Placement of toilet in a home is most important for the health and wealth
of the inmates living there. If by hap toilet is placed at undesirable
place then surely it would lead to major problems such as finance loss, health problems, mental tension and stress etc. Vastu-Shastra
lays down rules for the placement toilet and WC so that it won’t create
any complication for any occupant. The positioning of toilet should be
complaint to Vastu norms in every way, here are some rules for placement of toilet:
- North-west is ideally considered for the placement of toilet while attached toilet in bathroom must also be in this direction only.
- Alternative direction for the construction of toilet is South-east.
- Avoid toilet in North-east and East.
- The toilets should be located at a safe distance from the
kitchen and the dining room.
- W.C should always be on the Southeast/ Northwest Side and facing North/South.
- WC should never come down just below the running stairs.
- The bigger window should be on the north and a smaller one in the west.
- Door of toilet should be placed in Eastern sides.
- Mirror should always be on the East or North wall.
- The WC should never come in front of the bathroom door.
- If there is almirah, it should always be on the Southwest Side of the
toilet.
- The slope of the bathroom floor should be towards north and east so
water drains to the northeast side of the bathroom.
- The suitable directions for keeping the washing machine are southeast
and northwest.
- Avoid dark shades on toilet walls.