u/JackOfWands

Naive question from someone who grasps the basics of geomancy but has never gone into great depth with it: Why bother constructing the astrological house chart after you've finished the shield? Most questions that I ask yield a clear judge that seems to provide a definitive answer to the question, so it's not clear to me what additional information is gained by adding in the house chart.

Are there circumstances in which you prefer to stick with just the shield, or do you look at the house chart for every question? If the former, when and why do you decide to look at both versions of the chart?