Kit House from 7 Day Aframes

House Kits from 7 Day Aframes can be assembled in just 7 days from delivery to dried in. If you have considered building an A-Frame cabin to live in, as an income producing vacation rental or to sell, these kit houses might be a good choice. What is included? And how long does it really take from breaking ground to CO and a finished home?

Last year my Instagram feed came up with a reel of an A-frame house being built.

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I’ve got the power

Ok well. Our Aframe now has electric.
Things will be moving faster now!
Siding, hvac, roof, flooring and deck this week!!!
And I ordered my hot tub!

A-Frame House Build on Instagram

I made a note to myself to come back and see how it is going. It was right before Hurricane Helene, then I had a lot going on (and no internet). And then I kinda forgot about it.

This morning I looked on Facebook for the same profile and found more posts about building the cabin. It was built as a vacation rental right outside Branson Missouri; Ozark Bark & Creek Retreat: Ozark Outside Oasis Creek-View Hot Tub.

It looks like it was a good investment! It rents for $180 to $619 a night and has a lot of calendar dates already marked as reserved.

7 Day Aframes Kit

Another post shows her cabin was built from a kit from 7Day Aframes.

7 Day Aframes has three standard plans; 730, 968 and 1120 square feet. You can make modifications, but the standard plans are designed to maximize interior space without compromising natural light.

7 Day Aframes Vista 1 by 7
730 Square Feet
Footprint ~ 20’8″ x 28’5″

7 Day Aframes Vista 2 by 7
968 Square Feet
Footprint ~ 20’8″ x 40’1″

7 Day Aframes Vista 2+
1120 Square Feet
Footprint ~ 20’8″ x 40’1″

These are not Tiny House style or Glamping A-frames. They have full size kitchens and baths. They also have lots of storage. This one has two bedrooms, one with a King-sized bed, one with a Queen-sized bed and a Daybed in the loft.

Can You Build in 7 Days?

We Took 1-1/2 Years To Engineer This Aframe House
So You Can Build It In 7 Days

Can you really build in 7 days? They don’t mean 7 days from breaking ground to sleeping in your new home. They mean 7 days to assemble the kit, which gives you a dried in A-frame cabin.

The reference to “DAY” refers to a day in which work is carried out and does not imply sequential “calendar days”. There are certainly weekends, holidays, rain days, unexpected delays, etc. through the course of construction. The “DAY” is a time estimate for reference as to how long the specified tasks may take to complete.

7 Day Aframes Facebook page has a timelapse video that shows a cabin framed in 45 hours.

Realistic Construction Timeline

A timeline on 7 Day Aframes site gives a realistic idea how long it will really take to finish the house. The schedule does not include getting permits and building a foundation, water, sewer and power. (Those were the things that took our cabin from 30 days to 6 months.) But, if you already have everything in place, you really can go from kit delivered to CO in a little over a month if you can get weather and building inspectors to cooperate.

This Timeline displays all items in a complete build out and includes items that are not components of a 7 Day Aframes Home Kit such as electrical, plumbing, sheetrock, etc.

7 Day Aframes Build Schedule

START Building Permit, Foundation, sewer tie-in, water tie-in & temporary electric in place
DAY 1 “A” Trusses & Roof Panels – – A, B & C
DAY 2 “A” Trusses & Roof Panels – C, D & E + Fascia Boards
DAY 3 Final screw down of Roof Panels & Tape Seams + Rear Wall
DAY 4 Front Wall + Sheathing on Front & Rear Walls
DAY 6 Roof Sheathing + Metal
DAY 7 Roof Sheathing + Metal

House is now dried in and the initial main components of the 7 Day Aframe Kit are assembled

Finishing the A-frame Cabin

DAY 8 Siding & Plumbing Rough-in + Top out
DAY 9 Siding & Plumbing Rough-in + Top out
DAY 10 Electric Rough-in
DAY 11 Electric Rough-in
DAY 12 Inspections
DAY 13 Sheetrock + Painting Exterior Siding
DAY 14 Sheetrock + Painting Ext. Siding
DAY 15 Sheetrock + Painting Ext. Siding + Decks
DAY 16 Sheetrock + Decks
DAY 17 Painting Sheetrock
DAY 18 Painting Sheetrock + HVAC Inside Install
DAY 19 Interior Trim & Cabinets
DAY 20 Interior Trim & Cabinets
DAY 21 Interior Trim & Cabinets
DAY 22 Flooring
DAY 23 Flooring
DAY 24 Countertops & Outside Unit Install
DAY 25 Plumbing Trim Out
DAY 26 Plumbing Trim Out + Electric Trim Out
DAY 27 Inspections + Exterior Door Paint
DAY 28 Cabinet & Door Hardware + Stairs
DAY 29 Punch List
DAY 30 Punch List
DAY 31 Punch List
DAY 32 Punch List
DAY 33 Final Inspections

You can see photos and videos of the process: 7 Day AFrame Picture & Video Gallery

Is an A-Frame a Good Investment?

Are you building to live in, rent out or sell?

Is this the house you want to live in? Why not stay in an A-frame vacation rental to get a feel for it.

In the right area, building a vacation rental can be a great investment.

Are you building to sell? Some people love A-frame houses. Some people don’t.  So if you are selling your house, you have to find the right buyer. Do the math. Count the cost. Don’t forget to value your time.

You can compare what A-frame houses sell for where you live A-Frame Houses for Sale on LandSearch.

A-frame Footprint vs Square Footage

There are some differences in comparing an A-frame to other houses. How does the square footage in an A-frame count for an appraisal? Usually only the part of the room with a ceiling 7-feet high or more counts, but an A-frame appraisal may include floor space with a ceiling 5-feet high and up in the square footage. May, may not.