A house made of iron signifies a long life together with one's wife. The house may signify the dreamer's worldly condition, spouse, or body. Enlarging the house and its rooms signifies expansion in worldly circumstances, livelihood, and share. Carrying a house on one's back signifies taking responsibility for a woman's support, while the house carrying the dreamer signifies being supported by a woman. A house of gold signifies fire. Climbing onto an unknown house signifies marriage to a woman according to that house's worth and standing. A spacious room plastered with mud signifies righteous women in the household, while one plastered with lime or tiled is interpreted as the opposite.
Ibn Sirin says the collapse or burning of a roof, terrace, or wall signifies a calamity in that house. A house growing larger signifies blessing; shrinking signifies reduced provision. Decorating a house signifies hostility and severity within it. A dark house signifies an unprofitable distant journey, while a bright house signifies good and blessing in travel. Building within a fortified city signifies marriage and a child there. A distant house signifies worldly gain obtained from afar.
Entering an unknown house containing the dead signifies the Hereafter; entering an unknown house from which one cannot leave signifies death. If it is plastered with earth and mud, the source interprets this as a good state in the Hereafter; if with lime, a bad state. The house may also signify the dreamer's body, self, honor, family, livelihood, and clothing.