Palm Springs, CA 92262 • 92264 • Riverside County • Incorporated City • Coachella Valley • Family-Owned Since 1970 • CSLB #265709
Steel / Metal Stud Framing in Palm Springs, CA
Light-gauge steel and metal stud framing in Palm Springs — interior partitions, tenant-improvement walls, soffits, and fire-rated assemblies. We frame the wall so the drywall stays flat: Palm Canyon Drive shops, Indian Canyon interiors, downtown and Movie Colony build-outs, and house or condo remodels in 92262 and 92264.
Palm Springs Framing From the Fairfield Shop
Ron Hogan Drywall has been family-owned since 1970. We are based in Fairfield, not a Palm Canyon storefront. Palm Springs is an incorporated Coachella Valley city in Riverside County. This page is steel / metal stud framing inside Palm Springs city limits — Palm Canyon Drive, Indian Canyon Drive, Tahquitz Canyon Way, and Ramon Road. It is not Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Rancho Mirage, or Palm Desert.
Text “Palm Springs” 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 Springs
Interior partition walls
Track, studs, and bracing for new rooms, office layouts, and non-load-bearing walls in 92262 and 92264. This is the skeleton the board hangs on.
Tenant improvement framing
Retail, restaurant, hotel, and office build-outs on Palm Canyon Drive and Indian Canyon Drive when the drawing says steel studs. If the plan names metal, that is the bid. Commercial framing →
Palm Canyon, downtown, and Uptown interiors
Shop partitions, restaurant walls, and office interiors on Palm Canyon Drive, Indian Canyon Drive, Tahquitz Canyon Way, Ramon Road, Sunrise Way, and Vista Chino.
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 Springs 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 Springs Job
| Stud | Use it when | Skip it when |
|---|---|---|
| Light-gauge metal (what we frame) | Palm Canyon TI, downtown shops, hotel interiors, 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 and hotel TIs, or engineer notes | A simple closet that never needed the extra gauge |
| Wood studs | Most Palm Springs 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 Springs Streets, ZIPs, and Permits
Palm Springs is an incorporated city in Riverside County. Standard city ZIPs on this page are 92262 and 92264. 92263 is a Palm Springs P.O. Box. 92258 is a North Palm Springs P.O. Box. Area codes are 760 and 442. Permits inside city limits run through the City of Palm Springs Building Safety Department at 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262 — (760) 322-8398. Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Rancho Mirage, and Palm Desert each use a different desk. Text the street so the bid matches Palm Springs city limits.
Palm Canyon Drive and Indian Canyon Drive are the downtown commercial spines. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Ramon Road, Sunrise Way, Vista Chino, Farrell Drive, and Gene Autry Trail show up on a lot of plans. Occupied houses, condos, hotels, and open downtown shops change the layout — not the stud spec.
The usual mismatch is treating a Palm Canyon 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 downtown 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 Springs Metal-Stud Job Runs
1. Photos + place
Text (925) 791-9099 Palm Springs, 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 Springs, CA
This page is steel and metal stud framing in Palm Springs — ZIPs 92262 and 92264 — from our Fairfield shop. City-limit permits run through Building Safety on Tahquitz Canyon Way. Need the board hung and finished on the same job? Services → · Palm Desert framing: Palm Desert → · Norco framing: Norco →
Office: 2380 Palmer Circle, Fairfield, CA · CSLB #265709 · Check the number on cslb.ca.gov.
Not on This Page
No fake Palm Springs address. No claim that we keep a shop on Palm Canyon Drive. 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. Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, Rancho Mirage, and Palm Desert are different cities with different desks. This page is Palm Springs, CA — 92262 and 92264.
Palm Springs Metal Stud FAQs
Do you do steel / metal stud framing in Palm Springs?
Yes. Interior light-gauge metal stud framing in Palm Springs, CA from our Fairfield shop — partitions, Palm Canyon and Indian Canyon TIs, downtown and Movie Colony 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 Springs houses use metal studs or wood?
Most house and condo walls here are still wood. Metal wins on Palm Canyon TIs, hotel and restaurant 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 Palm Canyon or Indian Canyon?
Yes. Occupied retail, restaurant, hotel, and small commercial tenant improvements on Palm Canyon Drive and Indian Canyon Drive are a usual request — new partitions, soffits, and backing, then hang if the scope includes board.
Do you work occupied Palm Springs buildings?
Yes. Floors are protected and the layout is planned around an occupied house, condo, hotel, or an open downtown shop. A full TI is still a construction job — plan rooms.
Is Palm Springs the same as Palm Desert?
No. Palm Springs is its own incorporated city. Palm Desert, Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, and Rancho Mirage each have their own city limits and permit desks. Text the street so the bid matches Palm Springs.
Do you work downtown, Uptown, Movie Colony, and South Palm Springs?
Yes. Palm Canyon Drive, Indian Canyon Drive, Tahquitz Canyon Way, Ramon Road, Sunrise Way, Vista Chino, and other Palm Springs addresses in 92262 and 92264 are on this framing page. Text the street with the photos.
What ZIP does this Palm Springs page cover?
92262 and 92264. 92263 is a P.O. Box. Text the street with the photos so the bid matches the Palm Springs address — not Cathedral City, Desert Hot Springs, or Palm Desert.
Who issues the permit in Palm Springs?
City of Palm Springs Building Safety Department at 3200 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way, Palm Springs, CA 92262. Phone (760) 322-8398. Neighboring desert cities use their own desks.
How much does metal stud framing cost in Palm Springs?
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 Springs 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