Remove main door

[myfs_149993]

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.

[Cecil Lee]

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.

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On 5/23/2011 2:38:38 PM, Anonymous wrote:
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.

[Cecil Lee]

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..

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On 5/23/2011 3:11:41 PM, Anonymous wrote:
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.On 5/23/2011 2:38:38 PM,
ChuanHock Tan wrote:
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.

[myfs_149993]

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.

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On 5/23/2011 3:25:32 PM, Anonymous wrote:
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..On 5/23/2011 3:11:41 PM, Cecil
Lee wrote: >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.On
5/23/2011 2:38:38 PM, >ChuanHock Tan
wrote: >>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.

[Cecil Lee]

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.

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On 5/23/2011 8:23:20 PM, Anonymous wrote:
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.On 5/23/2011
3:25:32 PM, Cecil Lee wrote:
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..On 5/23/2011 3:11:41 PM,
Cecil
Lee wrote: >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.On
5/23/2011 2:38:38 PM, >ChuanHock
Tan
wrote: >>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.

[myfs_149993]

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.