Santee, CA 92071 • City of Santee, San Diego County • Family-Owned Since 1970 • CSLB #265709
Steel / Metal Stud Framing in Santee, CA
Light-gauge steel and metal stud framing in Santee — interior partitions, tenant-improvement walls, soffits, and fire-rated assemblies. We frame the wall so the drywall stays flat: Mission Gorge Road shops, Town Center Parkway build-outs, Cuyamaca Street interiors, and house remodels in 92071.
Santee Framing From the Fairfield Shop
Ron Hogan Drywall has been family-owned since 1970. We are based in Fairfield, not a Mission Gorge Road storefront. Santee is an incorporated East County city in San Diego County. It is not El Cajon, not Lakeside, and it is not unincorporated County. A mailbox that says Santee can still sit next to a Lakeside 92040 block. This page is steel / metal stud framing at City of Santee addresses — with 92071 as the street ZIP on this page — Mission Gorge Road, Cuyamaca Street, Magnolia Avenue, and Town Center Parkway. The street decides the bid.
Text “Santee” 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 Santee
Interior partition walls
Track, studs, and bracing for new rooms, office layouts, and non-load-bearing walls in 92071 Santee addresses. This is the skeleton the board hangs on.
Mission Gorge Road and Town Center TIs
Shop, restaurant, office, and Town Center build-outs on Mission Gorge Road, Town Center Parkway, and Magnolia Avenue when the drawing says steel studs. If the plan names metal, that is the bid. Commercial framing →
Cuyamaca Street and Woodside Avenue interiors
Shop partitions and office walls on Cuyamaca Street, Woodside Avenue, Mast Boulevard, and Prospect Avenue. El Cajon and Lakeside sit on the edges — the city line still decides the permit office.
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 Santee 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 Santee Job
| Stud | Use it when | Skip it when |
|---|---|---|
| Light-gauge metal (what we frame) | Mission Gorge Road TI, Town Center shop, Cuyamaca Street commercial wall, 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, Town Center TIs, Magnolia Avenue interiors, or engineer notes | A simple closet that never needed the extra gauge |
| Wood studs | Most Santee 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 →
Santee Streets, ZIP, and Permits
Santee is an incorporated city in East County San Diego. This page uses street ZIP 92071. 92072 is the Santee P.O. Box ZIP. Area codes are 619 and 858. Nearby Lakeside uses 92040 and El Cajon uses 92020 / 92021. Text the street so the bid matches City of Santee Planning & Building — not City of El Cajon Building, not City of La Mesa Building, and not San Diego County Planning & Development Services.
Permits for City of Santee addresses run through the City of Santee Planning & Building Department, 10601 Magnolia Avenue, Building 4, Santee, CA 92071. Call (619) 258-4100, ext. 167. Use SanteePortal.org for applications, records, and inspections. Hours are Monday–Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. City of El Cajon Building is a different office. City of La Mesa Building is a different office. San Diego County Building Services is a different office.
El Cajon sits south. Lakeside sits east. La Mesa sits southwest. City of San Diego sits west along Mission Gorge Road. Text the street so the bid matches City of Santee — not a 92040 Lakeside block and not a County address that only uses a Santee mailing ZIP.
Town Center sits on Mission Gorge Road, Town Center Parkway, Cuyamaca Street, and Magnolia Avenue. Woodside Avenue, Mast Boulevard, Carlton Hills Boulevard, Prospect Avenue, and Riverview Parkway are the usual commercial approaches. Occupied houses and open shops change the layout — not the stud spec.
The usual mismatch is treating a Mission Gorge Road 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 the 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 Santee Metal-Stud Job Runs
1. Photos + place
Text (925) 791-9099 Santee, 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.
Santee, CA
This page is steel and metal stud framing in Santee — 92071 street ZIP, City of Santee, San Diego County — from our Fairfield shop. Planning & Building is at 10601 Magnolia Avenue, Building 4. 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 every Santee mailing address is inside city limits. No El Cajon, La Mesa, or County permit for a City of Santee street address. No storefront on Mission Gorge Road. No structural steel building. No promise that metal studs hold the building up. We frame interior light-gauge walls and hang drywall on wood or steel. A closet does not need a shaft-wall spec. El Cajon, Lakeside, La Mesa, City of San Diego, and San Diego County unincorporated areas are different places. This page is Santee, CA, ZIP 92071, City of Santee — text the street so the permit office matches the address.
Santee Metal Stud FAQs
Do you do steel / metal stud framing in Santee?
Yes. Interior light-gauge metal stud framing in Santee, CA from our Fairfield shop — partitions, Mission Gorge Road and Town Center TIs, Cuyamaca Street interiors, house walls, soffits, heavier-gauge spec walls, and frame-and-hang.
Is every Santee mailing address inside the city?
No. Santee is its own incorporated city. Nearby Lakeside 92040 and El Cajon 92020 / 92021 can sit next to a Santee mailing ZIP. Building permits for this page run through City of Santee Planning & Building at 10601 Magnolia Avenue, Building 4 — not County PDS and not El Cajon.
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 Santee houses use metal studs or wood?
Most house walls here are still wood. Metal wins on Mission Gorge Road TIs, Town Center shops, Cuyamaca Street commercial partitions, 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 Mission Gorge Road or Town Center Parkway?
Yes. Occupied retail, restaurant, office, and Town Center tenant improvements on Mission Gorge Road, Town Center Parkway, Cuyamaca Street, and Magnolia Avenue are a usual request — new partitions, soffits, and backing, then hang if the scope includes board.
Do you work occupied Santee buildings?
Yes. Floors are protected and the layout is planned around an occupied house or an open shop. A full TI is still a construction job — plan rooms.
Does 92071 cover all of Santee?
92071 is the Santee street ZIP. 92072 is the P.O. Box ZIP. Nearby Lakeside uses 92040 and El Cajon uses 92020 / 92021. Text the street so the bid matches City of Santee — not Lakeside 92040 and not El Cajon 92020.
Do you work Mission Gorge Road, Cuyamaca Street, and Magnolia Avenue?
Yes. Mission Gorge Road, Town Center Parkway, Cuyamaca Street, Magnolia Avenue, Woodside Avenue, Mast Boulevard, Carlton Hills Boulevard, Prospect Avenue, Riverview Parkway, and other City of Santee addresses are on this framing page. Text the street with the photos.
What ZIP does this Santee page cover?
This page covers 92071 City of Santee street addresses. Text the street with the photos so the bid matches City of Santee — not El Cajon 92020 / 92021 and not Lakeside 92040.
Who issues the permit in Santee?
City of Santee Planning & Building Department, 10601 Magnolia Avenue, Building 4, Santee, CA 92071. Call (619) 258-4100, ext. 167. Use SanteePortal.org. City of El Cajon Building is a different office. City of La Mesa Building is a different office. San Diego County Building Services is a different office.
How much does metal stud framing cost in Santee?
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 Santee address uses City of Santee Planning & Building — not an El Cajon, La Mesa, or San Diego County unincorporated permit.
Need Santee 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