Pico Rivera, CA 90660 • Los Angeles County • Family-Owned Since 1970 • CSLB #265709
Steel / Metal Stud Framing in Pico Rivera, CA
Light-gauge steel and metal stud framing in Pico Rivera — interior partitions, tenant-improvement walls, soffits, and fire-rated assemblies. We frame the wall so the drywall stays flat: Whittier Boulevard shops, Passons and Rosemead interiors, Washington Boulevard offices, and house rooms off Paramount and Mines. A Towne Center TI and a postwar remodel are not the same stud job.
Pico Rivera Framing, Fairfield Crew
Ron Hogan Drywall has been family-owned since 1970. We are based in Fairfield, not a Pico Rivera storefront. This page is steel / metal stud framing in Pico Rivera, CA 90660 — Whittier Boulevard, Passons Boulevard, Rosemead Boulevard, Washington Boulevard, Paramount Boulevard, Slauson Avenue, Beverly Boulevard, Telegraph Road, and Mines Avenue.
Text “Pico Rivera” 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 Pico Rivera
Interior partition walls
Track, studs, and bracing for new rooms, office layouts, and non-load-bearing walls in 90660. This is the skeleton the board hangs on.
Tenant improvement framing
Retail, restaurant, and office build-outs on Whittier Boulevard, Rosemead Boulevard, and Washington. 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.
Remodel and ADU partitions
New interior steel walls inside an existing Pico Rivera 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 Pico Rivera Job
| Stud | Use it when | Skip it when |
|---|---|---|
| Light-gauge metal (what we frame) | Whittier Boulevard TI, Rosemead and Washington offices, rated commercial walls, or a house remodel that needs a flat plane for Level 4 / Level 5 | You need beams and columns that hold the building up — that is structural steel, 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 Pico Rivera house walls with no commercial spec — postwar rooms off Passons, Paramount, and Mines | 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 →
Whittier Boulevard vs Passons vs Washington
Pico Rivera is its own city in Los Angeles County — ZIP 90660 — between Montebello, Whittier, Downey, Santa Fe Springs, Commerce, and the City of Industry. It is not Whittier and it is not Montebello. Whittier Boulevard takes shops and restaurant TI. Rosemead Boulevard (SR 19) and Passons Boulevard run north–south through the city. Washington, Slauson, Beverly, and Telegraph take more corridor commercial. Paramount and Mines take house streets and side commercial.
The usual mismatch is treating a Whittier Boulevard tenant wall like a bedroom 2×4 — or promising a factory-flat skim on a postwar house wall that was never framed straight. Inland heat and hard sidelight off Passons will show cheap framing the first afternoon the paint dries. 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 Pico Rivera Metal-Stud Job Runs
1. Photos + place
Text (925) 791-9099 Pico Rivera, 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.
Pico Rivera, CA
This page is steel and metal stud framing in Pico Rivera — ZIP 90660, Los Angeles County, from our Fairfield shop. Permits run through the City of Pico Rivera. 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 Pico Rivera address. No structural steel building. No promise that metal studs hold the house up. 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 Pico Rivera — not Whittier, Montebello, or Downey.
Pico Rivera Metal Stud FAQs
Do you do steel / metal stud framing in Pico Rivera?
Yes. Interior light-gauge metal stud framing in Pico Rivera, CA 90660 from our Fairfield shop — partitions, TI 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 and columns that hold the building up are a different contractor.
Do Pico Rivera 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.
Can you frame a shop on Whittier Boulevard?
Yes. Occupied retail and restaurant TIs on Whittier Boulevard, Rosemead Boulevard, and Washington Boulevard are a usual request — new partitions, soffits, and backing, then hang if the scope includes board.
Do you work occupied Pico Rivera 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 Whittier, Passons, and Washington?
Yes. Whittier Boulevard, Passons Boulevard, Rosemead Boulevard, Washington Boulevard, Paramount Boulevard, Slauson Avenue, Beverly Boulevard, Telegraph Road, and Mines Avenue are on the same framing page. Text the street with the photos.
How much does metal stud framing cost in Pico Rivera?
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 Pico Rivera 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