Cathedral City, CA 92234 • Cat City • Incorporated 1981 • Family-Owned Since 1970 • CSLB #265709
Steel / Metal Stud Framing in Cathedral City, CA
Light-gauge steel and metal stud framing in Cathedral City — interior partitions, tenant-improvement walls, soffits, and fire-rated assemblies. We frame the wall so the drywall stays flat: Date Palm Drive shops, Highway 111 suites, Ramon Road interiors, and house remodels. Cathedral City is Riverside County. Palm Springs is a different city hall.
Cathedral City Framing, Fairfield Crew
Ron Hogan Drywall has been family-owned since 1970. We are based in Fairfield, not a Cathedral City storefront. This page is steel / metal stud framing in Cathedral City, CA — Date Palm Drive, East Palm Canyon Drive, Ramon Road, Cathedral Canyon Drive, and Perez Road.
Text “Cathedral City” 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. Sharing Highway 111 does not share a city hall. The street decides the desk.
Metal Stud Work We Do in Cathedral City
Interior partition walls
Track, studs, and bracing for new rooms, office layouts, and non-load-bearing walls in 92234. This is the skeleton the board hangs on.
Tenant improvement framing
Retail, restaurant, medical, casino-adjacent, and office build-outs on Date Palm Drive and Highway 111. If the drawing says steel studs, that is the bid. Commercial framing →
Downtown, 111, and plaza interiors
Shop partitions, restaurant walls, and rated assemblies in Downtown Cathedral City, East Palm Canyon Drive, Date Palm Drive, and Ramon Road suites 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.
Remodel and ADU partitions
New interior steel walls inside an existing Cathedral City 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 Cathedral City Job
| Stud | Use it when | Skip it when |
|---|---|---|
| Light-gauge metal (what we frame) | Date Palm TI, Highway 111 shops, Ramon Road interiors, medical and plaza 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, hotel corridors, office interiors, or engineer notes | A simple closet that never needed the extra gauge |
| Wood studs | Most house walls off Date Palm, Cathedral Canyon, Ramon, Perez, and Dinah Shore with no commercial spec | The plan already says steel, or the finish will show every bow |
| Furring / hat channel on masonry | Concrete or block 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 →
Date Palm vs Palm Springs vs the City Line
Cathedral City is Cat City in the Coachella Valley — incorporated November 16, 1981 — in Riverside County. The standard ZIP is 92234, plus P.O. box 92235. It uses the 760 / 442 overlay. Palm Springs sits west. Rancho Mirage sits east. Thousand Palms sits as unincorporated county. Permits inside city limits run through the City of Cathedral City Building and Safety at 68700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero, 92234. Sharing Highway 111 does not share a city hall.
This page is Cathedral City, not a cathedral and not Palm Springs. A Date Palm suite in 92234 is this desk. A 92276 mailing label can already be Thousand Palms. Text the street so we bid the right desk.
Date Palm Drive, East Palm Canyon Drive (Highway 111), Ramon Road, Cathedral Canyon Drive, Perez Road, and Dinah Shore Drive carry the shops and through traffic. Downtown sits along Palm Canyon and Date Palm. Occupied shops, plaza interiors, hillside houses, and tract remodels change the layout — not the stud spec.
The usual mismatch is treating a Date Palm 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 Downtown 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 Cathedral City Metal-Stud Job Runs
1. Photos + place
Text (925) 791-9099 Cathedral City, the street, and the plans or a photo of the wall.
2. Name the wall
Partition, TI layout, soffit, rated assembly, Date Palm shop, Highway 111 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.
Cathedral City, CA
This page is steel and metal stud framing in Cathedral City — ZIP 92234, Cat City in Riverside County, from our Fairfield shop. Permits inside city limits run through the City of Cathedral City, not Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, or Thousand Palms. 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 Cathedral City 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 Cathedral City — not Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, or Thousand Palms.
Cathedral City Metal Stud FAQs
Do you do steel / metal stud framing in Cathedral City?
Yes. Interior light-gauge metal stud framing in Cathedral City, CA from our Fairfield shop — partitions, Date Palm and Highway 111 TIs, Ramon Road interiors, soffits, heavier-gauge spec walls, and frame-and-hang.
Is Cathedral City the same as Palm Springs?
No. Cat City sits between Palm Springs and Rancho Mirage. Highway 111 crosses more than one city hall. They do not share a building department.
Is Thousand Palms part of Cathedral City?
No. Thousand Palms is unincorporated Riverside County. A 92276 mailing label can already be county. If the address is inside city limits, the desk is 68700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero.
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 Cathedral City houses use metal studs or wood?
Most house walls here are still wood. Metal wins on Date Palm Drive, Highway 111, and Ramon Road TIs, shop and plaza 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 Date Palm or Highway 111?
Yes. Occupied retail and restaurant TIs on Date Palm Drive, East Palm Canyon Drive, Ramon Road, and Cathedral Canyon Drive are a usual request — new partitions, soffits, and backing, then hang if the scope includes board.
Do you work occupied Cathedral City buildings?
Yes. Floors are protected and the layout is planned around an occupied house, an open Date Palm shop, a plaza suite, or an after-hours office. A full TI is still a construction job — plan rooms.
Do you work Downtown, Date Palm, and Ramon?
Yes. Downtown Cathedral City, Date Palm Drive, Ramon Road, Cathedral Canyon Drive, and other addresses inside city limits are on the same framing page. Text the street with the photos.
Who issues the permit in Cathedral City?
The City of Cathedral City Building and Safety at 68700 Avenida Lalo Guerrero, CA 92234. Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, and Thousand Palms are different desks — that is why the street matters.
How much does metal stud framing cost in Cathedral City?
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 Cathedral City 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