Note that the threshold originally refers to the crossbar under the door. There must be a threshold in front of a traditional house in China. People have to cross the threshold when entering or leaving the gate, which plays a role in buffering the pace and blocking external forces. In ancient times, the threshold was knee-high, but now it is not that high, only about one inch. In addition to being made of wood, it is also made of long and narrow stone strips, which are fixed on the ground between the iron gate and the gate.
The threshold also clearly separates the house from the outside world. At the same time, the threshold can not only prevent wind and dust, but also keep all kinds of reptiles out, so it has great practical value, and has a certain role in preventing external unfavorable factors and preventing wealth from leaking out, which is of great significance to residential feng shui.
It should be noted that when setting the threshold:
The color of the threshold should match the color of the gate, and because it is prevented from breaking, the threshold is broken, just like the beam in the house is broken. When the threshold is full, the house will be smooth, and if it is missing, it will be delayed. Therefore, if the threshold is broken, it must be replaced as soon as possible.
Q: I wonder if you have noticed which door needs to put a threshold stone and which door doesn't?
Answer: Threshold stone refers to stones with different materials or different functions, usually the stones on the ground of doorframes. For example, between the living room and the bedroom, between the living room and the kitchen, and between the living room and the toilet.
As a part of the gate, the threshold stone has been ignored by modern people. The threshold originally refers to the crossbar under the door. There must be a threshold in front of a traditional house in China. People have to cross the threshold when entering or leaving the gate, which plays a role in buffering the pace and blocking external forces. In ancient times, the threshold was knee-high, but now it is not that high, only about one inch. In addition to being made of wood, it is also made of long and narrow stone strips, which are fixed on the ground between the iron gate and the gate.
In ancient geomantic omen, threshold stone, pier and horse stone are indispensable geomantic things, and they are also symbols representing a family's wealth and status. When the threshold stone is lifted in and out, a "boundary" is formed as soon as it enters and retreats, which separates the house from the outside world and also blocks it, forming the function that evil does not invade internally and blessing does not leak out.
Threshold stone has the functions of wind, dust and reptiles in life. On the surface, this function is so. In fact, in order to block the appearance of dust and reptiles, it is also to prevent suffocation, rushing doors and evil spirits from being harmful to the house.
The significance of threshold stone in geomantic omen is to prevent wealth from leaking out and play a safe role in stepping on wealth and entering and leaving Longmen.
The installation of the threshold stone is the first time when the gate is started, and it is not allowed to be installed on a single day. When the gate is installed, it shall be started when the sill foundation is laid (only the initial steps are counted, not working days).
The function of threshold stone
The threshold stone has two functions:
First, when the materials used in the floors of two spaces (such as rooms) are different in texture, especially when the two materials cannot be connected with each other. Combine (cross) the two materials with threshold stones respectively. This crossing mode is widely used in many places and jobs in building construction.
For example, the kitchen and the outside room you mentioned, because most kitchens use floor tiles, other rooms are not necessarily floor tiles, but may be floors; When the floor tile is laid to the door, it is often not an integer (modulus); Assuming that the floor is also perpendicular to the door, placing a strip of stone between them can cover the flat-fell seam of the floor tile and the flat-fell seam of the floor. There is a transition between these two materials. The jargon is: "it's round."
Secondly, another situation is that the heights of the two spaces are slightly different (height difference), such as one or two centimeters. If it is fully adjusted, it needs labor and materials. In architecture, the "threshold stone" can also be used to solve the problem of overuse. It should be noted that the threshold stone used here is close to the lower side of the ground and needs to be "chamfered", which can be inclined or round.