Altadena, CA 91001 • Unincorporated Los Angeles County Community • Family-Owned Since 1970 • CSLB #265709
Steel / Metal Stud Framing in Altadena, CA
Light-gauge steel and metal stud framing in unincorporated Altadena — interior partitions, tenant-improvement walls, soffits, and fire-rated assemblies. We frame the wall so the drywall stays flat: Lake Avenue shops, Lincoln Avenue interiors, and house remodels in 91001.
Altadena Framing From the Fairfield Shop
Ron Hogan Drywall has been family-owned since 1970. We are based in Fairfield — a foothill run, not a Lake Avenue storefront. Altadena is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County. It sits north of Pasadena at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains. It is not a city. It is not a neighborhood of the City of Los Angeles. It is not Pasadena. There is no City of Altadena Building Department. Permits run through Los Angeles County Public Works Building and Safety. The street ZIP is 91001. PO boxes use 91003. This page is steel / metal stud framing at unincorporated Altadena addresses — Lake Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, Mariposa Street, and Altadena Drive. The street decides the bid.
Text “Altadena” 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.
Metal Stud Work We Do in Altadena
Interior partition walls
Track, studs, and bracing for new rooms, office layouts, and non-load-bearing walls at unincorporated Altadena 91001 addresses. This is the skeleton the board hangs on.
Lake Avenue TIs
Shop, restaurant, office, medical, and commercial build-outs on Lake Avenue when the drawing says steel studs. If the plan names metal, that is the bid. Commercial framing →
Lincoln, Mariposa, and Altadena Drive interiors
Occupied shops and commercial walls on Lincoln Avenue, Mariposa Street, Altadena Drive, Fair Oaks Avenue, and Woodbury Road. Occupied buildings change the layout — not the stud spec.
House remodel and rebuild interiors
New interior steel walls inside an existing Altadena house — or a rebuild interior — when the finish needs a straighter plane than bowed lumber. Wood structure stays wood unless the plan says otherwise. Metal vs wood →
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.
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 an Altadena Job
| Stud | Use it when | Skip it when |
|---|---|---|
| Light-gauge metal (what we frame) | Lake Avenue TI, Lincoln shop, rated walls, or a finish 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, shop TIs, or engineer notes | A simple closet that never needed the extra gauge |
| Wood studs | Most Altadena house walls 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 →
Altadena Streets, ZIP, and Permits
Altadena is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County — not a city and not a City of Los Angeles neighborhood. There is no City of Altadena Building Department. LADBS does not issue permits here. City of Pasadena Building and Safety does not issue permits for an unincorporated Altadena lot. The street ZIP is 91001. PO boxes use 91003. Area code is 626. Text the street so the bid matches Los Angeles County Public Works Building and Safety at the Altadena office on Woodbury Road — not City of Pasadena, not City of La Cañada Flintridge, and not LADBS.
Permits for unincorporated Altadena addresses run through Los Angeles County Public Works Building and Safety. Local office / One-Stop Permit Center: 464 West Woodbury Road, Suite 210, Altadena, CA 91001. Call (626) 424-6743. Email: BSD-Altadena@dpw.lacounty.gov. Online permitting is EPIC-LA at epicla.lacounty.gov. County headquarters is 900 South Fremont Avenue, Alhambra, CA 91803. Plan check: (626) 458-3173. Website is pw.lacounty.gov/building-and-safety. City of Pasadena, City of La Cañada Flintridge, City of Sierra Madre, and City of Arcadia are different offices.
Pasadena sits south. La Cañada Flintridge sits west. Sierra Madre sits southeast. San Marino sits farther south. Lake Avenue is the main commercial spine. Lincoln Avenue, Mariposa Street, Altadena Drive, Fair Oaks Avenue, Woodbury Road, Allen Avenue, New York Drive, and Santa Rosa Avenue fill in the grid. Text the street so the bid matches County Building and Safety for an unincorporated Altadena address — not a Pasadena permit that only sits next door.
Commercial work sits on Lake Avenue and Lincoln Avenue. Occupied houses, open shops, and rebuild interiors change the layout — not the stud spec. Lake Avenue and the 210 change the schedule.
The usual mismatch is treating a Lake Avenue shop 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 the building up. Occupied houses 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 an Altadena Metal-Stud Job Runs
1. Photos + place
Text (925) 791-9099 Altadena, the street, and the plans or a photo of the wall.
2. Name the wall
Partition, TI layout, soffit, rated assembly, house remodel, rebuild interior, 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.
Altadena, CA
This page is steel and metal stud framing in unincorporated Altadena — Los Angeles County lots in 91001 — from our Fairfield shop. County Building and Safety’s Altadena office is at 464 West Woodbury Road, Suite 210. Need the board hung and finished on the same job? Services → · Commercial framing: Commercial → · Contact: Contact →
Office: 2380 Palmer Circle, Fairfield, CA · CSLB #265709 · Check the number on cslb.ca.gov.
Not on This Page
No City of Altadena Building Department — Altadena is unincorporated. No City of Pasadena permit for an unincorporated Altadena lot. No LADBS permit for an Altadena lot. No claim that every 91001 address is Altadena — parts of that ZIP sit in Pasadena. No storefront on Lake Avenue. 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. Pasadena, La Cañada Flintridge, Sierra Madre, San Marino, Arcadia, and other addresses that only sit next to Altadena are different places. This page is unincorporated Altadena, CA, ZIP 91001 — text the street so the permit office matches the address.
Altadena Metal Stud FAQs
Do you do steel / metal stud framing in Altadena?
Yes. Interior light-gauge metal stud framing in unincorporated Altadena, CA from our Fairfield shop — partitions, Lake Avenue TIs, Lincoln and Mariposa interiors, house walls, rebuild interiors, soffits, heavier-gauge spec walls, and frame-and-hang.
Is Altadena a city?
No. Altadena is an unincorporated community in Los Angeles County. It sits north of Pasadena. There is no City of Altadena. There is no City of Altadena Building Department. Permits run through Los Angeles County Public Works Building and Safety, not LADBS and not City of Pasadena.
Is Pasadena the same as Altadena?
No. Pasadena is a separate incorporated city and has its own Building and Safety office. An unincorporated Altadena lot uses County Building and Safety. Text the street.
Is La Cañada Flintridge or Sierra Madre the same as Altadena?
No. La Cañada Flintridge sits west. Sierra Madre sits southeast. San Marino sits farther south. Those are different cities and different permit offices. Text the street so the bid matches the right office.
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 Altadena houses use metal studs or wood?
Most house walls here are still wood. Metal wins on Lake Avenue TIs, rated walls, and remodels or rebuild interiors that need a straighter plane for a smooth finish. If the drawing names the stud, that wins.
Can you frame a shop on Lake Avenue or Lincoln Avenue?
Yes. Occupied retail, restaurant, office, medical, and commercial tenant improvements on Lake Avenue and Lincoln Avenue are a usual request — new partitions, soffits, and backing, then hang if the scope includes board.
Do you work occupied Altadena buildings?
Yes. Floors are protected and the layout is planned around an occupied house or an open shop. Lake Avenue and the 210 change the schedule — not the stud spec.
What ZIP does this Altadena page cover?
This page covers unincorporated Altadena street addresses in ZIP 91001. PO boxes use 91003. Parts of 91001 sit in Pasadena. Text the street with the photos so the bid matches County Building and Safety — not City of Pasadena.
Do you work Lake Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, and Mariposa Street?
Yes. Lake Avenue, Lincoln Avenue, Mariposa Street, Altadena Drive, Fair Oaks Avenue, Woodbury Road, Allen Avenue, New York Drive, Santa Rosa Avenue, and other unincorporated Altadena addresses are on this framing page. Text the street with the photos.
Who issues the permit in Altadena?
Los Angeles County Public Works Building and Safety. Altadena office / One-Stop: 464 West Woodbury Road, Suite 210, Altadena, CA 91001. Call (626) 424-6743. Online: epicla.lacounty.gov. City of Pasadena, City of La Cañada Flintridge, and LADBS are different offices.
How much does metal stud framing cost in Altadena?
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. Work at an unincorporated Altadena address uses Los Angeles County Building and Safety — not LADBS and not City of Pasadena unless the lot is inside that city.
Need Altadena 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