Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 • Los Angeles • Family-Owned Since 1970 • CSLB #265709
Steel / Metal Stud Framing in Pacific Palisades, CA
Light-gauge steel and metal stud framing in Pacific Palisades — interior partitions, tenant-improvement walls, soffits, and fire-rated assemblies. We frame the wall so the drywall stays flat: Palisades Village shops on Sunset and Swarthmore, Temescal interiors, Alphabet Street rooms, and hillside houses on Palisades Drive. A Village TI and a canyon remodel are not the same stud job.
Pacific Palisades Framing, Fairfield Crew
Ron Hogan Drywall has been family-owned since 1970. We are based in Fairfield, not a Palisades storefront. This page is steel / metal stud framing in Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 — Sunset Boulevard, Via de la Paz, Swarthmore Avenue, Palisades Drive, Temescal Canyon Road, Pacific Coast Highway, Marquez Knolls, the Alphabet Streets, and rooms toward Castellammare and El Medio.
Text “Palisades” 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 Pacific Palisades
Interior partition walls
Track, studs, and bracing for new rooms, office layouts, and non-load-bearing walls in 90272. This is the skeleton the board hangs on.
Tenant improvement framing
Retail, restaurant, and office build-outs in Palisades Village on Sunset, Swarthmore, and Via de la Paz. If the drawing says steel studs, that is the bid. Commercial framing →
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. Metal studs do not make a fireproof house.
Remodel and ADU partitions
New interior steel walls inside an existing Palisades 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 Pacific Palisades Job
| Stud | Use it when | Skip it when |
|---|---|---|
| Light-gauge metal (what we frame) | Village TI on Sunset or Swarthmore, rated commercial walls, or a remodel that needs a flat plane for Level 4 / Level 5 | You need beams, columns, or hillside structure that holds the house 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, door-heavy restaurant TI, or engineer notes | A simple closet that never needed the extra gauge |
| Wood studs | Most Palisades house walls with no commercial spec — Alphabet Streets, Marquez Knolls, El Medio rooms | 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 →
The Village vs Alphabet Streets vs the Highlands
Pacific Palisades is a Los Angeles neighborhood on the Westside — ZIP 90272 — between Santa Monica, Brentwood, and Malibu. It is not Santa Monica and it is not Malibu. The Village sits on Sunset Boulevard, Via de la Paz, and Swarthmore. The Alphabet Streets sit north of Sunset. Marquez Knolls and Palisades Drive take hillside houses. Temescal Canyon and Pacific Coast Highway take canyon and bluff rooms. Castellammare and El Medio sit closer to the coast.
Marine air and salt do not make metal magic. Galvanized light-gauge steel is not food for termites and it does not twist like wet lumber. It will still rust if the coating is cut and the wall stays wet. Interior studs do not hold a hillside house up and they do not make a fireproof building by themselves. The usual mismatch is treating a Village tenant wall like a bedroom 2×4 — or promising a factory-flat skim on a canyon wall that was never framed straight. Occupied houses and open shops need a clean layout, backing for cabinets and TVs, and a stud plane the finish can live with.
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 Pacific Palisades Metal-Stud Job Runs
1. Photos + place
Text (925) 791-9099 Palisades, the street, and the plans or a photo of the wall.
2. Name the wall
Partition, TI layout, soffit, rated assembly, 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.
Pacific Palisades, CA
This page is steel and metal stud framing in Pacific Palisades — ZIP 90272, a Los Angeles neighborhood, from our Fairfield shop. Permits run through the City of Los Angeles (LADBS). 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 Palisades address. No structural steel building. No promise that metal studs hold a hillside house up or make a fireproof home. 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 Pacific Palisades — not Santa Monica and not Malibu.
Pacific Palisades Metal Stud FAQs
Do you do steel / metal stud framing in Pacific Palisades?
Yes. Interior light-gauge metal stud framing in Pacific Palisades, CA 90272 from our Fairfield shop — partitions, TI walls, soffits, heavier-gauge spec walls, and frame-and-hang.
Is Pacific Palisades its own city?
No. Pacific Palisades is a Los Angeles neighborhood. Permits run through LADBS. Santa Monica, Brentwood, and Malibu are different places — text the street so we bid the right parcel.
Is this structural steel?
No. We frame interior light-gauge studs, track, headers, and soffits. Beams, columns, and hillside structure that hold the house up are a different contractor.
Do Palisades houses use metal studs or wood?
Most house walls here are still wood. Metal wins on commercial TI, rated partitions, and remodels that need a straighter plane for a smooth finish. If the drawing names the stud, that wins.
Will ocean air rust metal studs?
Galvanizing helps. Standing water and cut coating do not. Metal studs are not a submarine and they are not a mold-proof or fireproof building by themselves. Keep the cavity dry and close the wall the right way.
Can you frame a shop in Palisades Village?
Yes. Occupied retail and restaurant TIs on Sunset Boulevard, Swarthmore Avenue, and Via de la Paz are a usual request — new partitions, soffits, and backing, then hang if the scope includes board.
Do you work occupied Palisades buildings?
Yes. Floors are protected and the layout is planned around an open shop or an occupied house. A full TI is still a construction job — plan rooms.
Do you work Sunset, Palisades Drive, and Temescal?
Yes. Sunset Boulevard, Via de la Paz, Swarthmore Avenue, Palisades Drive, Temescal Canyon Road, Pacific Coast Highway, the Alphabet Streets, and Marquez Knolls are on the same framing page. Text the street with the photos.
How much does metal stud framing cost in Pacific Palisades?
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 Pacific Palisades 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