East or North-West then it may, to some, extent affect the health of children in the family.
- Avoid circular or round steps as far as possible.
- If a staircase is built in the South-West (the best place) of a home, and the room is available at the end of the stairs, then no one should occupy the room. If someone does occupy the room then he will fall sick, will have breathing problems; blood circulation will become slow and will start suffering from rare diseases.
- The steps going to the upper floor must never be the same stairs that go to the basement or cellar.
Since now, you have all the required information on staircase Vastu, I hope and believe that you will now be able to make the staircase in your home a Vastu compliant one.