Cost Guide • Family-Owned Since 1970 • CSLB #265709
Long-Term Savings with Steel Framing
Light-gauge metal studs often cost more on day one. They save money when the wall stays straight, the spec required steel anyway, or you are not paying to redo a finish.
No Fake 20% Utility Math
Ron Hogan Drywall has been family-owned since 1970. We frame interior metal studs and hang drywall. We do not sell insurance discounts or lower PG&E bills. Metal conducts heat. Insulation and air sealing do the energy work — after the cavity is open, before we hang.
Where Steel Can Cost Less Later
Fewer wavy-wall callbacks
A Level 5 or dark paint job on bowed lumber is expensive twice. Straighter studs protect the finish. Wood problems →
The drawing already says steel
Fighting a commercial spec with wood is not a savings. Bid the studs the plan named. Commercial →
One crew, one trip
Frame and hang together so boxes and layers line up. Split bids create extras.
No insects in the stud
You are not paying to replace termite-eaten partition studs. That is not the same as a mold-proof building.
Where Steel Is Not a Bargain
- A simple residential closet that was always going to be wood
- Counting on lower insurance — ask your carrier, not a drywall site
- Expecting metal studs to cut the power bill
- Structural steel buildings priced as if they were interior track and studs
Get a Real Partition Price
1. Send the Layout
Text (925) 791-9099 the city and drawings.
2. Compare Apples
Same height, same rated wall, frame only vs. frame + board.
3. We Frame It
Licensed crews. 12-month warranty.
Savings FAQs
Will steel framing save thousands on a 2,000 sq ft house?
We do not publish that number. Whole-house framing is not our bid. Interior partitions are.
Is steel cheaper over 10 years?
It can be if you avoid a finish redo. It is not automatic.
Want a Partition Price, Not a Promise?
Send the layout. The family-owned Bay Area crew since 1970 will bid metal studs and board without the utility-bill speech.
Call / Text (925) 791-9099