Outdoor Kitchen Layouts for a 10-Foot Patio
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Ten feet sounds like a lot until you convert it to inches and start subtracting. A 10-foot patio is 120 inches. The island you have been looking at is 90 inches. That leaves 30 inches, split across two ends, next to a wall on one side and a grill that gets very hot on the other.
This is the arithmetic nobody does before ordering, so let's do it now.
Start by subtracting, not adding
Three numbers come off your 120 inches before an island goes on it.
Clearance to combustibles. Every gas grill ships with a stated minimum distance from walls, fences and anything else that burns. The figure varies by model, so read the manual for the exact grill you are buying rather than a blog post — but it is rarely small, and it applies on every side that faces something flammable. A wooden fence at one end of the patio is not a neutral object.
A walkway. You need to stand at the grill and someone needs to get past you. Thirty-six inches in front of the cooking edge is the usual comfortable minimum. On a patio that is only 10 feet in one direction, this is usually the dimension that decides whether the island goes along the long edge or the short one.
The door. If the patio door opens outward, its swing is dead space. Measure it open, not closed.
Do that honestly and a "10-foot patio" often has 80 to 95 inches of usable island length. Plan against that number.
What we stock, by length
Islands are sold by overall length, and the range is wider than most people expect:
| Island | Length | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Chery Industrial 4-burner island | 46" | $2,399 |
| Chery Industrial 6-burner island | 43" | $2,499 |
| Chery Industrial 4-burner, 72,000 BTU | 65" | $3,299 |
| Chery Industrial 6-burner with fridge | 63" | $3,499 |
| Chery Industrial 6-burner, 85,000 BTU | 82" | $3,599 |
| Chery Industrial 4-burner, 85,000 BTU | 85" | $3,999 |
| KoKoMo island with built-in 32" grill | 7' (84") | $9,995 |
| KoKoMo island with 4-burner grill | 7'6" (90") | $10,295 |
| KoKoMo island with fire feature | 7'6" x 9' | $13,995 |
| Chery Industrial 4-burner bar island | 104" | $4,899 |
| Chery Industrial 6-burner island | 115" | $5,099 |
| Chery Industrial 6-burner, 120,000 BTU | 128" | $6,199 |
Two things jump out. First, length and price are not the same axis: an 85-inch Chery island is $3,999 and an 84-inch KoKoMo is $9,995. The difference is construction and finish, not size — and we cover that in a separate piece on built-in versus freestanding. Second, anything over 90 inches is a 10-foot patio with nothing else on it. The 104-, 115- and 128-inch islands are for larger spaces or a different orientation entirely.
Three layouts that actually fit
Layout 1 — the compact straight run. A 46- to 65-inch island along the wall furthest from the house door. This leaves room for a small table and keeps the grill's heat away from the doorway. The 46-inch four-burner at $2,399 is the least expensive way into a real island we stock. The 65-inch adds counter space on either side of the grill, which is the thing you will use most.
Layout 2 — the full-length run. An 82- or 85-inch island against the long edge, with the walkway in front. This is the maximum for a 10-foot patio once clearances are honest. It gives you the grill plus meaningful prep surface, and the 63-inch version with a fridge is the same idea with cold storage traded for counter.
Layout 3 — the L. A shorter island plus a separate piece at right angles: a KoKoMo 21-inch kamado ($1,995) or the 32-inch wood-fired pizza oven on its own cart ($1,995). This is how you get two cooking methods without one 10-foot monolith, and each piece can be positioned for its own clearance.
Gas: the question to settle before you measure anything
Most of the KoKoMo grills and the Prestige PRO built-ins are listed in natural gas and propane versions. They are different products and they are not convertible on a whim.
Natural gas needs a gas line run to the island by a licensed installer. If the line does not already reach the patio, that is a trench and a plumber before anything else happens — and it decides where the island can sit.
Propane needs a tank and somewhere to keep it, usually an enclosure inside the island. You will be swapping cylinders. No trench.
If you are not sure which you have, find out before ordering. A natural-gas grill delivered to a patio with no gas line is an expensive object.
Electrical, water and the slab
Islands with a fridge, lights or a rotisserie need an outdoor-rated circuit. A sink needs supply and drain. Neither is included in the island price and both need a tradesperson.
The island also needs to sit on something level and load-bearing. A 90-inch stainless island with a grill in it is not going on decking without a conversation about the joists. Pavers or a slab, checked for level before delivery.
Delivery is freight
Every island ships LTL freight to the curb — the driver does not bring it round the back or lift it onto the patio. Measure the route from the street, including the gate width. A 65-inch island through a 30-inch side gate is a delivery-day problem you can solve today with a tape measure.
We wrote a full piece on how freight works, including inspecting before you sign. Read it before you order anything on this page.
Before you call
Bring three numbers and we can get you to a shortlist in one conversation:
- Patio length and width, minus door swing.
- Which gas you have, or that you have neither.
- The narrowest point on the delivery route.
A real person answers 919-205-8329, Monday to Friday, 9-5 Eastern. If the honest answer is that a 46-inch island is the right one for your space, that is the one we will recommend.
No cut corners. Ever.