Long Beach, CA 90802–90815 • Incorporated 1897 • Los Angeles County • Family-Owned Since 1970 • CSLB #265709
Steel / Metal Stud Framing in Long Beach, CA
Light-gauge steel and metal stud framing in Long Beach — interior partitions, tenant-improvement walls, soffits, and fire-rated assemblies. We frame the wall so the drywall stays flat: downtown shops, Pacific Coast Highway build-outs, Belmont Shore interiors, and house remodels on City of Long Beach lots.
Long Beach Framing From the Fairfield Shop
Ron Hogan Drywall has been family-owned since 1970. We are based in Fairfield — not an Ocean Boulevard storefront. Long Beach is an incorporated charter city in Los Angeles County — not Signal Hill, not Lakewood, and not Seal Beach. It has its own Building and Safety Bureau at City Hall, 411 W. Ocean Boulevard. Street ZIPs include 90802, 90803, 90804, 90805, 90806, 90807, 90808, 90810, 90813, 90814, and 90815. This page is steel / metal stud framing at City of Long Beach addresses — Ocean Boulevard, Pine Avenue, Pacific Coast Highway, and 2nd Street. The street decides the bid.
Text “Long 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 Long Beach
Interior partition walls
Track, studs, and bracing for new rooms, office layouts, and non-load-bearing walls on City of Long Beach addresses. This is the skeleton the board hangs on.
Downtown and Pine Avenue TIs
Shop, restaurant, office, and commercial build-outs downtown on Pine Avenue, Broadway, Ocean Boulevard, and Shoreline Drive when the drawing says steel studs. If the plan names metal, that is the bid. Commercial framing →
PCH, 2nd Street, and Belmont Shore
Retail and restaurant partitions on Pacific Coast Highway, 2nd Street, and Belmont Shore / Naples interiors in 90803. Occupied buildings change the layout — not the stud spec.
Long Beach Boulevard and Bixby Knolls
Shop, medical, and office walls on Long Beach Boulevard, Atlantic Avenue, Cherry Avenue, and Bixby Knolls. Signal Hill sits in the middle of the city — city limits still decide the permit office.
Eastside, CSULB, and airport-area interiors
Tenant and house partitions on Bellflower Boulevard, Lakewood Boulevard, 7th Street, Spring Street, and near Long Beach Airport when the lot is City of Long Beach.
House remodel and ADU partitions
New interior steel walls inside an existing Long Beach house 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 fire-rated walls
Dropped ceilings, chases, 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 a Long Beach Job
| Stud | Use it when | Skip it when |
|---|---|---|
| Light-gauge metal (what we frame) | Downtown TI, PCH shop, 2nd Street restaurant, Bixby Knolls office, 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, downtown TIs, or engineer notes | A simple closet that never needed the extra gauge |
| Wood studs | Most Long 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, brick, 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 →
Long Beach Streets, ZIP, and Permits
Long Beach is an incorporated charter city in Los Angeles County — about 20 miles south of downtown Los Angeles, on the coast at the Port of Long Beach. Street ZIPs include 90802 (downtown), 90803 (Belmont Shore / Naples), 90804, 90805 (north), 90806, 90807 (Bixby Knolls), 90808 (east), 90810 (west), 90813, 90814, and 90815. 90840 is CSULB. Area code is 562. Nearby Signal Hill uses 90755. Lakewood uses 90712 / 90713. Seal Beach uses 90740. Wilmington / San Pedro are City of Los Angeles. Text the street so the bid matches City of Long Beach Building and Safety — not City of Signal Hill Building, not City of Lakewood Building and Safety, not City of Seal Beach Building, and not LADBS.
Permits for City of Long Beach addresses run through City of Long Beach Community Development, Building and Safety Bureau, Development Permit Center, 411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 2nd Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802. Building and Safety: (562) 570-7648. Community Development: (562) 570-5223. City site is longbeach.gov. Signal Hill is a separate city completely surrounded by Long Beach. A lot on Cherry or Spring can still be Signal Hill — the street decides the office.
Signal Hill sits in the middle of Long Beach. Lakewood sits north. Seal Beach sits east in Orange County. Carson and Compton sit west and northwest. The Port and downtown sit south. Pacific Coast Highway (SR-1) is the east-west coastal spine. Long Beach Boulevard and Atlantic Avenue run north-south. I-405, I-710, and I-605 cut the city. The street — not the mailing city on a bill — decides the permit office.
Commercial work sits on Ocean Boulevard, Pine Avenue, Broadway, Pacific Coast Highway, 2nd Street, Long Beach Boulevard, Atlantic Avenue, Cherry Avenue, Bellflower Boulevard, Lakewood Boulevard, 7th Street, Anaheim Street, and Spring Street. Occupied houses and open shops change the layout — not the stud spec.
The usual mismatch is treating a downtown 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 a Long Beach Metal-Stud Job Runs
1. Photos + place
Text (925) 791-9099 Long 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.
Long Beach, CA
This page is steel and metal stud framing in Long Beach — City of Long Beach, Los Angeles County — from our Fairfield shop. City Building and Safety is at 411 W. Ocean Boulevard. 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 every 908 ZIP is only Long Beach. No City of Signal Hill permit for a Long Beach lot. No City of Lakewood permit. No City of Seal Beach permit. No LADBS permit for Wilmington or San Pedro on this page. No storefront on Ocean Boulevard. No structural steel building and no Port of Long Beach crane work. 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. Signal Hill, Lakewood, Seal Beach, Carson, and City of Los Angeles harbor neighborhoods are different places. This page is Long Beach, CA, City of Long Beach — text the street so the permit office matches the address.
Long Beach Metal Stud FAQs
Do you do steel / metal stud framing in Long Beach?
Yes. Interior light-gauge metal stud framing in Long Beach, CA from our Fairfield shop — partitions, downtown TIs, PCH and 2nd Street interiors, Bixby Knolls walls, house walls, soffits, heavier-gauge spec walls, and frame-and-hang.
Is Long Beach a city?
Yes. Long Beach incorporated on December 13, 1897. Building permits inside city limits run through City of Long Beach Building and Safety at 411 W. Ocean Boulevard — not Signal Hill, not Lakewood, and not LADBS.
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 Long Beach houses use metal studs or wood?
Most house walls here are still wood. Metal wins on downtown TIs, PCH and 2nd Street shops, 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 downtown, on PCH, or on 2nd Street?
Yes. Occupied retail, restaurant, office, and commercial tenant improvements on Pine Avenue, Ocean Boulevard, Pacific Coast Highway, 2nd Street, and Long Beach Boulevard are a usual request — new partitions, soffits, and backing, then hang if the scope includes board.
Do you work occupied Long Beach buildings?
Yes. Floors are protected and the layout is planned around an occupied house or an open shop. Tight downtown and Belmont Shore lots need a clean layout — not a guessed gauge.
Does one ZIP cover all of Long Beach?
No. Downtown uses 90802. Belmont Shore and Naples use 90803. North Long Beach uses 90805. Bixby Knolls uses 90807. East Long Beach uses 90808. Nearby Signal Hill uses 90755. Lakewood uses 90712. Text the street so the bid matches City of Long Beach Building and Safety.
Do you work Ocean Boulevard, PCH, and Long Beach Boulevard?
Yes. Ocean Boulevard, Pine Avenue, Broadway, Pacific Coast Highway, 2nd Street, Long Beach Boulevard, Atlantic Avenue, Cherry Avenue, Bellflower Boulevard, Lakewood Boulevard, and other City of Long Beach addresses are on this framing page. Text the street with the photos.
What ZIP does this Long Beach page cover?
This page covers City of Long Beach street addresses, including 90802, 90803, 90804, 90805, 90806, 90807, 90808, 90810, 90813, 90814, and 90815. Text the street with the photos so the bid matches City Building and Safety — not Signal Hill 90755, not Lakewood 90712, and not Seal Beach 90740.
Who issues the permit in Long Beach?
City of Long Beach Community Development, Building and Safety Bureau, 411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 2nd Floor, Long Beach, CA 90802. Call (562) 570-7648. City of Signal Hill Building is a different office. City of Lakewood Building and Safety is a different office. City of Seal Beach Building is a different office. LADBS is a different office for City of Los Angeles lots.
How much does metal stud framing cost in Long 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 Long Beach address uses City of Long Beach Building and Safety — not a Signal Hill, Lakewood, Seal Beach, or LADBS permit.
Need Long 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