Santa Clara, CA 95050–95054 • Santa Clara County • Incorporated 1852 • Family-Owned Since 1970 • CSLB #265709
Steel / Metal Stud Framing in Santa Clara, CA
Light-gauge steel and metal stud framing in Santa Clara — interior partitions, tenant-improvement walls, soffits, and fire-rated assemblies. We frame the wall so the drywall stays flat: Franklin Street shops, El Camino suites, Tasman and Great America offices, Old Quad and Rivermark interiors, and house remodels in 95050, 95051, and 95054.
Santa Clara Framing, Fairfield Crew
Ron Hogan Drywall has been family-owned since 1970. We are based in Fairfield, not a Santa Clara storefront. This page is steel / metal stud framing in Santa Clara, CA — El Camino Real, Franklin Street, Stevens Creek Boulevard, Tasman Drive, and Great America Parkway.
Text “Santa Clara” 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 Santa Clara
Interior partition walls
Track, studs, and bracing for new rooms, office layouts, and non-load-bearing walls in 95050, 95051, and 95054. This is the skeleton the board hangs on.
Tenant improvement framing
Retail, restaurant, medical, and office build-outs on El Camino Real, Franklin Street, Tasman Drive, and along Great America Parkway. If the drawing says steel studs, that is the bid. Commercial framing →
Downtown, El Camino, and Northside interiors
Shop partitions, restaurant walls, and rated assemblies on Franklin Street, El Camino Real, and in Downtown and Northside Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara 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 Santa Clara Job
| Stud | Use it when | Skip it when |
|---|---|---|
| Light-gauge metal (what we frame) | Franklin Street TI, El Camino shops, Tasman and Great America 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 in Old Quad, Laurelwood, west Santa Clara, and Rivermark 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 →
Santa Clara Streets, ZIPs, and Permits
Santa Clara is an incorporated Santa Clara County city — July 5, 1852. City delivery ZIPs on this page are 95050, 95051, and 95054 (95052, 95055, and 95056 are Santa Clara PO boxes). 95053 is the Santa Clara University unique code. It uses the 408 and 669 area codes. Permits inside city limits run through the City of Santa Clara Building Division at 1500 Warburton Avenue. This page is the City of Santa Clara only — not the county. Text the street so the bid matches the address.
Franklin Street carries Downtown. El Camino Real and Stevens Creek Boulevard run the commercial spine. Tasman Drive and Great America Parkway cover the Northside campuses and suites. San Tomas Expressway, Lawrence Expressway, Homestead Road, Scott Boulevard, and Kiely Boulevard tie the neighborhoods together. Occupied shops, downtown TIs, and ranch houses change the layout — not the stud spec.
The usual mismatch is treating a Franklin Street tenant wall like a bedroom 2×4 — or hanging a Level 5 commercial finish on Old Quad 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 Santa Clara Metal-Stud Job Runs
1. Photos + place
Text (925) 791-9099 Santa Clara, the street, and the plans or a photo of the wall.
2. Name the wall
Partition, TI layout, soffit, rated assembly, Franklin Street shop, Tasman 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.
Santa Clara, CA
This page is steel and metal stud framing in Santa Clara — ZIPs 95050, 95051, and 95054 — from our Fairfield shop. Permits inside city limits run through the City of Santa Clara at 1500 Warburton Avenue. Need the board hung and finished on the same job? Services → · Framing basics: Framing guide →
Office: 2380 Palmer Circle, Fairfield, CA · CSLB #265709 · Check the number on cslb.ca.gov.
Not on This Page
No fake Santa Clara 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. This page is the City of Santa Clara — not Santa Clara County, and not San Jose, Sunnyvale, or Cupertino.
Santa Clara Metal Stud FAQs
Do you do steel / metal stud framing in Santa Clara?
Yes. Interior light-gauge metal stud framing in Santa Clara, CA from our Fairfield shop — partitions, Franklin Street and El Camino TIs, Tasman and Great America interiors, Old Quad and Rivermark work, 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 Santa Clara houses use metal studs or wood?
Most house walls here are still wood. Metal wins on Franklin Street and El Camino TIs, Tasman and Northside 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 Downtown or on El Camino?
Yes. Occupied retail and restaurant TIs on Franklin Street, along El Camino Real, and in Downtown Santa Clara are a usual request — new partitions, soffits, and backing, then hang if the scope includes board.
Do you work occupied Santa Clara buildings?
Yes. Floors are protected and the layout is planned around an occupied house, an open Franklin Street shop, or an after-hours office. A full TI is still a construction job — plan rooms.
Do you work Downtown, Old Quad, Rivermark, and Northside?
Yes. Downtown Santa Clara, Old Quad, Rivermark, Northside, El Camino Real, Tasman Drive, Great America Parkway, and other addresses inside city limits are on this framing page. Text the street with the photos.
What ZIPs does this Santa Clara page cover?
95050, 95051, and 95054. 95052, 95055, and 95056 are Santa Clara PO boxes. 95053 is Santa Clara University. Text the street with the photos so the bid matches the address inside the city.
Who issues the permit in Santa Clara?
The City of Santa Clara Building Division at 1500 Warburton Avenue.
How much does metal stud framing cost in Santa Clara?
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 Santa Clara 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
