What is on each sheet
Both sheets and their unit schedules are below, exactly as the drawings print them.
| Sheet | Overall size | What is drawn on it | Key dimension |
|---|---|---|---|
| P-1 — 10 ft x 7 ft, single-cook galley | 10 ft x 7 ft | Two 10 ft runs, 3 ft aisle | Aisle 3 ft |
| P-2 — 12 ft x 8 ft, two-cook galley | 12 ft x 8 ft | Two 12 ft runs, 4 ft aisle | Aisle 4 ft |
Schedule — P-1 — 10 ft x 7 ft, single-cook galley
- Wet run: sink and prep, 10 ft — 10 ft × 2 ft
- Dry run: hob and storage, 10 ft — 10 ft × 2 ft
- Wall units over the wet run — 10 ft × 1.4 ft
- Sink, double bowl — 2.8 ft × 1.8 ft
- Hob, 4 burner with chimney — 2.6 ft × 1.8 ft
- Refrigerator — 2 ft × 1.9 ft
- Tall pantry, 2 ft 5 in — 2.4 ft × 1.9 ft
Schedule — P-2 — 12 ft x 8 ft, two-cook galley
- Wet run, 12 ft — 12 ft × 2 ft
- Dry run, 12 ft — 12 ft × 2 ft
- Wall units over the wet run — 12 ft × 1.4 ft
- Sink, double bowl with drainer — 3 ft × 1.8 ft
- Hob, 5 burner with 90 cm chimney — 3 ft × 1.8 ft
- Refrigerator — 2.1 ft × 1.9 ft
- Tall pantry and oven tower — 2.9 ft × 1.9 ft
- Prep counter and appliance garage — 2.8 ft × 1.8 ft
How to use them
- Measure the aisle before anything else. Under 3 ft, plan a single-run kitchen instead.
- Keep wet on one side and dry on the other. Splitting the sink and the prep counter across the aisle is the most common galley mistake.
- Put wall units on one side only. Both sides in a 7 ft room makes it feel like a passage.
- Light both runs separately. A single ceiling point leaves you working in your own shadow.
Three things galleys do well
- Efficiency per square foot. Two full runs in a narrow room gives more counter and storage than any other plan.
- Two-cook working. At a 4 ft aisle two people work back to back without touching.
- Service routing. All the plumbing sits on one wall, which is cheaper and easier to maintain.
Compare with the other plans in kitchen layouts explained, or price it on the kitchen renovation cost page.
Frequently asked questions
What is the minimum aisle for a galley kitchen?+
Three feet. At 2 ft 9 in you cannot open a base drawer and pass behind it, and at 2 ft 6 in you cannot open an oven door. Three feet works for one cook; 4 ft is needed if two people use the kitchen simultaneously.
Should the hob and sink be on the same run?+
No. Split them: sink and prep on one run, hob and serving on the other. Putting both on one run wastes the second run and means you are carrying hot pans across the aisle, which is the one movement worth designing out.
Can a galley kitchen be closed at one end?+
Yes, and it usually is. What matters is ventilation: a 12 ft galley closed at one end needs a window or mechanical extract at the closed end, or cooking smells sit in the dead corner. Plan P-2 assumes the far end is open.
Where does the fridge go?+
At the entrance end of the dry run, so its door swing does not cross the working aisle and so it can be reached without entering the kitchen. In a two-cook galley this matters more than it sounds — the fridge is the most frequently opened thing in the room.
Is a galley cheaper than an L?+
Roughly the same per running foot, and often more in total because two full runs give more running feet than an L in a comparable room. What a galley saves is plumbing and electrical routing, since most of the services sit on one wall.