Quick answer: To check the Vaastu of a house from its floor plan, first confirm accurate North, trace only the property being analysed, find its true geometric centre, align an 8- or 16-zone directional overlay, and then record the entrance, rooms, utilities, open areas, cuts and extensions. A house should not be declared “good” or “bad” from its facing direction or one room alone.

Most online Vaastu checks begin with questions such as “Is this an east-facing house?” or “Is the kitchen in the southeast?” These questions are useful, but they do not provide a complete assessment. Two east-facing houses can have very different entrances, centres, shapes, extensions and internal arrangements.

A reliable floor-plan analysis therefore starts with geometry. The plan must be aligned correctly, the property boundary must be defined, and the centre and directional zones must be calculated before interpreting individual rooms.

This guide explains the practical method used by the Hreem Remedies Vaastu team to perform an initial house-plan assessment. It is suitable for an apartment, bungalow, row house or proposed construction plan. It can also help you prepare the correct information before using HR Vaastu 360 or booking an online Vaastu consultation.

1. Prepare the correct floor plan and measurements

Begin with the clearest plan available. An architect’s scaled drawing is ideal, but a readable plan with verified measurements can also be used for an initial check.

Your plan should preferably show:

• The outer property or apartment boundary
• North direction
• Length and width measurements
• Main and secondary entrances
• Room names and internal walls
• Toilets, kitchen platform, stove and sink
• Staircase and lift position
• Balconies, ducts, shafts and open terraces
• Underground and overhead water locations, where applicable
• Electrical panels, generators or major heat-producing equipment

2. Establish accurate North before analysing rooms

A directional grid is only as reliable as its North alignment. If North is wrong by several degrees, every zone boundary shifts. A kitchen, toilet or entrance located near a zone line may then be classified incorrectly.

Reliable ways to establish North

1. Use the architect’s North mark: Confirm that it refers to the final site orientation and not merely the drawing sheet.
2. Verify at the property: Take readings away from metal gates, vehicles, electrical panels, large appliances and reinforced columns, which can disturb a phone compass.
3. Take multiple readings: Compare readings from more than one open position rather than trusting a single measurement.
4. Use a site survey when precision matters: A professional survey is preferable for irregular plots, proposed construction or high-value decisions.

Google Maps or a satellite view can be a useful cross-check, but it should not automatically replace a verified site direction. Also remember that the top of a PDF or image is not necessarily North.

3. Trace the property boundary correctly

The boundary determines the centre, the shape and the area assigned to every direction. A common mistake is to draw a convenient rectangle around an irregular property. This hides genuine cuts and extensions and may move the calculated centre.

What normally belongs inside the analysis boundary?

Balconies, open terraces, ducts and shafts require consistent treatment. Include or exclude them according to legal ownership, actual enclosure and the purpose of the assessment—then document that choice. Changing the boundary halfway through the analysis invalidates comparisons.

4. Find the true geometric centre or Brahmasthan

The centre is the anchor point for the directional overlay. In a square or rectangular plan, draw both diagonals; their intersection gives the geometric centre. In an L-shaped or irregular polygon, the intersection of a simple bounding rectangle is not necessarily the true centre of the occupied shape.

For irregular plans, use a polygon-based geometric calculation or accurate plan-analysis software. This is especially important when a balcony, projection, internal courtyard or missing corner changes the distribution of area.

Read the detailed 10-step Vaastu check for your home for a broader room-by-room introduction. The present guide focuses specifically on plan geometry.

5. Overlay the 8 and 16 Vaastu zones

After North and the centre are confirmed, align the directional overlay to North—not to the walls of the building. A rotated house should remain visibly rotated inside a North-aligned grid.

An eight-direction grid divides the plan into North, Northeast, East, Southeast, South, Southwest, West and Northwest. A sixteen-zone grid adds the transition zones between them: NNE, ENE, ESE, SSE, SSW, WSW, WNW and NNW.

The finer division matters because two objects described casually as “in the east” can actually occupy ENE, E or ESE. Their interpretation may therefore differ. It also prevents a room touching three sectors from being assigned entirely to whichever direction contains its label.

6. Record what actually occupies each zone

Do not begin by labelling each zone good or bad. First create an objective inventory. Mark the percentage and important parts of every room that fall within each sector.

This inventory separates measurement from interpretation. Final interpretation should consider the property type, occupants, entrance pada, floor level, external environment and interactions between several observations.

7. Evaluate shape, proportions, cuts and extensions

A room list cannot reveal whether a directional zone is physically reduced or expanded. That requires area-based shape analysis.

Property proportions

Within the Hreem Remedies assessment framework, square and balanced rectangular properties receive preference. Length-to-width proportions around 1:1, 1:1.15 and 1:1.25 are treated as especially balanced. Proportions beyond approximately 1:2 require closer review because long, narrow shapes distribute zones unevenly.

Ratio alone should not be converted into a final Vaastu score. It is a geometry flag that must be considered alongside the actual boundary and zone distribution.

Cuts and extensions

A cut is a meaningful shortage of area within the expected balanced outline; an extension projects beyond it. Visual guesswork can exaggerate tiny construction variations, so the percentage should be calculated.

In Hreem Remedies’ geometric assessment rules:

• A cut below approximately 2% can generally be treated as a minor tolerance for most zones.
• Northeast is assessed more strictly; even a small measurable NE cut deserves attention.
• A Northeast extension up to approximately 5% may be treated positively, while a larger extension requires separate evaluation.
• The same percentage does not carry the same importance in every zone; severity and directional weighting matter.

These are Hreem Remedies’ professional working rules, not universal building codes. Measurement accuracy, context and expert judgement remain essential. For a focused explanation, see the Northeast Vaastu guide.

8. Analyse the main entrance separately

“North-facing” or “east-facing” is not a complete entrance analysis. The exact door position along the relevant side matters. A detailed assessment divides the perimeter into entrance sections or padas and records which pada contains the centre of the usable door opening.

When marking the entrance:

• Use the actual clear door opening, not the decorative frame or porch.
• Mark the door on the traced property boundary.
• Record whether it is the principal entrance used by the occupants.
• Do not classify the entrance only from the direction you face while leaving the house.
• Analyse secondary doors separately from the main door.

A south- or west-facing house should not be rejected automatically. The exact entrance position, complete plan and intended use are more informative than the side name alone. The same principle applies to an east-facing house.

9. Worked example: how observations are recorded

Consider a demonstration plan that is approximately rectangular and rotated slightly from the page. After aligning the grid to verified North, the analyst marks the centre, entrance, room footprints and visible projections.

The initial observation sheet might say:

• The main entrance falls on the northern side; its exact pada still needs calculation.
• The centre is partly occupied by internal circulation rather than being assumed from the central room label.
• A toilet overlaps the Northeast sector and needs closer assessment.
• The kitchen occupies much of Southeast, but stove, sink and electrical positions must be checked separately.
• A Southwest projection changes the overall shape and must be measured as an area percentage.

Notice that these are observations—not dramatic predictions. Only after the plan is measured should the analyst prioritise issues, distinguish minor deviations from major ones, and discuss practical corrections.

10. Common floor-plan Vaastu mistakes

1. Assuming the top of the plan is North. Always verify the orientation.
2. Rotating the directional grid to match the walls. The grid follows North, even when the house is tilted.
3. Using the bounding-box centre for every irregular plan. This can move the centre away from the true occupied geometry.
4. Ignoring balconies and projections without documenting why. Boundary decisions must remain consistent.
5. Judging a whole room from its label. A large room may span several zones.
6. Calling every small notch a major cut. Calculate its area and apply a reasonable tolerance.
7. Looking at rooms but ignoring shape and entrance padas. These can materially change the assessment.
8. Giving one remedy for every house. Similar-looking problems can require different priorities.
9. Making guaranteed outcome claims. Vaastu is a traditional spatial system; it should not replace structural, medical, financial or legal advice.

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