Imperial Beach, CA 91932 • City of Imperial Beach, San Diego County • Family-Owned Since 1970 • CSLB #265709
Steel / Metal Stud Framing in Imperial Beach, CA
Light-gauge steel and metal stud framing in Imperial Beach — interior partitions, tenant-improvement walls, soffits, and fire-rated assemblies. We frame the wall so the drywall stays flat: Palm Avenue shops, Seacoast Drive build-outs, Imperial Beach Boulevard interiors, and house remodels in 91932.
Imperial Beach Framing From the Fairfield Shop
Ron Hogan Drywall has been family-owned since 1970. We are based in Fairfield, not a Seacoast Drive storefront. Imperial Beach is an incorporated South Bay city in San Diego County. It is not Coronado, not Chula Vista, and it is not City of San Diego Nestor. Palm Avenue can change cities before it hits I-5. This page is steel / metal stud framing at City of Imperial Beach addresses — with 91932 as the street ZIP on this page — Palm Avenue, Seacoast Drive, Imperial Beach Boulevard, and 13th Street. The street decides the bid.
Text “Imperial Beach” 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 Imperial Beach
Interior partition walls
Track, studs, and bracing for new rooms, office layouts, and non-load-bearing walls in 91932 Imperial Beach addresses. This is the skeleton the board hangs on.
Palm Avenue and Seacoast Drive TIs
Shop, restaurant, office, and beach-corridor build-outs on Palm Avenue, Seacoast Drive, and Old Palm Avenue when the drawing says steel studs. If the plan names metal, that is the bid. Commercial framing →
Imperial Beach Boulevard and 13th Street interiors
Shop partitions and house walls on Imperial Beach Boulevard, 13th Street, 7th Street, and Donax Avenue. San Diego and Coronado sit on the edges — the city line still decides the permit office.
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.
House remodel and ADU partitions
New interior steel walls inside an existing Imperial Beach 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 an Imperial Beach Job
| Stud | Use it when | Skip it when |
|---|---|---|
| Light-gauge metal (what we frame) | Palm Avenue TI, Seacoast Drive shop, Imperial Beach Boulevard commercial wall, rated 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, Palm Avenue TIs, Seacoast Drive interiors, or engineer notes | A simple closet that never needed the extra gauge |
| Wood studs | Most Imperial Beach 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 →
Imperial Beach Streets, ZIP, and Permits
Imperial Beach is an incorporated South Bay city in San Diego County. This page uses street ZIP 91932. 91933 is the Imperial Beach P.O. Box ZIP. Area codes are 619 and 858. Palm Avenue and Imperial Beach Boulevard can cross into City of San Diego. 92154 is a San Diego ZIP, not an Imperial Beach city ZIP. Text the street so the bid matches City of Imperial Beach Building — not City of San Diego Development Services, not City of Coronado Building, and not City of Chula Vista Building.
Permits for City of Imperial Beach addresses run through the City of Imperial Beach Building Division, 825 Imperial Beach Blvd, Imperial Beach, CA 91932. Building Official is (619) 628-1357. Inspection requests: (619) 628-1360. Planning is (619) 628-1356. Email communitydevelopment@imperialbeachca.gov. Use the City’s Citizen Self-Service (CSS) portal for plan check and permit applications. City of San Diego Development Services is a different office. City of Coronado Building is a different office. City of Chula Vista Building is a different office. San Diego County Building Services is a different office.
The Pacific Ocean sits west. Coronado and the Silver Strand sit north. City of San Diego (Nestor / Otay Mesa) sits east. The Tijuana River and the border sit south. Text the street so the bid matches City of Imperial Beach — not a San Diego address that only looks close on Palm Avenue.
The beach corridor sits on Seacoast Drive. Palm Avenue / SR-75 is the usual commercial approach. Imperial Beach Boulevard, 13th Street, 7th Street, 9th Street, Donax Avenue, and Iris Avenue cover the in-town grid. Occupied houses and open shops change the layout — not the stud spec.
The usual mismatch is treating a Palm 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 the building up. Occupied houses and open shops 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 Imperial Beach Metal-Stud Job Runs
1. Photos + place
Text (925) 791-9099 Imperial Beach, the street, and the plans or a photo of the wall.
2. Name the wall
Partition, TI layout, soffit, rated assembly, house remodel, 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.
Imperial Beach, CA
This page is steel and metal stud framing in Imperial Beach — 91932 street ZIP, City of Imperial Beach, San Diego County — from our Fairfield shop. Building is at 825 Imperial Beach Blvd. 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 claim that Palm Avenue stays inside city limits all the way to I-5. No San Diego, Coronado, or Chula Vista permit for a City of Imperial Beach street address. No storefront on Seacoast Drive. No structural steel building. No promise that metal studs hold the building up. We frame interior light-gauge walls and hang drywall on wood or steel. A closet does not need a shaft-wall spec. City of San Diego Nestor / 92154, Coronado, Chula Vista, and San Diego County unincorporated areas are different places. This page is Imperial Beach, CA, ZIP 91932, City of Imperial Beach — text the street so the permit office matches the address.
Imperial Beach Metal Stud FAQs
Do you do steel / metal stud framing in Imperial Beach?
Yes. Interior light-gauge metal stud framing in Imperial Beach, CA from our Fairfield shop — partitions, Palm Avenue and Seacoast Drive TIs, Imperial Beach Boulevard interiors, house walls, soffits, heavier-gauge spec walls, and frame-and-hang.
Is every Palm Avenue address inside Imperial Beach?
No. Palm Avenue / SR-75 crosses into City of San Diego before the freeway. Imperial Beach Boulevard becomes Coronado Avenue in San Diego. Building permits for this page run through City of Imperial Beach Building at 825 Imperial Beach Blvd — not City of San Diego DSD.
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 Imperial Beach houses use metal studs or wood?
Most house walls here are still wood. Metal wins on Palm Avenue TIs, Seacoast Drive shops, Imperial Beach Boulevard commercial partitions, rated walls, 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 Palm Avenue or Seacoast Drive?
Yes. Occupied retail, restaurant, office, and beach-corridor tenant improvements on Palm Avenue, Seacoast Drive, Imperial Beach Boulevard, and 13th Street are a usual request — new partitions, soffits, and backing, then hang if the scope includes board.
Do you work occupied Imperial Beach buildings?
Yes. Floors are protected and the layout is planned around an occupied house or an open shop. A full TI is still a construction job — plan rooms.
Does 91932 cover all of Imperial Beach?
91932 is the Imperial Beach street ZIP. 91933 is the P.O. Box ZIP. Nearby 92154 is City of San Diego. Text the street so the bid matches City of Imperial Beach — not San Diego 92154, not Coronado 92118, and not Chula Vista 91910 / 91911.
Do you work Palm Avenue, Seacoast Drive, and Imperial Beach Boulevard?
Yes. Palm Avenue, Seacoast Drive, Imperial Beach Boulevard, 13th Street, 7th Street, 9th Street, Donax Avenue, Iris Avenue, and other City of Imperial Beach addresses are on this framing page. Text the street with the photos.
What ZIP does this Imperial Beach page cover?
This page covers 91932 City of Imperial Beach street addresses. Text the street with the photos so the bid matches City of Imperial Beach — not San Diego 92154, not Coronado 92118, and not Chula Vista 91910 / 91911.
Who issues the permit in Imperial Beach?
City of Imperial Beach Building Division, 825 Imperial Beach Blvd, Imperial Beach, CA 91932. Call (619) 628-1357 for Building. Inspections: (619) 628-1360. City of San Diego Development Services is a different office. City of Coronado Building is a different office. City of Chula Vista Building is a different office.
How much does metal stud framing cost in Imperial Beach?
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 a City of Imperial Beach address uses City of Imperial Beach Building — not a San Diego, Coronado, Chula Vista, or San Diego County unincorporated permit.
Need Imperial Beach 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