Santa Monica, CA 90401–90405 • Westside • Los Angeles County • Family-Owned Since 1970 • CSLB #265709
Steel / Metal Stud Framing in Santa Monica, CA
Light-gauge steel and metal stud framing in Santa Monica — interior partitions, tenant-improvement walls, soffits, and fire-rated assemblies. We frame the wall so the drywall stays flat: downtown and Third Street shops, Wilshire Boulevard interiors, Pico Boulevard build-outs, and house remodels in 90401–90405.
Santa Monica Framing From the Fairfield Shop
Ron Hogan Drywall has been family-owned since 1970. We are based in Fairfield, not a Wilshire Boulevard storefront. Santa Monica is an incorporated city in Los Angeles County. It is not a City of Los Angeles neighborhood. This page is steel / metal stud framing at Santa Monica addresses — Ocean Avenue, Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard, Pico Boulevard, Lincoln Boulevard, and Montana Avenue. It is not Venice, Mar Vista, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, or West Los Angeles.
Text “Santa Monica” 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 Santa Monica
Interior partition walls
Track, studs, and bracing for new rooms, office layouts, and non-load-bearing walls in 90401–90405. This is the skeleton the board hangs on.
Downtown and Third Street TIs
Shop, restaurant, office, and hospitality build-outs downtown and on the Third Street Promenade when the drawing says steel studs. If the plan names metal, that is the bid. Commercial framing →
Wilshire, Pico, and Ocean Park interiors
Shop partitions, office interiors, and retail walls on Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard, Pico Boulevard, Ocean Park Boulevard, Lincoln Boulevard, Montana Avenue, and Main Street.
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 remodel and ADU partitions
New interior steel walls inside an existing Santa Monica 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 Santa Monica Job
| Stud | Use it when | Skip it when |
|---|---|---|
| Light-gauge metal (what we frame) | Downtown TI, Third Street shop, Wilshire office, hotel corridor, 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, hotel TIs, or engineer notes | A simple closet that never needed the extra gauge |
| Wood studs | Most Santa Monica 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 Monica Streets, ZIP, and Permits
Santa Monica is an incorporated city on the Westside of Los Angeles County. The postal ZIPs on this page are 90401, 90402, 90403, 90404, and 90405. 90406–90411 are P.O. Boxes. Area codes are 310 and 424. City permits run through Santa Monica Building & Safety at the Permit Services Center, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401 (south entrance from Olympic Drive). Call (310) 458-8355. Inspections: (310) 458-2201. City information: 311 inside Santa Monica, or 1-866-311-SAMO from outside. This is not LADBS in Van Nuys. Text the street so the bid matches Santa Monica — not Venice, Mar Vista, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, or West Los Angeles.
Wilshire Boulevard and Santa Monica Boulevard are the main east-west commercial spines. Pico Boulevard, Olympic Boulevard, Ocean Park Boulevard, Montana Avenue, Ocean Avenue, Lincoln Boulevard, Main Street, Broadway, and Colorado Avenue show up on a lot of plans. I-10 cuts the south-central blocks. Occupied houses, open Promenade shops, and hotels change the layout — not the stud spec.
The usual mismatch is treating a downtown 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 building up. 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 Santa Monica Metal-Stud Job Runs
1. Photos + place
Text (925) 791-9099 Santa Monica, 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 Monica, CA
This page is steel and metal stud framing in the City of Santa Monica — ZIPs 90401–90405 — from our Fairfield shop. City permits run through Building & Safety on Main Street. 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 claim that Santa Monica is a City of Los Angeles neighborhood. No shop on Wilshire Boulevard. 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. Venice, Mar Vista, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, West Los Angeles, and Culver City are different places. This page is Santa Monica, CA 90401–90405.
Santa Monica Metal Stud FAQs
Do you do steel / metal stud framing in Santa Monica?
Yes. Interior light-gauge metal stud framing in Santa Monica, CA from our Fairfield shop — partitions, downtown and Third Street TIs, Wilshire and Pico interiors, house walls, soffits, heavier-gauge spec walls, and frame-and-hang.
Is Santa Monica part of the City of Los Angeles?
No. Santa Monica is its own incorporated city in Los Angeles County. Permits run through Santa Monica Building & Safety, not LADBS.
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 Monica houses use metal studs or wood?
Most house walls here are still wood. Metal wins on downtown TIs, Third Street shops, hotel 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 downtown or on Wilshire or Pico?
Yes. Occupied retail, restaurant, office, and hospitality tenant improvements downtown, on the Third Street Promenade, Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard, and Pico Boulevard are a usual request — new partitions, soffits, and backing, then hang if the scope includes board.
Do you work occupied Santa Monica buildings?
Yes. Floors are protected and the layout is planned around an occupied house, an open Promenade shop, or a hotel corridor. A full TI is still a construction job — plan rooms.
Is Santa Monica the same as Venice or Brentwood?
No. Venice is a City of Los Angeles neighborhood to the south. Mar Vista sits east. Brentwood and Pacific Palisades sit north and northeast. West Los Angeles sits east of Centinela. Text the street so the bid matches Santa Monica.
Do you work Wilshire, Santa Monica Boulevard, Pico, Montana, and Ocean?
Yes. Wilshire Boulevard, Santa Monica Boulevard, Pico Boulevard, Ocean Park Boulevard, Montana Avenue, Ocean Avenue, Lincoln Boulevard, Main Street, and other 90401–90405 addresses are on this framing page. Text the street with the photos.
What ZIP does this Santa Monica page cover?
90401, 90402, 90403, 90404, and 90405. 90406–90411 are P.O. Boxes. 90291 is usually Venice. Text the street with the photos so the bid matches the Santa Monica address.
Who issues the permit in Santa Monica?
City of Santa Monica Building & Safety at the Permit Services Center, 1685 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401. Call (310) 458-8355. Inspections: (310) 458-2201. City information: 311, or 1-866-311-SAMO from outside.
How much does metal stud framing cost in Santa Monica?
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 Santa Monica 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