Grid or Pie?

[myfs_116581]

Hi Cecil,

I live in a house that is 18 ft wide and 120 ft long. When I use the Flying Star Pie method, it seems that the centre of the piehas occupied the width of the house. Therefore, I have lost 4 sectors totally. Someone said that I should use the Grid method instead of the pie. However, eachsector will be so long and thin.

What is you expert view? If I were to use the pie method, will losing 4 sectors be bad for the house? Thanks!

[Cecil Lee]

Dear Anon,

Many years back, I had written on the issue of "long houses". For example, many years back, the long house e.g in Sarawak is pretty unique and quite similar to your case. However, their long house can even be longer than the 120 ft long as you had mentioned.

Yes, unfortunately, between the pie and the grid, if it is a long house than the grid method is often preferred over the pie in your case. Thus, no choice, long and thin would be the better way to analyse the home vs the pie which is difficult to apply in such a type of home.

Warmest Regards,
Cecil

Anonymous wrote:
I live in a house that is 18 ft wide and 120 ft long. When I use the Flying Star Pie method, it seems that the centre of the piehas occupied the width of the house. Therefore, I have lost 4 sectors totally. Someone said that I should use the Grid method instead of the pie. However, eachsector will be so long and thin.

Anonymous wrote:
What is you expert view? If I were to use the pie method, will losing 4 sectors be bad for the house? Thanks!