Palm Desert, CA 92211 • 92260 • Riverside County • Incorporated City • Coachella Valley • Family-Owned Since 1970 • CSLB #265709
Steel / Metal Stud Framing in Palm Desert, CA
Light-gauge steel and metal stud framing in Palm Desert — interior partitions, tenant-improvement walls, soffits, and fire-rated assemblies. We frame the wall so the drywall stays flat: El Paseo shops, Highway 111 interiors, Monterey and Cook Street build-outs, and house or condo remodels in 92211 and 92260.
Palm Desert Framing From the Fairfield Shop
Ron Hogan Drywall has been family-owned since 1970. We are based in Fairfield, not an El Paseo storefront. Palm Desert is an incorporated Coachella Valley city in Riverside County. This page is steel / metal stud framing inside Palm Desert city limits — Highway 111, El Paseo, Monterey Avenue, Cook Street, and Fred Waring Drive. It is not Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Indian Wells, or La Quinta.
Text “Palm Desert” 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 street decides the bid.
Metal Stud Work We Do in Palm Desert
Interior partition walls
Track, studs, and bracing for new rooms, office layouts, and non-load-bearing walls in 92211 and 92260. This is the skeleton the board hangs on.
Tenant improvement framing
Retail, restaurant, and office build-outs on El Paseo and Highway 111 when the drawing says steel studs. If the plan names metal, that is the bid. Commercial framing →
El Paseo, 111, and Monterey interiors
Shop partitions, gallery and restaurant walls, and office interiors on El Paseo, Highway 111, Monterey Avenue, Cook Street, Fred Waring Drive, and Portola Avenue.
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, condo, and ADU partitions
New interior steel walls inside an existing Palm Desert house or condo 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 Palm Desert Job
| Stud | Use it when | Skip it when |
|---|---|---|
| Light-gauge metal (what we frame) | El Paseo TI, Highway 111 shops, 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, restaurant TIs, or engineer notes | A simple closet that never needed the extra gauge |
| Wood studs | Most Palm Desert house and condo 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 →
Palm Desert Streets, ZIPs, and Permits
Palm Desert is an incorporated city in Riverside County. Standard city ZIPs on this page are 92211 and 92260. 92255 and 92261 are Palm Desert P.O. Boxes. 92210 is Indian Wells — not this page. Area code is 760. Permits inside city limits run through the City of Palm Desert Building & Safety Division at 73510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260 — (760) 776-6420. The county’s Palm Desert office on El Duna Court is for unincorporated county work, not city-limit jobs. Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Indian Wells, and La Quinta each use a different desk. Text the street so the bid matches Palm Desert city limits.
Highway 111 and El Paseo are the main commercial spines. Monterey Avenue, Cook Street, Fred Waring Drive, Portola Avenue, Deep Canyon Road, and San Pablo Avenue show up on a lot of plans. Occupied condos, HOA houses, and open El Paseo shops change the layout — not the stud spec.
The usual mismatch is treating an El Paseo 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 condos and open Highway 111 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 Palm Desert Metal-Stud Job Runs
1. Photos + place
Text (925) 791-9099 Palm Desert, the street, and the plans or a photo of the wall.
2. Name the wall
Partition, TI layout, soffit, rated assembly, house or condo 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.
Palm Desert, CA
This page is steel and metal stud framing in Palm Desert — ZIPs 92211 and 92260 — from our Fairfield shop. City-limit permits run through Building & Safety on Fred Waring Drive. Need the board hung and finished on the same job? Services → · Norco framing: Norco → · Murrieta framing: Murrieta →
Office: 2380 Palmer Circle, Fairfield, CA · CSLB #265709 · Check the number on cslb.ca.gov.
Not on This Page
No fake Palm Desert address. No claim that we keep a shop on El Paseo or Highway 111. 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. Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Indian Wells, La Quinta, and Indio are different cities with different desks. This page is Palm Desert, CA — 92211 and 92260.
Palm Desert Metal Stud FAQs
Do you do steel / metal stud framing in Palm Desert?
Yes. Interior light-gauge metal stud framing in Palm Desert, CA from our Fairfield shop — partitions, El Paseo and Highway 111 TIs, Monterey and Cook Street interiors, house and condo walls, soffits, heavier-gauge spec walls, and frame-and-hang.
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 Palm Desert houses use metal studs or wood?
Most house and condo walls here are still wood. Metal wins on El Paseo TIs, rated partitions, restaurant interiors, 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 El Paseo or Highway 111?
Yes. Occupied retail, restaurant, and small commercial tenant improvements on El Paseo and Highway 111 are a usual request — new partitions, soffits, and backing, then hang if the scope includes board.
Do you work occupied Palm Desert buildings?
Yes. Floors are protected and the layout is planned around an occupied house, condo, or an open El Paseo / Highway 111 shop. A full TI is still a construction job — plan rooms.
Is Palm Desert the same as Palm Springs?
No. Palm Desert is its own incorporated city. Palm Springs, Rancho Mirage, Indian Wells, and La Quinta each have their own city limits and permit desks. Text the street so the bid matches Palm Desert.
Do you work El Paseo, Monterey, Cook, and Fred Waring?
Yes. El Paseo, Highway 111, Monterey Avenue, Cook Street, Fred Waring Drive, Portola Avenue, and other Palm Desert addresses are on this framing page. Text the street with the photos.
What ZIP does this Palm Desert page cover?
92211 and 92260. 92255 and 92261 are P.O. Boxes. 92210 is Indian Wells. Text the street with the photos so the bid matches the Palm Desert address — not Rancho Mirage, Indian Wells, or La Quinta.
Who issues the permit in Palm Desert?
City of Palm Desert Building & Safety Division at 73510 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert, CA 92260. Phone (760) 776-6420. The county office on El Duna Court is for unincorporated county work. Neighboring desert cities use their own desks.
How much does metal stud framing cost in Palm Desert?
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 Palm Desert 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