Menlo Park, CA 94025 • San Mateo County • Incorporated 1927 • Family-Owned Since 1970 • CSLB #265709
Steel / Metal Stud Framing in Menlo Park, CA
Light-gauge steel and metal stud framing in Menlo Park — interior partitions, tenant-improvement walls, soffits, and fire-rated assemblies. We frame the wall so the drywall stays flat: Santa Cruz Avenue shops, Downtown suites, El Camino and Sand Hill interiors, and house remodels in 94025.
Menlo Park Framing, Fairfield Crew
Ron Hogan Drywall has been family-owned since 1970. We are based in Fairfield, not a Menlo Park storefront. This page is steel / metal stud framing in Menlo Park, CA — Santa Cruz Avenue, El Camino Real, Sand Hill Road, Middlefield Road, and Willow Road.
Text “Menlo Park” with the plans or a photo of the room. If the scope is interior metal studs — or frame-and-hang on the same trip — we schedule it. The street decides the bid.
Metal Stud Work We Do in Menlo Park
Interior partition walls
Track, studs, and bracing for new rooms, office layouts, and non-load-bearing walls in 94025. This is the skeleton the board hangs on.
Tenant improvement framing
Retail, restaurant, medical, and office build-outs on Santa Cruz Avenue, along El Camino Real, and on Sand Hill Road. If the drawing says steel studs, that is the bid. Commercial framing →
Downtown, Santa Cruz Ave, and Sand Hill interiors
Shop partitions, restaurant walls, and rated assemblies on Santa Cruz Avenue, El Camino Real, Sand Hill Road, and Willow Road inside city limits.
Soffits, bulkheads, and chases
Dropped ceilings, kitchen hood wraps, and framed openings so boxes, ducts, and lights have a home before drywall.
Fire-rated and heavier-gauge walls
Listed assemblies, Type X board later, and heavier studs when the plan or the engineer calls for them. The rating is the whole wall — not the stud alone.
Ranch remodel and ADU partitions
New interior steel walls inside an existing Menlo Park house when the finish needs a straighter plane than bowed lumber. Wood structure stays wood unless the plan says otherwise. Metal vs wood →
Frame and hang together
One crew frames the metal, hangs the board, and can finish it. Split bids leave missing backing and wavy walls. Services →
Which Stud Belongs on a Menlo Park Job
| Stud | Use it when | Skip it when |
|---|---|---|
| Light-gauge metal (what we frame) | Santa Cruz Avenue TI, Downtown shops, Sand Hill and El Camino suites, rated commercial walls, or a remodel that needs a flat plane for Level 4 / Level 5 | You need beams, columns, or structure that hold the building up — that is a different contractor |
| 25-ga interior studs | Short, non-load-bearing partitions with a normal finish | Tall walls, high-abuse corridors, or a spec that names 20-ga or heavier |
| 20-ga / heavier track and studs | Taller commercial walls, restaurant TIs, office interiors, or engineer notes | A simple closet that never needed the extra gauge |
| Wood studs | Most house walls west of El Camino and on Middlefield streets with no commercial spec | The plan already says steel, or the finish will show every bow |
| Furring / hat channel on masonry | Concrete or masonry walls that need a cavity for boxes before drywall | Glue-only board on a finished living space |
Compare studs: Metal vs wood → · Cost: Is steel expensive? → · Why it stays flat: Steel benefits →
Menlo Park Streets, ZIPs, and Permits
Menlo Park is an incorporated San Mateo County city — November 23, 1927. The city delivery ZIP on this page is 94025 (94026 is a Menlo Park PO box). It uses the 650 area code. Permits inside city limits run through the City of Menlo Park Building Division at 701 Laurel Street. 94027 is Atherton. This page is the City of Menlo Park only. Text the street so the bid matches the address.
Santa Cruz Avenue and El Camino Real carry Downtown. Sand Hill Road and Willow Road run the office and campus edge. Middlefield Road, Alma Street, and Laurel Street tie the neighborhoods together. Occupied shops, Downtown TIs, and house remodels change the layout — not the stud spec.
The usual mismatch is treating a Santa Cruz Avenue tenant wall like a bedroom 2×4 — or hanging a Level 5 commercial finish on house framing that only needed wood hang-only. Interior metal studs do not hold a house up. Occupied houses, open shops, and after-hours offices need a clean layout, backing for cabinets and TVs, and a stud plane the finish can live with. Matching the spec still beats guessing the gauge. Send the plan sheet or a wide shot of the room. That photo decides wood hang-only vs new metal studs faster than a ZIP code.
How a Menlo Park Metal-Stud Job Runs
1. Photos + place
Text (925) 791-9099 Menlo Park, the street, and the plans or a photo of the wall.
2. Name the wall
Partition, TI layout, soffit, rated assembly, Santa Cruz Avenue shop, Sand Hill suite, or frame-and-hang. We will say if the existing framing can take the finish.
3. We frame it
Protect the space. Track, studs, backing, hang if scoped. Ready for inspection and board. 12-month warranty on our work.
Menlo Park, CA
This page is steel and metal stud framing in Menlo Park — ZIP 94025 — from our Fairfield shop. Permits inside city limits run through the City of Menlo Park at 701 Laurel Street. Need the board hung and finished on the same job? Services → · Framing basics: Framing guide → · Atherton framing: Atherton →
Office: 2380 Palmer Circle, Fairfield, CA · CSLB #265709 · Check the number on cslb.ca.gov.
Not on This Page
No fake Menlo Park address. No structural steel building. No promise that metal studs hold a house up. We frame interior light-gauge walls and hang drywall on wood or steel. A closet does not need a shaft-wall spec. Atherton is 94027. East Palo Alto, Palo Alto, Portola Valley, and Stanford are different places. This page is the City of Menlo Park.
Menlo Park Metal Stud FAQs
Do you do steel / metal stud framing in Menlo Park?
Yes. Interior light-gauge metal stud framing in Menlo Park, CA from our Fairfield shop — partitions, Santa Cruz Avenue and Downtown TIs, El Camino and Sand Hill interiors, soffits, heavier-gauge spec walls, and frame-and-hang.
Is this structural steel?
No. We frame interior light-gauge studs, track, headers, and soffits. Beams, columns, and structure that hold the building up are a different contractor.
Do Menlo Park houses use metal studs or wood?
Most house walls here are still wood. Metal wins on Santa Cruz Avenue and Downtown TIs, Sand Hill interiors, rated partitions, and remodels that need a straighter plane for a smooth finish. If the drawing names the stud, that wins.
Can you frame a shop on Santa Cruz Avenue or Downtown?
Yes. Occupied retail and restaurant TIs on Santa Cruz Avenue, along El Camino Real, and on Sand Hill Road are a usual request — new partitions, soffits, and backing, then hang if the scope includes board.
Do you work occupied Menlo Park buildings?
Yes. Floors are protected and the layout is planned around an occupied house, an open Downtown shop, or an after-hours office. A full TI is still a construction job — plan rooms.
Do you work Santa Cruz Avenue, El Camino, and Sand Hill?
Yes. Santa Cruz Avenue, El Camino Real, Sand Hill Road, Middlefield Road, Willow Road, Laurel Street, and other addresses inside city limits are on this framing page. Text the street with the photos.
What ZIPs does this Menlo Park page cover?
94025. 94026 is a Menlo Park PO box. 94027 is Atherton. Text the street with the photos so the bid matches the address inside the city.
Who issues the permit in Menlo Park?
The City of Menlo Park Building Division at 701 Laurel Street.
How much does metal stud framing cost in Menlo Park?
It follows the gauge, wall height, how cut-up the layout is, fire rating, access, and whether we only frame or also hang and finish. Photos or plans first. Written scope — no hidden fees.
Are you licensed in California?
Yes. CSLB #265709. Look it up before you book us or anyone else.
Need Menlo Park Walls Framed Straight — Then Hung?
Call the family-owned crew that has been framing interiors and hanging board since 1970.
Call / Text (925) 791-9099
