Top 3 Key Takeaways
Before you read further, here are three takeaways that will change the way you think about your terrace:
- Your water tank placement can make or break the financial health of your family – placing the water tank it in the southwest or west direction keeps wealth flowing, while northeast placement drains prosperity and causes health problems.
- Clutter on your terrace creates stagnant, dead energy that directly affects your family’s peace, relationships, and business success – this is the single most overlooked mistake homeowners and business owners make.
- Roof slope direction matters more than you think – water flowing toward the northeast brings positive energy and stability to your entire building structure, while south or west slopes attract negative energy and health issues.
Why Your Terrace is the Most Important Part of the Energy System of Your Home
Whenever people build a new house, office, or commercial building, they make countless mistakes on the terrace without realising the consequences. Your terrace is not just an empty rooftop – it is the uppermost boundary of your home’s energy system, directly connected to how prosperity flows into your family and business.
In Vastu Shastra, the terrace represents your home’s link to cosmic energies. This is why even small decisions about what you place on it and how you design it have lasting effects on everyone living or working below.
Mistake #1: Placing Your Water Tank in the Wrong Direction
This is the question I get asked most often: “Where should I place my water tank?”
The answer is simple but critical: your overhead water tank must go in the west direction. If that’s not possible, then the south direction is your second choice.
Some people ask, “Can I place it in the southwest?” The answer is no.
While southwest is the strongest direction, it’s reserved for heavy elements like earth and storage. An overhead water tank creates a different kind of heaviness in the energy system.
Why west and south work:
– West direction rules the water element and maintains the tank’s balance
– South direction supports earthly, grounded energy
– These directions keep your family’s finances stable
Why you must absolutely avoid northeast and southeast:
- Northeast placement makes the power zone of your property heavy and blocked
- When you place water (a flowing element) in the northeast, you’re creating a clash between water and the northeast’s natural energy
- Southeast brings danger – it rules the fire element, and combining fire with water here creates accidents and financial loss
- Many families who had northeast water tanks experienced sudden health emergencies and money problems
If your terrace is very large (200 or 250 square yards), don’t worry. You don’t need a massive slope. Instead, try to place the tank so that at least 60-70% of the slope flows toward the west. The remaining 30% can go in a direction that works for your construction, and then you can balance it through other Vastu adjustments.
For the tank’s color: keep it white, cream, or light earthy tones. Never choose black or dark colors, as these trap negative energy and create heaviness around finances.
Mistake #2: Letting Clutter Build Up on Your Terrace
One of the biggest errors I see is something almost every family does: they pile unused things on their terrace and forget about them.
You’ve probably done this too. Old building materials left over from construction. Broken wooden stairs or aluminum items nobody will use. Rusty wires. Old inverters. Cracked pots. Bedding and trunks from your parents or grandparents that nobody touches. Bags of old clothes. Plastic storage boxes containing things you forgot about months ago.
This creates dead energy. And dead energy creates dead outcomes in your life.
When clutter sits in specific directions, those areas of your life stop moving forward. If there’s unused stuff in the north direction, your finances get blocked. If it’s piled in the east, your family’s health and opportunities get stuck. The longer it sits, the worse the stagnant energy becomes.
I’ve seen families where:
- Children won’t listen or focus on their studies
- Work opportunities dry up
- Relationships become tense for no clear reason
- Money gets stuck despite hard work
And when we cleared the terrace and properly organised the space, things shifted.
The right approach:
Don’t dump things on your terrace carelessly. If you truly need to store items, build a proper storage room in the northwest, west, or southwest areas of your terrace. Use shelves and organise them neatly. Maintenance matters. Your storage should have proper ventilation, not be a dark, dusty corner.
Or better yet, remove old things completely. Give them away, sell them, donate them. Stop holding onto the past when you’re trying to build a future.
One simple rule: Keep your terrace clean, open, and well-organised. This alone will change the energy flow through your entire home.
Mistake #3: Getting Your Roof Slope Direction Wrong
The second most important question is: “Which direction should my roof slope?”
Here’s the truth about roof slope that builders often ignore:
Your roof should always slope toward the northeast. This means rainwater flows out in that direction, carrying prosperity energy into the ground and your home. The southwest corner should be the highest point, and the northeast corner should be the lowest.
If you can’t do a full northeast slope, then aim for:
– North direction, OR
– East direction
These three directions (northeast, north, east) are the only safe directions for water to flow. Water flowing in these directions brings wealth, stability, and positive energy.
Never slope your roof toward:
- South
- West
- Southwest
When water slopes in these directions, you’re sending prosperity energy away from your home. Families with south or west-facing slopes experience problems: high cholesterol, blocked opportunities, money that doesn’t flow properly, and constant health issues.
If your terrace is already built with the wrong slope:
If you discover your roof slopes the wrong way, you can install a rainwater harvesting system that redirects the water toward the northeast or north using gutters and pipes. This correction actually helps both your Vastu energy and the environment.
If your terrace has sections at different heights, the general rule is: southwest should be high, northeast should be low. This creates a natural flow of positive energy downward into your living spaces.
Mistake #4: Installing a Mobile Tower on Your Terrace for Extra Income
Some people receive offers: place a mobile tower on your terrace and earn monthly rent. The money seems attractive.
Please refuse this offer. This is one of the most dangerous decisions you can make.
Here’s why: A mobile tower constantly sends out radiation and electromagnetic frequencies. This energy penetrates downward through your entire home, affecting everyone living there.
I have seen families who installed towers experience:
- Serious health problems within months
- Cancer diagnoses
- Major health emergencies that became very expensive
The small monthly rent you earn will cost you far more in medical bills and suffering than you could ever imagine. Your family’s health is worth infinitely more than a few thousand rupees every month.
Avoid this completely. Is money more important than your family’s well-being.
Mistake #5: Placing Heavy Plants and Pots in the Wrong Areas
Many people want to make their terrace beautiful with plants, gardens, and decorative pots. This is wonderful, but direction matters.
Heavy planters and large pots should go in:
– South direction
– Southwest direction
– West direction
Never place heavy pots in:
– Northeast – this blocks the powerful energy zone
– Southeast – this creates an imbalance
Small, lightweight plants can go in the northeast – these actually help purify and balance that powerful area. But keep them small and easy to maintain.
The general rule: heavier things belong in the heavier directions (south, southwest, west). Lighter, more delicate plants can go in the lighter, more open directions (north, east, northeast).
Mistake #6: Choosing the Wrong Colours for Your Terrace
Your terrace colour affects the energy flowing through your entire home.
Use these colors:
- Off-white
- White
- Cream
- Beige
- Light green
- Light gray (if you must use gray, keep it very light)
Absolutely avoid:
- Dark gray
- Dark brown
- Black
Dark colors trap dead energy on your terrace. When your terrace has trapped energy, the living spaces below become heavy, confused, and tense. Residents experience stress they can’t explain, confusion about decisions, and a general sense of being weighed down.
Light colors let energy flow freely. They keep your terrace cool, clean, and energised. This energy then flows down to benefit your family and business.
Mistake #7: Misunderstanding the Brahmasthan (Centre of Your Terrace)
The center of your terrace is considered the most powerful energy point – the heart of your home’s energy system.
Keep the center:
– Open
– Clutter-free
– Light and bright
Never place:
– Heavy water tanks in the center
– Large storage structures
– Dead or broken items
– Anything that blocks energy flow
If your terrace has a staircase to the lift or roof access, the space under those stairs should also be kept open and clean. Don’t stuff storage boxes under stairs. This traps energy and creates blockages in your life and business.
Mistake #8: Forgetting That Your Terrace Affects Your Entire Home
Here’s something critical that most people don’t understand:
You cannot treat your terrace Vastu separately from your home’s Vastu.
Your terrace and your ground floor are connected. If your ground floor layout goes one way, your terrace adjustments must follow the same directions and energy flow.
Many people ignore this connection and then wonder why their Vastu fixes don’t work. The power of Vastu comes from alignment throughout the entire property – from ground to roof.
When you plan your terrace:
- Remember how your ground floor is oriented
- Keep the same directional principles throughout
- Make sure energy flows consistently from bottom to top
This alignment is what creates real change in your life.
Start Here: The One Action That Changes Everything
If you’re living in an apartment, independent house, or running a factory with a terrace, the single best action you can take today is this:
Go up to your terrace right now. Look around. Ask yourself:
- Is there clutter that’s been sitting here for months?
- Is my water tank in the wrong direction?
- Are my roof slopes sending water the wrong way?
- Are there dead, unused items creating stagnant energy?
Just removing clutter and organizing your space will make an immediate difference. You’ll feel lighter. Your family will feel less tense. Work problems that seemed stuck will start moving again.
But here’s the question that should make you think: If small changes on your terrace create such noticeable shifts in your family’s life, what other corrections might be waiting to unlock your full potential?
What if the solution to problems you’ve been struggling with – money that’s not flowing, relationships that are strained, business that’s stuck – is something as simple as fixing your terrace and water tank placement?
Most people don’t discover this until they’ve suffered for years. But you now know the truth about your terrace’s power.
The question is: will you act on it?
