myfs_149993 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Hi everyone. I am new here and hope I can learn more from all the sifu here.Recently I am planning to renovate my house. I plan to remove my wooden main door and replace with a glass sliding door. Need advise if this will affect my house feng shui.My exising wooden main door only measuring 3.5ft (w) x 7ft (h). I plan to remove it and replace with a large glass sliding door that measuring 12ft (w) x 8ft (h). I am not sure if this is advisible to do thisand will this affect the house feng shui. My house direction is facing North.Please advise. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Cecil Lee Posted May 23, 2011 Staff Share Posted May 23, 2011 These are some considerations:1. You did not mentioned whether your home is an apartment or a landed property.2. However, from your message; one may/could/should deduce that you own a landed property. If so:-2.1. Just imagine the full surface area of the frontage of the ground floor. If an opening is greater than 50 percent of the entire ground floor frontage; and assuming that it is opened all the time; and this area is equal to 50 percent of the entire frontage; then most likely the eldest child would not get married.2.2. For example, if the frontage has a wooden door and sliding doors: and if one frequently opens any or combined total equal to or 50 percent of the entire frontage; then refer to Para 2.1.3. Traditionally, it would be nice-to have a door at the frontage e.g. wooden door open INWARDS. and traditionally; at the back of the home; if there is a wooden door; this wooden door should open inwards. (If there is no wooden door at the back; and just a grille gate; then this remains neutral. But if there is a wooden door behind the house; it should open INWARDS also.4. It is difinitely `Nice-to' have the wooden door open inwards have auspicious Feng Shui ruler measurements. 4.1. In fact, from the 1960's to 1979; all the main entrance doors of all government Housing Board Flats "coincidentally" follow the auspicious Feng Shui ruler dimensions. In fact, the opening and even the door frames register very auspicious measurements. In my opinion; because of religious issues and that Singapore is multi-racial; this fact is never widely made public.5. As for glass door; still can have glass door or sliding doors without an actual wooden door that opens inwards. Majority of landed property homes can "sustain such" a consideration. And it is more difficult to apply the concept of the auspicious Feng Shui ruler dimensions to such sliding doors.6. The only consideration of sliding door(s) is that often it is to the "side" of the home e.g. when one drives into the home; this area is most likely the windows; and the sliding doors are to the side of the home. In doing so; if one has a reasonable fencing e.g. brick wall etc.. it would be protected against such things as a lone lamp post or a tree truck "slicing" towards the glass area.7. Wooden doors are different. It is not transparent and even if there is a poison arrow in the form of a tree trunk or a lamp post or a neigbhour's pointed roof; it is more of a safer bet against such poison arrow or sha qi. Quote On 5/23/2011 2:38:38 PM, Anonymous wrote:Hi everyone. I am newhere and hope I can learn morefrom all the sifuhere.Recently I am planning torenovate my house. Iplan to remove my wooden maindoor and replace with a glasssliding door. Needadvise if this will affect myhouse feng shui.My exisingwooden main door onlymeasuring 3.5ft (w) x 7ft(h). I plan to remove itand replace with a large glasssliding door that measuring12ft (w) x 8ft (h). I amnot sure if this is advisibleto do thisand will thisaffect the house fengshui. My house directionis facing North.Pleaseadvise. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Cecil Lee Posted May 23, 2011 Staff Share Posted May 23, 2011 These are further considerations: 1. By considering having sliding doors; the main concern is that since the doors are made of glass; it is "transparent". And could or may be exposed to any external threats (if any). 2. Prior to considering installing the sliding doors; try to make sure that when standing inside the home looking outwards; one should not be seeing any lone lamp post or tree trunk or even neighbour's triangular roof aimed towards the sliding doors area. 3. To understand more about or what is or not poison arrows in relation to what I had mentioned; you can review this information:- http://wiki.geomancy.net/wiki/Poison_Arrows 4. The best is to look at the attached caricature showing how one should stand inside a house looking out for such threats.. Quote On 5/23/2011 3:11:41 PM, Anonymous wrote:These are some considerations:1. You didnot mentioned whether your home is anapartment or a landed property.2.However, from your message; onemay/could/should deduce that you own alanded property. If so:-2.1. Justimagine the full surface area of thefrontage of the ground floor. If anopening is greater than 50 percent ofthe entire ground floor frontage; andassuming that it is opened all the time;and this area is equal to 50 percent ofthe entire frontage; then most likelythe eldest child would not getmarried.2.2. For example, if thefrontage has a wooden door and slidingdoors: and if one frequently opens anyor combined total equal to or 50 percentof the entire frontage; then refer toPara 2.1.3. Traditionally, it would benice-to have a door at the frontage e.g.wooden door open INWARDS. andtraditionally; at the back of the home;if there is a wooden door; this woodendoor should open inwards. (If there isno wooden door at the back; and just agrille gate; then this remains neutral.But if there is a wooden door behind thehouse; it should open INWARDS also.4. Itis difinitely `Nice-to' have the woodendoor open inwards have auspicious FengShui ruler measurements. 4.1. In fact,from the 1960's to 1979; all the mainentrance doors of all government HousingBoard Flats "coincidentally" follow theauspicious Feng Shui ruler dimensions.In fact, the opening and even the doorframes register very auspiciousmeasurements. In my opinion; because ofreligious issues and that Singapore ismulti-racial; this fact is never widelymade public.5. As for glass door; stillcan have glass door or sliding doorswithout an actual wooden door that opensinwards. Majority of landed propertyhomes can "sustain such" aconsideration. And it is more difficultto apply the concept of the auspiciousFeng Shui ruler dimensions to suchsliding doors.6. The only considerationof sliding door(s) is that often it isto the "side" of the home e.g. when onedrives into the home; this area is mostlikely the windows; and the slidingdoors are to the side of the home. Indoing so; if one has a reasonablefencing e.g. brick wall etc.. it wouldbe protected against such things as alone lamp post or a tree truck "slicing"towards the glass area.7. Wooden doorsare different. It is not transparent andeven if there is a poison arrow in theform of a tree trunk or a lamp post or aneigbhour's pointed roof; it is more ofa safer bet against such poison arrow orsha qi.On 5/23/2011 2:38:38 PM,ChuanHock Tan wrote:Hi everyone. I am newhere and hope I can learn morefrom all the sifuhere.Recently I am planning torenovate my house. Iplan to remove my wooden maindoor and replace with a glasssliding door. Needadvise if this will affect myhouse feng shui.My exisingwooden main door onlymeasuring 3.5ft (w) x 7ft(h). I plan to remove itand replace with a large glasssliding door that measuring12ft (w) x 8ft (h). I amnot sure if this is advisibleto do thisand will thisaffect the house fengshui. My house directionis facing North.Pleaseadvise. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfs_149993 Posted May 23, 2011 Share Posted May 23, 2011 Thank you Master Cecil Lee,Thank you for your advise. After reading your reply. I think I will maintain the traditional wooden door. My house is a landed terrace house facing north and the door is on the right side of the house (standing inside the house looking out).The main reason I wanted to change the door is because the existing door size is rather small. (3.5 ft wide x 6.75 ft tall). I think that it is not big enough for a house. That's why I want to make it bigger by extending the current sliding door (which is just beside the door) all the way to where the door is. Thus, only 1 piece of glass sliding door without the actual wooden door.Is there any auspicious feng shui measurement for main door? My current width of the house is 20 ft wide and height is 10 ft. and existing door width is 3.5ft x 6.75 ft tall. Kindly advise. Thanks. Quote On 5/23/2011 3:25:32 PM, Anonymous wrote:These are furtherconsiderations:1. By considering havingsliding doors; the mainconcern is that since thedoors are made of glass; it is"transparent". And could ormay be exposed to any externalthreats (if any).2. Prior to consideringinstalling the sliding doors;try to make sure that whenstanding inside the homelooking outwards; one shouldnot be seeing any lone lamppost or tree trunk or evenneighbour's triangular roofaimed towards the slidingdoors area.3. To understand more about orwhat is or not poison arrowsin relation to what I hadmentioned; you can review thisinformation:-http://wiki.geomancy.net/wiki/Poison_Arrows4. The best is to look at the attachedcaricature showing how one should standinside a house looking out for suchthreats..On 5/23/2011 3:11:41 PM, CecilLee wrote: >These are someconsiderations:1. You did >notmentioned whether your home is anapartment or a landed property.2.However, from your message; onemay/could/should deduce that you owna >landed property. If so:-2.1. Justimagine the full surface area of thefrontage of the ground floor. If anopening is greater than 50 percentof >the entire ground floor frontage;and >assuming that it is opened allthe time; >and this area is equal to50 percent of >the entire frontage;then most likely >the eldest childwould not get >married.2.2. Forexample, if the >frontage has awooden door and sliding >doors: andif one frequently opens any >orcombined total equal to or 50 percentof the entire frontage; then referto >Para 2.1.3. Traditionally, itwould be >nice-to have a door at thefrontage e.g. >wooden door openINWARDS. and >traditionally; at theback of the home; >if there is awooden door; this wooden >door shouldopen inwards. (If there is >no woodendoor at the back; and just a >grillegate; then this remains neutral. >Butif there is a wooden door behind thehouse; it should open INWARDSalso.4. It >is difinitely `Nice-to'have the wooden >door open inwardshave auspicious Feng >Shui rulermeasurements. 4.1. In fact, >from the1960's to 1979; all the mainentrance doors of all governmentHousing >Board Flats "coincidentally"follow the >auspicious Feng Shuiruler dimensions. >In fact, theopening and even the door >framesregister very auspiciousmeasurements. In my opinion; becauseof >religious issues and thatSingapore is >multi-racial; this factis never widely >made public.5. Asfor glass door; still >can have glassdoor or sliding doors >without anactual wooden door that opensinwards. Majority of landed propertyhomes can "sustain such" aconsideration. And it is moredifficult >to apply the concept ofthe auspicious >Feng Shui rulerdimensions to such >sliding doors.6.The only consideration >of slidingdoor(s) is that often it is >to the"side" of the home e.g. when onedrives into the home; this area ismost >likely the windows; and thesliding >doors are to the side of thehome. In >doing so; if one has areasonable >fencing e.g. brick walletc.. it would >be protected againstsuch things as a >lone lamp post or atree truck "slicing" >towards theglass area.7. Wooden doors >aredifferent. It is not transparent andeven if there is a poison arrow inthe >form of a tree trunk or a lamppost or a >neigbhour's pointed roof;it is more of >a safer bet againstsuch poison arrow or >sha qi.On5/23/2011 2:38:38 PM, >ChuanHock Tanwrote: >>Hi everyone. I amnew >>here and hope I can learnmore >>from all the sifuhere.Recently I am planning torenovate my house. Iplan to remove my wooden maindoor and replace with a glasssliding door. Needadvise if this will affect myhouse feng shui.My exisingwooden main door onlymeasuring 3.5ft (w) x 7ft(h). I plan to remove itand replace with a large glasssliding door that measuring12ft (w) x 8ft (h). I amnot sure if this is advisibleto do thisand will thisaffect the house fengshui. My house directionis facing North.Pleaseadvise. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Cecil Lee Posted May 24, 2011 Staff Share Posted May 24, 2011 These are further considerations:1. The width of the main door. You mentioned that your current door is 3.5ft or 41 inches. Yes, this is very auspicious (Yang Feng Shui Ruler measurement).2. Here do take note that for the living (Yang Feng Shui Ruler measurements) : the range exactly between 41 inches to 44 inches is great.2.1. As the door frame of such a home normally is not 1 inches thick; thus may have to skip the part where both the door opening + door frame are overall auspicioius. 2.2 As the range of auspiciousness is between 41 inches to 43 inches. (Actually can still be 40 inches or 3.4ft but 3.4ft as an opening is less auspicious than 3.5ft). 3. As for the height; it would be good if the height is either 75 inches or 77 inches (or between 75 to 77 inches in height) where the optimium is 75 or 77 inches. Other than this height will be close to 7ft. The next best range is 83 inches to 85.5 inches. 3.1 Please take note that 78 inches to 82 inches is considered inauspicious. If not sure, refer to Para 3, above. 4. Further to the above; sometimes, there is a reason for keeping the existing main door "small". 4.1. A smaller door is less of a target "for an external threat". As opposed to large panels of see-thru sliding glass doors x2.4.2. If the opening is large; make sure that it does not open directly towards the back of the home. For example, the bigger the opening;4.3. As mentioned previously; can affect the eldest child being unable to get married. Quote On 5/23/2011 8:23:20 PM, Anonymous wrote:Thank you Master Cecil Lee,Thank you foryour advise. After reading yourreply. I think I will maintain thetraditional wooden door. My houseis a landed terrace house facing northand the door is on the right side of thehouse (standing inside the house lookingout).The main reason I wanted to changethe door is because the existing doorsize is rather small. (3.5 ft wide x6.75 ft tall). I think that it isnot big enough for a house. That'swhy I want to make it bigger byextending the current sliding door(which is just beside the door) all theway to where the door is. Thus,only 1 piece of glass sliding doorwithout the actual wooden door.Is thereany auspicious feng shui measurement formain door? My current width of thehouse is 20 ft wide and height is 10ft. and existing door width is3.5ft x 6.75 ft tall. Kindlyadvise. Thanks.On 5/23/20113:25:32 PM, Cecil Lee wrote:These are furtherconsiderations:1. By considering havingsliding doors; the mainconcern is that since thedoors are made of glass; it is"transparent". And could ormay be exposed to any externalthreats (if any).2. Prior to consideringinstalling the sliding doors;try to make sure that whenstanding inside the homelooking outwards; one shouldnot be seeing any lone lamppost or tree trunk or evenneighbour's triangular roofaimed towards the slidingdoors area.3. To understand more about orwhat is or not poison arrowsin relation to what I hadmentioned; you can review thisinformation:-http://wiki.geomancy.net/wiki/Poison_Arrows4. The best is to look at theattachedcaricature showing how one shouldstandinside a house looking out for suchthreats..On 5/23/2011 3:11:41 PM,CecilLee wrote: >These are someconsiderations:1. You did >notmentioned whether your home is anapartment or a landedproperty.2.However, from your message; onemay/could/should deduce that youowna >landed property. If so:-2.1.Justimagine the full surface area ofthefrontage of the ground floor. Ifanopening is greater than 50percentof >the entire ground floorfrontage;and >assuming that it is openedallthe time; >and this area is equalto50 percent of >the entirefrontage;then most likely >the eldestchildwould not get >married.2.2. Forexample, if the >frontage has awooden door and sliding >doors:andif one frequently opens any >orcombined total equal to or 50percentof the entire frontage; thenreferto >Para 2.1.3. Traditionally, itwould be >nice-to have a door atthefrontage e.g. >wooden door openINWARDS. and >traditionally; attheback of the home; >if there is awooden door; this wooden >doorshouldopen inwards. (If there is >nowoodendoor at the back; and just agrillegate; then this remains neutral.Butif there is a wooden door behind thehouse; it should open INWARDSalso.4. It >is difinitely`Nice-to'have the wooden >door openinwardshave auspicious Feng >Shui rulermeasurements. 4.1. In fact, >fromthe1960's to 1979; all the mainentrance doors of all governmentHousing >Board Flats"coincidentally"follow the >auspicious Feng Shuiruler dimensions. >In fact, theopening and even the door >framesregister very auspiciousmeasurements. In my opinion;becauseof >religious issues and thatSingapore is >multi-racial; thisfactis never widely >made public.5.Asfor glass door; still >can haveglassdoor or sliding doors >without anactual wooden door that opensinwards. Majority of landedpropertyhomes can "sustain such" aconsideration. And it is moredifficult >to apply the conceptofthe auspicious >Feng Shui rulerdimensions to such >slidingdoors.6.The only consideration >ofslidingdoor(s) is that often it is >tothe"side" of the home e.g. when onedrives into the home; this areaismost >likely the windows; and thesliding >doors are to the side ofthehome. In >doing so; if one has areasonable >fencing e.g. brickwalletc.. it would >be protectedagainstsuch things as a >lone lamp postor atree truck "slicing" >towards theglass area.7. Wooden doors >aredifferent. It is not transparent andeven if there is a poison arrowinthe >form of a tree trunk or alamppost or a >neigbhour's pointedroof;it is more of >a safer betagainstsuch poison arrow or >sha qi.On5/23/2011 2:38:38 PM, >ChuanHockTanwrote: >>Hi everyone. Iamnew >>here and hope I canlearnmore >>from all the sifuhere.Recently I am planningtorenovate my house. Iplan to remove my woodenmaindoor and replace with aglasssliding door. Needadvise if this will affectmyhouse feng shui.My exisingwooden main door onlymeasuring 3.5ft (w) x 7ft(h). I plan to removeitand replace with a largeglasssliding door that measuring12ft (w) x 8ft (h). Iamnot sure if this isadvisibleto do thisand willthisaffect the house fengshui. My housedirectionis facing North.Pleaseadvise. Thanks. 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myfs_149993 Posted May 24, 2011 Share Posted May 24, 2011 Thanks Master Cecil for your advise. I will maintain the existing door. When I generate the 'Eight House Report' from your website. I got to know that North is my 'death' direction. My house currently is facing North direction. Does it means that is bad for me? Is there any way to overcome this? Please advise. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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