Hello Cecil,
I have 2 questions:
Question 1:
What determines the entrance point into the house? (Please see attached). From the attached, the entrance point into the house(no door) is on the North East sector while the main entrance into the house sits facing North, so does this house sit on the North or North East?
Question 2:
If I were to build a house with the back area facing the main road(South) with the main front entrance(North) eracted facing towards the back, does that mean that the house then sits south and faces north even when I enter the house through a back door from the back into the house? I guess to summarise my question, how significant is the main door, does it serve a design purpose in fengshui or do I have to use it to activte it?
Thanks for your time again.
Yew-Meng

Dear Yew-Meng,
Thank you for the sketch of your layout plan.
I have marked the centrepoint of the house.
The attached illustration will also show that you should take the compass reading from point A to B.

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On 4/21/2002 8:44:00 PM, Anonymous wrote:
Hello Cecil,
I have 2 questions:
Question 1:
What determines the entrance
point into the house? (Please
see attached). From the
attached, the entrance point
into the house(no door) is on
the North East sector while
the main entrance into the
house sits facing North, so
does this house sit on the
North or North East?

Please refer to the above. You should be able to find the direction of the main entrance based on the attachment.
From your sketch, it looks like your main door is at the North.

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Question 2:
If I were to build a house
with the back area facing the
main road(South) with the main
front entrance(North) eracted
facing towards the back, does
that mean that the house then
sits south and faces north
even when I enter the house
through a back door from the
back into the house? I guess
to summarise my question, how
significant is the main door,
does it serve a design purpose
in fengshui or do I have to
use it to activte it?

It is a serious flaw if the house has its main door facing a hill.
Ideally, the main door should be a the frontage or many of the windows for the frontage are located here. Sometimes, the main door can be at either side i.e. East or West.
If one purposely built the frontage facing a hill (especially if the back has a hill) this spells calamity for the owners. And death can occur.
Ideally, in your layout plan, although the toilet has one of it's side sharing an external wall, it would be advantages if they are side by side and preferably, at a corner of the house closer to the back.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil