Congratulations, you just purchased a new property! Now, you have some ideas to make some changes-maybe knock a wall or two down or shift the main door a little. In the end, it looks like that new home of yours might even require overall renovation works.
Or perhaps you've been living in this current property for some time and you feel like it needs a major overhaul.
But before you proceed to allow any sledgehammer to meet your walls, ask yourself this: Is it really necessary?
Take the new property, for instance. You should ideally have screened its external and internal Feng Shui forms long before investing your money in it. After all, if there's a need to do a lot of renovation works, you might as well have reconsidered your purchase!
Even if the "new" property you bought is an old house, the renovation you plan for it must also be logical.
The same applies for an existing property. Maybe it only needs a simple home improvement like a new coat of paint or an overall makeover in terms of interior decoration to give the entire place a fresh new feel.
Should you insist on a major refurbishment, I would recommend a proper and thorough Feng Shui consultation from a professional, particularly so if you want to assess a property for yourself and your family as this requires calculation of the birth dates of all occupants.
Feng Shui is a complex method; not a one-size-fits-all solution. Its power lies in the fact that it's personalised and is applied to each individual. Basic observations are made about the external and internal Feng Shui forms of the property. You can also check out my books, Feng Shui for Homebuyers - External and Feng Shui for Homebuyers - Internal.
Say that you've assessed everything you need and all is good to go with the renovation; what now? Now you need to determine when to commence the renovation work. This is where date selection comes in.
General rule of thumb in date selection: Always avoid the year and month breaker days. A tong shu (Chinese almanac) calendar for the year should suffice in indicating these negative days for you.
The Tong Shu also indicates the twelve day officers, where each will appear on different days in a cyclical manner. These officers are the governing bodies of qi that have a specific use and function. They are to establish, remove, fill, balance, stable, initiate, destroy, endanger, succeed, receive, open and close.
As you can imagine, a good date to demolish a building or physical structures would be the day when the 'destroy' officer is governing. 'Remove days' can also be used for demolition or repair works.
I would suggest using 'establish', 'initiate', 'stabilise' and 'succeed' days as good days to commence renovation works to ensure everything will go smoothly.
But again, to be on the safe side for considering a major renovation to a new or existing property, get it assessed by a professional Feng Shui consultant first.
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