Front door facing stair

[myfs_62890]

Dear Sir/Madam,
I have a question regarding the front door of the house. Is itbad when we open the front door, we see the stair way go to second level of the house, and other stair way go down to basement?
Thanks for your help.
Phung

[Cecil Lee]

1. In my opinon, what you mentioned is based on this category of Feng Shui: "Symbolism in Feng Shui'.
2. What is considered inauspicious especially when opening the main entrance door; one can see the staircase.(The main implication is that of the staircase leading DOWNWARDS).
3. Here, it implies that wealth is drained away from the main doorand due to gravity, dain downwards towards the staircase and down, down, down.
4. For this very reason, is wheremany seem to believe that it is inauspicious.
5. Of couse, one can argue that a staircase is meant for going up and down. But, the fact that it "flows" down is the mother of all greviances.
6. There is no hard or fast rule. The test is to stand at the main entrance. If the stairs leads upwards, then OK. But from where one is standing, and can see the staircase leading downwards; whether it is directly in front or at the side is already considered "applicable".
Some references:
http://forum.geomancy.net/phpforum/article.php?bid=2&fid=1&mid=15037&new=?pagewanted=all

http://forum.geomancy.net/phpforum/article.php?bid=2&fid=1&mid=16021&new=%20?iframe=true

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On 7/12/2012 11:26:14 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear Sir/Madam,I have a
question regarding the front
door of the house. Is
itbad when we open the
front door, we see the stair
way go to second level of the
house, and other stair way go
down to basement?Thanks for
your help.Phung

[Guest Front door faces staircase]

Hi Cecil - we are considering purchase of a house here in Toronto. The front door faces a stair case (about 2 meters in front) that goes downstairs - please refer to attached pic.

Can I block the entrance of the staircase with a glass panel so it deflects the chi? If yes, does it have to be frosted or can it be transparent glass (sample glass panel curving slightly attached)?

Thank you. Maria

[Cecil Lee]

Sorry, I think you forgot to attach something.... LOL

Make a guess... 

"Something tells a thousand words".... without this the brain feels numb.. LOL...

[Cecil Lee]

Sounds familiar to yesterday's posting...... we have this saying in Chinese : "Catch no ball" . In hokkien is " Lia Bo Q".... LOL

 

[matt28]

Dear Master Cecil,

saw this question from a few years ago that still didn’t get answered yet as it has no photo, and I have a similar situation.

I have a main entrance in the North of the house, that opens up to an offset (open!) staircase 3meters in front of the main door leading downstairs.

Would building a partition of 2/3 the ceiling height at A (2m in front of the door) be a suitable remedy? Or would that block the Qi, and rather a water wall or small water feature at B (or even A with the partition)?

Thank you!

[Cecil Lee]

On 3/31/2025 at 5:02 AM, matt28 said:

Dear Master Cecil,

saw this question from a few years ago that still didn’t get answered yet as it has no photo, and I have a similar situation.

I have a main entrance in the North of the house, that opens up to an offset (open!) staircase 3meters in front of the main door leading downstairs.

Would building a partition of 2/3 the ceiling height at A (2m in front of the door) be a suitable remedy? Or would that block the Qi, and rather a water wall or small water feature at B (or even A with the partition)?

Thank you!

 

I appreciate the informative image. As the front door opens directly towards B rather than the stairs, there is no need to make any adjustments concerning the staircase.