Double door

[myfs_144707]

Dear Master Cecil,

I have read your Feng Shui Reference that the main door must open inward. I have a double door at the main entrance, the insidedooropens inward andthe outside opend outward.Is that ok? I can not make the outside door open inward. It will hit the inside door and I can not get in to open theinside door.I know this sound like a brainless question but I am confused. Acctually, which one is consider the main door?

Thanks for your patience

Lana

[Cecil Lee]

These are some considerations:-

1. Building code

Especially for Office (include retail)cum Home Office usually public buildings; majority of the door has to swing outwards. (Some can swing both inwards and outwards).

2. For most homes

One should differentiate between grille gate and door. In the west, it is not the "storm door" or the door where some have netting but rather the "inner" door.

Alternatively, or logically, the main door is often the door where the house number is - on it.

3. If you are referring to some kind of a gate attached your main door, naturally, this portion has to swing outwards. BUT the door (usually wooden) door should NICE-to have swing inwards.

4. Where possible, at the back of the home; if one has a door, it should again swing inwards. Some homes do not have a back door but grille gate. Then there is no issue with it swinging outwards as this is not a door.

5. In Singapore, it is very easy to understand what is a door. Majority of such doors in Singapore are 1/2 hour fire rated.

6. I am not asking to light up the door and check which burns fast or which does not burn fast.

7. Anyway, as I had mentioned previously, it takes more than one "leak" to cause issues for a home.

[myfs_157312]

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On 4/30/2010 1:13:13 PM, Anonymous wrote:
These are some
considerations:-
1. Building code
Especially for Office (include
retail)cum Home Office
usually public buildings;
majority of the door has to
swing outwards. (Some can
swing both inwards and
outwards).
2. For most homes
One should differentiate
between grille gate and door.
In the west, it is not the
"storm door" or the door where
some have netting but rather
the "inner" door.
Alternatively, or logically,
the main door is often the
door where the house number is
- on it.
3. If you are referring to
some kind of a gate attached
your main door, naturally,
this portion has to swing
outwards. BUT the door
(usually wooden) door should
NICE-to have swing inwards.
4. Where possible, at the back
of the home; if one has a
door, it should again swing
inwards. Some homes do not
have a back door but grille
gate. Then there is no issue
with it swinging outwards as
this is not a door.
5. In Singapore, it is very
easy to understand what is a
door. Majority of such doors
in Singapore are 1/2 hour fire
rated.
6. I am not asking to light up
the door and check which burns
fast or which does not burn
fast.
7. Anyway, as I had mentioned
previously, it takes more than
one "leak" to cause issues for
a home.
Is it bad fengshui to have a toilet just right above the back door? If this is the case any remedy beside moving the back door?

[Cecil Lee]

This has more to do with common sense (first).

In the remote sense that especially if the sewerage pipe leaks; hopefully it does not drip on someone going thru the back door.

From my personal past experience; many older homes that are considered Feng Shui safe also have a similar situation where the toilet is just above the middle of the back yard area.

But often, the back door, though is not directly below this toilet. The backdoor is somehow to one side of the back yard area. Thus this may be different from what you had described.

If one knows how to plot the Flying Star numbers; then determine what are the flying star numbers at this back door area. Thus usually after analysing the flying stars then one can make a better judgement call to say whether the back door should be moved or not.

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On 3/7/2016 5:35:35 PM, Anonymous wrote:
On 4/30/2010 1:13:13 PM, Cecil Lee
wrote:
These are
some
considerations:-
1. Building
code
Especially for Office
(include
retail)cum Home
Office
usually public
buildings;
majority of the door has
to
swing outwards. (Some can
swing
both inwards and
outwards).
2. For
most homes
One should
differentiate
between grille gate and
door.
In the west, it is not
the
"storm door" or the door
where
some have netting but
rather
the "inner"
door.
Alternatively, or
logically,
the main door is often
the
door where the house number
is
- on it.
3. If you are
referring to
some kind of a gate
attached
your main door,
naturally,
this portion has to
swing
outwards. BUT the
door
(usually wooden) door
should
NICE-to have swing
inwards.
4. Where possible, at the
back
of the home; if one has
a
door, it should again
swing
inwards. Some homes do
not
have a back door but
grille
gate. Then there is no
issue
with it swinging outwards
as
this is not a door.
5. In
Singapore, it is very
easy to
understand what is a
door. Majority
of such doors
in Singapore are 1/2
hour fire
rated.
6. I am not
asking to light up
the door and check
which burns
fast or which does not
burn
fast.
7. Anyway, as I had
mentioned
previously, it takes more
than
one "leak" to cause issues
for
a home.Is it bad fengshui
to have a toilet just right above the
back door? If this is the case any
remedy beside moving the back door?