Except for the Penghu Islands, Keelung in the north, and the southern peninsula, where sandstone is favored, traditional buildings around the island are chiefly brick.
於是除了基隆丘陵、恆春半島、澎湖群島等風沙特大的建築區，以石作為主外，全台各地民宅的主角，多是磚作。