Hello Master Lee,

I have read a few books written by different feng shui masters saying that there should be no bed on a cantilevered 2nd floor. According to them, since a cantilevered floor is suspended with no solid foundation underneath, the person sleeping in this area will have restless sleep or sense of insecurity. What is your take on this?

Cantilevered 2nd floors are common in townhouses. Sometimes I see the 2nd floor cantilevered with a bedroom in that area and the car garage underneath.

What are your thoughts on this? Is it okay for you to have a bedroom in this area? What are the cures, if any at all?

Thanks again for your expertise.

Note: I have included a photo of a cantilevered 2nd floor. As you can see, the master's bedroom is on cantilevered floor. I am not sure if the Jr. Master's bedroom (located on the 3rd floor) is still considered sitting on cantilevered floor? Si pic.

1. Please check some of my past messages on this subject.

2. It has more to do with commonsense or if one calls it "Commonsense approach to Feng Shui".

3. The main concern, for example in your illustration, you have a vehicle (or car) directly below the master bedroom. Here, the concern to some is that should a vehicle catch fire, then additional flames from the fuel tank may explode. As fire rises, it may engulf the master bedroom or trap the occupants or smoke fumes get into the bedroom.

4. Even if the car does not explode, some do keep highly flammable items in the garage (where the car usually is parked).

5. In addition as you had mentioned in a quake prone area e.g. San Francisco area... hopefully because there may be less structural support, a certain category quake may just bring down that room and anything it. And hopefully, the car in the garage don't become one big barbeque stove...

6. From the above, all these has more to do with commonsense. For example, it is common to hear that we should not have a bedroom directly above a kitchen (stove). Again, there is high chance of a fire or even gas leak.

7. Nowadays, get yourself a good water sprinkler for the garage (some garage has such a requirement) and also install proper smoke detectors. And not rely on a string of 6 coins, here! The coins can melt. But at least the smoke detectors do melt but before so, they can make a hell of a lot of noise!

Thanks for your insights and humor!