Usually, eight tai shih (great master) chairs and four tables are placed along the two sides of the main hall, next to which on both sides are bedrooms, kitchens and warehouse, all laid out in U-shape.
正廳左右兩房為正房，俗稱正身，而廂房又稱為：護籠。三間排成一列的是三間起；左右兩房再向外延伸兩房成為五間一列的，是為五間起。向前加蓋廂房（護籠），則成凹形，是為一進。