By Sanjay Choubey · Updated 14 November 2026
Why Mumbai flats need a different approach
Most Mumbai homes are flats in buildings where the entrance, kitchen and bathrooms are fixed by the builder. You often cannot move a door, and in a rented flat you cannot change much at all.
So the useful question is not "is this flat perfect?" but "what can be corrected simply, without demolition?"
Common issues in Mumbai flats
- The main door facing a direction the family is worried about
- Kitchen and bathroom placed next to each other in a compact layout
- Odd-shaped or cut corners in redevelopment and tower flats
- Very little natural light in inner rooms
- Work-from-home desks squeezed into bedrooms or passages
How corrections work without breaking walls
Pt. Sanjay Choubey combines Vastu with Colour Science, the method he developed over 30+ years. Instead of structural changes, the corrections use colours, direction and placement: which colours to use in which room, where to place the bed, desk or mandir, and how to balance a space that cannot be rebuilt.
This makes it practical for owned and rented flats alike.
Before you buy or rent a flat in Mumbai
- Visit at different times of day and check light and ventilation
- Note where the main door, kitchen and toilets sit in the layout
- Look for cut corners or irregular shapes in the floor plan
- Think about how each room will actually be used by your family
- Get a Vastu opinion before you sign, while choices are still open
See Pt. Sanjay Choubey's in-person Vastu consultation in Mumbai