Santa Ana, CA 92701 • 92703 • 92704 • 92706 • 92707 • Incorporated City • Orange County Seat • Family-Owned Since 1970 • CSLB #265709
Steel / Metal Stud Framing in Santa Ana, CA
Light-gauge steel and metal stud framing in Santa Ana — interior partitions, tenant-improvement walls, soffits, and fire-rated assemblies. We frame the wall so the drywall stays flat: Main Street shops, Bristol Street interiors, and house remodels in the city ZIPs.
Santa Ana Framing From the Fairfield Shop
Ron Hogan Drywall has been family-owned since 1970. We are based in Fairfield — an Orange County run, not a Main Street storefront. Santa Ana is an incorporated city and the county seat of Orange County. It is not a neighborhood of Anaheim or Irvine. It is not Los Angeles County. The City of Santa Ana incorporated on June 1, 1886. Garden Grove, Tustin, and Costa Mesa are different cities. Street ZIPs include 92701, 92703, 92704, 92706, and 92707. 92705 also covers North Tustin and Santa Ana Heights. This page is steel / metal stud framing at City of Santa Ana addresses — Main Street, Bristol Street, 17th Street, and Civic Center. The street decides the bid.
Text “Santa Ana” 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 Santa Ana
Interior partition walls
Track, studs, and bracing for new rooms, office layouts, and non-load-bearing walls at City of Santa Ana addresses. This is the skeleton the board hangs on.
Main Street and Civic Center TIs
Shop, restaurant, office, medical, and commercial build-outs on Main Street and around Civic Center when the drawing says steel studs. If the plan names metal, that is the bid. Commercial framing →
Bristol, 17th, and Harbor interiors
Occupied shops and commercial walls on Bristol Street, 17th Street, Harbor Boulevard, and 1st Street. Occupied buildings change the layout — not the stud spec.
House remodel partitions
New interior steel walls inside an existing Santa Ana 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 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.
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 Santa Ana Job
| Stud | Use it when | Skip it when |
|---|---|---|
| Light-gauge metal (what we frame) | Main Street TI, Bristol shop, 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, shop TIs, or engineer notes | A simple closet that never needed the extra gauge |
| Wood studs | Most Santa Ana house 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 →
Santa Ana Streets, ZIP, and Permits
Santa Ana is an incorporated city and the county seat of Orange County — not a neighborhood of Anaheim and not Los Angeles County. There is a City of Santa Ana Building Safety Division. Orange County Building and Safety does not issue permits inside city limits. LADBS does not issue permits here. Street ZIPs include 92701, 92703, 92704, 92706, and 92707. 92705 also covers North Tustin and Santa Ana Heights. Area codes are 714 and 657. Text the street so the bid matches City of Santa Ana Building Safety at 20 Civic Center Plaza — not OC Development Services at 601 North Ross Street, not City of Garden Grove, and not City of Tustin.
Permits for City of Santa Ana addresses run through City of Santa Ana Planning and Building Agency, Building Safety Division: 20 Civic Center Plaza, Ross Annex, M-20, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Call (714) 647-5800. Website is santa-ana.org. Counter hours are Monday through Thursday, 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., with Wednesday until 2:00 p.m., and alternating Fridays. OC Public Works at 601 North Ross Street is the County office for unincorporated lots. It is not the City of Santa Ana counter. Santa Ana Heights is unincorporated. City of Garden Grove, City of Orange, City of Tustin, City of Irvine, City of Costa Mesa, and City of Fountain Valley are different offices.
Garden Grove sits west. Orange sits north. Tustin sits east. Irvine sits southeast. Costa Mesa and Fountain Valley sit south. Westminster sits west. Main Street and Bristol Street are the commercial spines. 17th Street, 1st Street, Harbor Boulevard, Edinger Avenue, and McFadden Avenue fill in the grid. Text the street so the bid matches City of Santa Ana for a city address — not a Tustin or Garden Grove permit that only shares a border or a ZIP.
Commercial work sits on Main Street, Bristol Street, and 17th Street. Occupied houses and open shops change the layout — not the stud spec. The 5, the 55, and Bristol Street traffic change the schedule.
The usual mismatch is treating a Main Street shop 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 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 Santa Ana Metal-Stud Job Runs
1. Photos + place
Text (925) 791-9099 Santa Ana, 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.
Santa Ana, CA
This page is steel and metal stud framing in the City of Santa Ana — incorporated Orange County lots in 92701, 92703, 92704, 92706, and 92707 — from our Fairfield shop. City of Santa Ana Building Safety is at 20 Civic Center Plaza. 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 Orange County Building and Safety permit for an incorporated Santa Ana address. The County counter at 601 North Ross Street is not City of Santa Ana Building Safety. No LADBS permit. No claim that every 92705 address is Santa Ana — that ZIP also covers North Tustin and Santa Ana Heights. Santa Ana Heights is unincorporated. No storefront on Main Street. 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. Garden Grove, Orange, Tustin, Irvine, Costa Mesa, Fountain Valley, and other addresses that only sit next to Santa Ana are different places. This page is the City of Santa Ana, CA — text the street so the permit office matches the address.
Santa Ana Metal Stud FAQs
Do you do steel / metal stud framing in Santa Ana?
Yes. Interior light-gauge metal stud framing in Santa Ana, CA from our Fairfield shop — partitions, Main Street and Bristol Street TIs, Civic Center interiors, house walls, soffits, heavier-gauge spec walls, and frame-and-hang.
Is Santa Ana a city?
Yes. Santa Ana is an incorporated city and the county seat of Orange County. The City of Santa Ana incorporated on June 1, 1886. It is not a neighborhood of Anaheim and not Los Angeles County. There is a City of Santa Ana Building Safety Division. Permits run through that office, not Orange County Building and Safety.
Is Garden Grove, Tustin, or Irvine the same as Santa Ana?
No. Garden Grove sits west. Tustin sits east. Irvine sits southeast. Orange sits north. Costa Mesa sits south. Each is a separate incorporated city with its own Building Division. This page is the City of Santa Ana. Text the street.
Is the Ross Street County office the Santa Ana permit counter?
No. OC Development Services at 601 North Ross Street, Santa Ana, is the County office for unincorporated lots. City of Santa Ana Building Safety is at 20 Civic Center Plaza, Ross Annex, M-20. A City of Santa Ana address uses the city office.
Is Santa Ana Heights the same as Santa Ana?
No. Santa Ana Heights is unincorporated Orange County. It uses OC Development Services, not City of Santa Ana Building Safety. 92705 also covers North Tustin. Text the street.
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 Santa Ana houses use metal studs or wood?
Most house walls here are still wood. Metal wins on Main Street and Bristol Street TIs, 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 on Main Street or Bristol Street?
Yes, when the address is inside the City of Santa Ana. Occupied retail, restaurant, office, medical, and commercial tenant improvements on Main Street, Bristol Street, and 17th Street are a usual request — new partitions, soffits, and backing, then hang if the scope includes board.
Do you work occupied Santa Ana buildings?
Yes. Floors are protected and the layout is planned around an occupied house or an open shop. The 5, the 55, and Bristol Street traffic change the schedule — not the stud spec.
What ZIP does this Santa Ana page cover?
This page covers City of Santa Ana street addresses in ZIP 92701, 92703, 92704, 92706, and 92707. 92705 also covers North Tustin and Santa Ana Heights. Text the street with the photos so the bid matches City of Santa Ana Building Safety.
Do you work Main Street, Bristol Street, and 17th Street?
Yes, when the address is inside the city. Main Street, Bristol Street, 17th Street, 1st Street, Harbor Boulevard, Edinger Avenue, McFadden Avenue, and other City of Santa Ana addresses are on this framing page. Text the street with the photos.
Who issues the permit in Santa Ana?
City of Santa Ana Building Safety Division. 20 Civic Center Plaza, Ross Annex, M-20, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Call (714) 647-5800. OC Development Services at 601 North Ross Street is a different office. City of Garden Grove, City of Tustin, and City of Irvine are different offices.
How much does metal stud framing cost in Santa Ana?
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 Santa Ana address uses City of Santa Ana Building Safety — not Orange County Building and Safety unless the lot is outside city limits, and not LADBS.
Need Santa Ana 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