Coachella, CA 92236 • City of Eternal Sunshine • Incorporated 1946 • Family-Owned Since 1970 • CSLB #265709
Steel / Metal Stud Framing in Coachella, CA
Light-gauge steel and metal stud framing in Coachella — interior partitions, tenant-improvement walls, soffits, and fire-rated assemblies. We frame the wall so the drywall stays flat: Grapefruit Boulevard shops, Harrison Street suites, Downtown and Avenue 50 interiors, and house remodels. Coachella is Riverside County. The festival grounds sit in Indio.
Coachella Framing, Fairfield Crew
Ron Hogan Drywall has been family-owned since 1970. We are based in Fairfield, not a Coachella storefront. This page is steel / metal stud framing in the City of Coachella, CA — Grapefruit Boulevard, Harrison Street, Sixth Street, Cesar Chavez Street, and Avenue 50.
Text “Coachella” 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 festival name is not the city hall. The street decides the desk.
Metal Stud Work We Do in Coachella
Interior partition walls
Track, studs, and bracing for new rooms, office layouts, and non-load-bearing walls in 92236. This is the skeleton the board hangs on.
Tenant improvement framing
Retail, restaurant, medical, industrial, and office build-outs on Grapefruit Boulevard, Harrison Street, and Avenue 50. If the drawing says steel studs, that is the bid. Commercial framing →
Downtown, 111, and industrial interiors
Shop partitions, restaurant walls, and rated assemblies in Downtown Coachella, Grapefruit Boulevard (Highway 111), Harrison Street, and Enterprise Way industrial 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 Coachella 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 Coachella Job
| Stud | Use it when | Skip it when |
|---|---|---|
| Light-gauge metal (what we frame) | Grapefruit Boulevard TI, Harrison Street shops, Downtown and industrial interiors, medical 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, warehouse offices, industrial interiors, or engineer notes | A simple closet that never needed the extra gauge |
| Wood studs | Most house walls off Sixth Street, Cesar Chavez, Harrison, Tyler, and Avenue 50 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 →
Grapefruit Boulevard vs the Festival vs the City Line
Coachella is an incorporated eastern Coachella Valley city in Riverside County — December 13, 1946 — the City of Eternal Sunshine. The ZIP is 92236. It uses the 760 / 442 overlay. Indio sits west and northwest. La Quinta sits west. Thermal and Mecca sit south as unincorporated county. Permits inside city limits run through the City of Coachella Building Division at 53990 Enterprise Way, 92236. Sharing Highway 111 does not share a city hall.
The festival is named Coachella. The grounds sit in Indio. This page is the City of Coachella. A Grapefruit Boulevard shop in 92236 is this desk. A Thermal or Mecca address is county. Text the street so we bid the right desk.
Grapefruit Boulevard (Highway 111), Harrison Street, Cesar Chavez Street, Sixth Street, Avenue 50, Avenue 52, Tyler Street, and Enterprise Way carry the shops, industrial suites, and through traffic. Highway 86 and I-10 sit on the edges. Occupied shops, warehouse offices, Downtown blocks, and house remodels change the layout — not the stud spec.
The usual mismatch is treating a Harrison Street 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 or a warehouse 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 Coachella Metal-Stud Job Runs
1. Photos + place
Text (925) 791-9099 Coachella, the street, and the plans or a photo of the wall.
2. Name the wall
Partition, TI layout, soffit, rated assembly, Grapefruit Boulevard shop, industrial office, 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.
Coachella, CA
This page is steel and metal stud framing in the City of Coachella — ZIP 92236, an incorporated Coachella Valley city in Riverside County, from our Fairfield shop. Permits inside city limits run through the City of Coachella, not Indio, La Quinta, Thermal, or Mecca. 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 Coachella address. No structural steel building. No promise that metal studs hold a house or a warehouse 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 Coachella — not the festival grounds in Indio, La Quinta, Thermal, or Mecca.
Coachella Metal Stud FAQs
Do you do steel / metal stud framing in Coachella?
Yes. Interior light-gauge metal stud framing in the City of Coachella, CA from our Fairfield shop — partitions, Grapefruit Boulevard and Harrison TIs, Downtown and industrial interiors, soffits, heavier-gauge spec walls, and frame-and-hang.
Is the City of Coachella the same as the festival?
No. The festival is named Coachella. The grounds sit in Indio. This page is the incorporated City of Coachella in ZIP 92236. They do not share a building department.
Is Thermal or Mecca part of Coachella?
No. Thermal and Mecca are unincorporated Riverside County south of the city. If the address is inside city limits, the desk is 53990 Enterprise Way.
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 Coachella houses use metal studs or wood?
Most house walls here are still wood. Metal wins on Grapefruit Boulevard, Harrison Street, and Downtown TIs, shop and industrial 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 Grapefruit Boulevard or Harrison?
Yes. Occupied retail, restaurant, and industrial TIs on Grapefruit Boulevard, Harrison Street, Cesar Chavez Street, and Avenue 50 are a usual request — new partitions, soffits, and backing, then hang if the scope includes board.
Do you work occupied Coachella buildings?
Yes. Floors are protected and the layout is planned around an occupied house, an open Grapefruit Boulevard shop, a warehouse office, or an after-hours suite. A full TI is still a construction job — plan rooms.
Do you work Downtown, Harrison, and Enterprise Way?
Yes. Downtown Coachella, Grapefruit Boulevard, Harrison Street, Enterprise Way, Avenue 50, and other addresses inside city limits are on the same framing page. Text the street with the photos.
Who issues the permit in Coachella?
The City of Coachella Building Division at 53990 Enterprise Way, CA 92236. Indio, La Quinta, Thermal, and Mecca are different desks — that is why the street matters.
How much does metal stud framing cost in Coachella?
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 Coachella 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