Where should I place my staircase? What does Vastu Shastra say?

Can you place the staircase anywhere in the house? 

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The answer is almost yes, but there are various factor that needs to be considered when choosing a zone. Even though most of the zones are compatible, there are still places to avoid based on factors like suitability and occupations in the family.  

Zones to avoid

The north-east zone should be absolutely avoided to keep that zone lightest in the entire house. 

Then there are zones like north-north-west, that should be avoided by people in the acting profession or any appearance based profession. 

One more place to avoid is the 'Brahmsthan', the centre of the house. It is the core of energy in the space, where all the zones converge, and should be kept light, thus a staircase is completely out of option. 

Direction of Staircase

The most important thing in placing a staircase is their direction. It depends on the zonal energy and the impact that you want in your house through that energy. For example, if you want to increase the specific energy, you have to build the staircase in an anti-clockwise direction, while to decrease the energy it is clockwise. 

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Materials for Staircase

The importance of material comes into play when the zone has been decided. According to vastu principles it is important that the South to West zone should be heaviest and North to east zone the lightest. So depending on this principle, one should decide the material of the staircase. 

Example

You want to place your staircase in the North-west zone. 

To start with, the energy in that zone is related to ‘Banking and support’, and one always wants to enhance that energy. So, while placing the staircase in that zone ensure that the staircase is in an anti-clockwise direction.

Now, for the material, since this zone does not lie in the heaviest zone, materials like steel and wood would be more beneficial.

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