Increasing population and lack of space have given traction to apartment culture in most major cities. People no longer have the liberty to own plots to build independent houses. To reach the current society requirements, more land is being used for housing complexes with most of the developersare coming up with high-rise apartments and skyscrapers.

Even though people have become more open-minded in a lot of aspects in the recent times, most people still have their beliefs on Vastu, especially when moving into a new flat to ensure a happy and peaceful life.In spite of the fact that developers try to build apartments following all the Vastu principles, one can not expect it to be completely Vastu friendly.

Through this article, we will give you a few tips to ensure that your apartment is Vastu compliant.

Few Vastu tips for flat

1) As per Vastu Shastra, the land where the apartment or flat is constructed should not be in an irregular form like hexagonal or triangle. The flat should be constructed in a rectangular or square-shaped land.

2)Vastu tells us that a flat having North, East or North-West entrance brings happiness to residents.

3) When one decides to paint their flats, they should avoid using colours like red, black or sky blue.

4) The bathroom door should not be facing the kitchen or dining hall and the bathroom drains should always flow in the north-east direction.

5) The room for children should be constructed in the northwest corner.

6) Vastu Shastra recommends that Puja room should be located in the North or East direction.

7) In the kitchen,the stove should be placed in the East direction.

8) The study room should be adjacent to the pooja room as it is considered to be auspicious.

9) Windows should be on the northern and eastern sides of the buildings.

10) East and North-East are the best directions to have the entrance.

In an already constructed flat, there might be some defects however with these Vaastu tips one can easily rectify the mistakes to make the house more Vastu ready. However, these tips will immensely help people who are looking to buy under-construction or soon-to-be constructed flats.