Home Plan - Designs and Solutions

12/19/2024

2025 Flying Stars Update:

February 4, 2025 brings us a welcomed energy shift, opening up new opportunities in the matters of wealth, health and relationships. Below are my notes on the useful sectors for the year; and those areas we must be careful with.

Main Wealth Sector: East
DO NOT PERFORM RENOVTIONS here due to the Annual Three Killings also occupying the East area in 2025!. If your main door is in the East it may bring you increased earnings through long-term employment or self employment. It will support household members in gaining recognition this year. The Star #9 is also closely connected with happy occasions and reasons to celebrate.

Secondary Wealth Sector: Southeast
The wealth influence here stems from boosts in your reputation or recognition for your efforts/actions. The Star #1 assists also with creativity; helping you to improve and fine tune your skills.

Most Dangerous Sector: Northeast
In 2025, it is best to not use the northeast rooms for important activities such as resting or working. As a bedroom, Star #5 will support illness, not being ab to sleep, and trigger relationship problems. As a main room for work or a main door, expect challenges regarding money and external relationships (those outside your close circle). Generally, heavy, unpainted metal in the room/area will serve to weakened the disruptive energy of Star #5. But, do not renovate to install the metal cure. On the bright side, the Sun Star is well positioned in 2025; making it more available to assist with Star #5 accidental activations! Still, better not to disturb in the first place.

Quarrelling/Mishap Sector: Northwest
Expect mishaps, setbacks, nagging obstacles and conflicts in general if the northwest is at your bedroom or main door in 2025. If a bedroom, the disturbance will be more internal, affecting you personally. If this is a main door, the issues will be more external or involve your dealings with those outside your family unit. To weaken this influence, you may burn candles or lamps in this area. NEVER leave fire unattended! For a milder intervention, boost the fire element with sharply pointed objects and the color red if real fire is not practical in your unique situation.

Do what you can with what you have in 2025!

12/16/2024

If you are buying a home, now is the perfect time to plot the Qi Map for your new home!

Reach out to your local Feng Shui practitioner with the following details:
1. Physical address of your home
2. The year your home was first occupied
3. The facing direction of the building (usually the side facing the street)
4. An accurate floor layout(s) of your new home
5. Dates of birth of all personals who will be living in the home

What does a Qi Map give you?

1. Locate and activate the current 'Wealth Star' for financial gains
2. Locate and activate the current 'Health & Relationships Star' for health and relationships support
3. Locate your personal wealth sector and know how to activate it for your career growth and financial gains
4. Match the occupants to the best bedroom, for them (more powerful when designing a home from scratch but still doable when purchasing) and apply corrections where needed. This benefit uses BaZi and Classical Feng Shui combined. After all, how to know what is good for you if you do not know what is actually is that you need?
5. Correct energy imbalances before the side effects are realized in your and your family's life
6. Be aware of Annual Flying Star's to tap positive energy and protect yourself form 'not so positive' energy for the year (this portion should also be done two months before the energetic New Year, starting in February each year).

09/23/2024

What is a fair price for a set of home plans?

When I first started out in architecture, the standard was a square foot price (something like $.50/sq. ft.). TIMES HAVE CHANGED. Homes are more detailed now, new home buyers put much more thought in their new home, and everyone wants to see the house before it is built - 3D design models.

The only fair price is one that accurately reflects the time and attention the project will realistically need.

To prepare a proper set of home plans takes time, requires serious attention to detail, thorough knowledge of the national and provincial building codes plus knowledge of local development regulations. The designer often needs to search for materials availability in your area, to ensure your project can be completed as prescribed. And, your designer needs a good understanding of the construction process. If your designer is really good, they will also perform site visits to assess the area before preparing any drawings. Most of all, your designer need to be able to listen to you, and properly assess what you need.

For example:

I generally consider $1000 is a fair price for a set of home plans if design work is NOT needed and there are not more than three floors, without and apartment. For this amount you can be sure your plans have all information needed for your builder to complete your project:
- fully dimensioned and noted (checked and double checked)
- NBCC and municipal regulations reviews
- foundation compatible with site grading
- window and door schedules
- structural design (floor joists, beams, etc.)
- building/wall sections as required

If your project will need some design work (you want to touch and feel a little before committing to your home plans); then a fair price can only be determined after having a serious conversation with you to assess your needs and expectations.

If you think you can buy home plans for 1/2 this price, my response is, "Which half won't you be getting?"

08/21/2024

What do I need for good Feng Shui?

This is the most common first question new comers to Feng Shui ask. Authentic Feng Shui is far from a one size fits all art. Rather, the remedy needed depends 100% on the unique situation.

Feng Shui is the metaphysical art which enables you to become more aware of the energetic nature of your landed property (home or work place); opening up possibilities to reach your maximum potential by making better use of the energies all around you and by capitalizing on all that works for you, personally.

I know, here in the west Feng Shui has been introduced as the art of placement; placing symbolic items in specific areas of your space as a means to bring the results you are looking for. While placing objects can have an effect when paired with mediation and intentions and you might me lucky enough to strike a hidden nerve within your space. However, this is not how Feng Shui is meant to be applied.

To answer the question, here is where we can all start:

If you are not already aware, in February 2024 plant earth has transitioned to a new energetic period called Period 9. As such, we need to revisit how the energetic forces within our home and work spaces are influencing us in this new era.

1. Pay attention to the south area of your property. The south needs to be present (an 'L' shaped property can have one to three missing sectors). If your property has no south sector you need to either renovate to add the space or sell if you want to tap into the natural life force on planet earth for the next 20 years. If you have a room/rooms in the south, what is there? Does energy flow in this area, is it clean and well organized? Can you see a hill or mountain outside?

Ideally, seeing higher land outside your south area is very beneficial in period 9 (2024 - 2043). If you have , great; but if you are considering making a move in the next few years, pay attention to what is happening on the south side of any property before you move in.

Note: if you have a west hill/mountain visible from your property, this is also a beneficial formation to support you and your family during period 9.

2. Pay attention to water visible from your property. For the next 20 years, the ideal location to see water from a building is North. East is also a beneficial location for water in this new time period. Water is the external influence which directly affects wealth/money matters. If you do not have naturally, it is possible to create a manmade water formation (garden pond, pool, or fountain); BUT, this must be done wit caution and with the help of an experienced Feng Shui practitioner who is also knowledgeable of BaZi and Date Selection methods.

The above notes are very basic and not to be considered as all that is needed to align your home and work space to support you energetically going forward. Every person is born with energetic influences that have profound bearing on their capacity in life, potential health concerns, and how they earn a living; these factors are interpreted with BaZi. To properly apply Feng Shui, it is key to combine personal BaZi with the physical energetic formation of a landed property. Only then real transformation can happen aka noticeable improvement!

07/12/2024

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06/04/2024

Wow, we have reached the 5th month of 2024 already!

How are you doing so far?

Now may be a good time to refresh our minds with the Feng Shui influence we receive each day from the spaces we spend our time in. Below is the Annual 2024 Qi Map showing the locations of the year ruler (Grand Duke - Wood Dragon), Four Advantages Star Plates, and the Annual Flying Stars locations.

As you may be aware, it is important to follow the monthly Flying Star locations to fine tune how well you are utilizing the positive qi within your space.

I have prepared the June 6-July 6, 2024 Monthly Flying Star Chart for your convenience. Please visit: https://www.home-plan.ca/feng-shui-matters website to view the current chart.

As always, direct message me if you need assistance plotting your qi map, interpreting your chart, buying a home, or selling what you have!

05/27/2024

If you live on planet earth, Feng Shui matters to you.

Direct from level 1 Classical Feng Shui Mastery training in kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, "Feng Shui is the metaphysical art of assessing our life quality by observing and analyzing our living environment."

While the true essence of Classical Feng Shui cannot be expressed in a few sentences, I can confidently say that the physical and intangible environment surrounding us on a daily basis has a profound effect on our life quality.

When buying, building, or renovating a home, it is the perfect time to assess the energy present in the property and take measures to adjust this natural energy (qi) to bring you maximum benefits.

If you are considering buy , building or renovating, now is the time to bring positive energy into your space, naturally.

Full services:

3D Home Designs
Construction Drawings
Licensed Realtor Services to guide, represent and negotiate for you
Personalized Classical Feng Shui recommendations🙂

05/11/2024

Healthy Housing, there's a thought to ponder.

Recently had the pleasure to meet Eddie Hiscock, owner of Healthy Living Spaces Canada right here in St. John's!

If you're interested in a Healthy for you home, check out Eddie's website!

Healthy Living Spaces Canada: Your Guide to Sustainable, Professional Home, EMF, and IEQ Inspections in St. Johns, NL & The Avalon Peninsula.

04/03/2024

This is a great opportunity to earn extra income with a rental suite and help provide affordable housing to someone in need.

If this is something you would consider, I can determine if adding an apartment is doable for your situation, create a design and construction drawings, assist with permit application, and even provide you with a list of local builders/trades.

Let's Talk!
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08/16/2023

Dream Home Idea with south direction facing in mind. Preferably with a a front view (water/mountain or both).

Efficient use of 1207 square feet of floor area plus 363 square foot attached garage.

Living well does not require living large 🙂.

Bonus Ideas:

Fill both side yards and front area with edible gardens; perhaps even a greenhouse on your lot... the key here is to chose the perfect location based on your lot particulars.

Building your dream home or renovating your existing home, we can help😊.