Is a glass panel fixed above the door for light included in the door height for aay?
No. The chaukhat is the four-piece frame, and a window or glass above it is not counted in the door aay, because fixed glass stays closed; glass that opens and closes would be counted. Fixed glass above a door is itself used as a remedy.
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Can you repeat the door aay formula?
Multiply the length by the width and divide by 8; the remainder is the aay. For example, a door 36 inches wide and 72 inches (6 ft) high gives 36 x 72. Remember that even x even always gives an even remainder.
Is granite or marble good for windows?
Granite can be used for windows, but it must never be used for the main door.
Is the chaukhat (frame) included when calculating door aay?
No. Only the door itself is measured; the chaukhat and the upper and lower thresholds are not.
What does a window do, and why should it open outward?
A door is placed by pada, but a window does not work on the surface current: currents are dense near the ground and lighter higher up, so positive energy stays higher, which makes ventilation a must. Windows and ventilators bring in clean air and push the negativity of the house out, so they should open outward, while the main door opens inward; sliding windows are acceptable. Keep windows in even numbers, two-shuttered if possible, in one row at one level, with a window beside the main door; open all windows in the morning and keep the left (Chandra swar) window open during the day.
What if the door aay calculation does not come out in whole numbers?
Convert the inches into points, for example by multiplying by 10, and then calculate the remainder.
What shape and proportion should the main door have?
It should always be rectangular, with a full chaukhat of four pieces of wood; a three-piece frame does not give the same results even on N4. Its height should be twice its width, for example 7 feet high for a 3.5-foot width, so do not run doors up to the full height of the room as some new buildings do. Where the 1:2 ratio cannot be kept, calculate the aay (length x width divided by 8; the remainder is the aay) and make a door of 1 or 3 aay. Avoid triangular doors (trouble for women), shakat doors (trouble for the family head), supa and sun-shaped doors (loss of money), bow-shaped doors (family disputes) and round doors (trouble for children, more girls born).