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Light Gauge
Steel Frame.

Engineer. Supply. Install.

Faster. Stronger. Safer.

Save time and money.

  • Fire resistant. Steel does not burn. Built for California's Chapter 7A fire zones.
  • Lower insurance. No fire, termite, or mold risk, and your home stays insurable where wood gets dropped.
  • Termite resistant. Steel is not food. No tenting, no rot, no mold.
  • Walls that stay straight. Steel will not shrink, twist, or warp like lumber.
  • Saves time and money. Steel installs faster than wood, the plumbers and electricians behind us work faster too, and there is far less jobsite waste to haul. The whole build moves quicker.
  • Stronger, bigger spans. Open, modern layouts, seismic and high-wind ready.
  • One contract, start to finish. Engineer, supply, install. Financing available.
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The non-combustible way to build a custom home, or rebuild after wildfire. ESRL engineers, supplies, and installs it under one contract. Owner-led, 22 years in California. You reach Asher, the owner, not a call center. Every inquiry gets a personal reply within the hour.

Light gauge steel frame home, finished modern exterior alongside the exposed steel structural frame
LicenseCA #1149234
Experience22 years in California
TerritoryLA · OC · Ventura
RFI24 hour reply
01 · Wildfire rebuilds

Rebuilding Palisades, Altadena, and Malibu in steel.

Chapter 7A

Non-combustible.
Insurable.
Up in weeks.

Light gauge steel framing is non-combustible and engineered to meet California's Chapter 7A requirements for Wildland-Urban Interface fire zones. For families rebuilding after the fires, that means a home that does not feed the next one, carriers willing to write the policy, and a frame that goes up in weeks, not months.

ESRL handles the structure end to end: engineering, steel supply, and installation under one contract, coordinated with your architect and the city.

Qualifying rebuilds can currently stack city permit fee relief, state all-electric rebuild incentives, and insurer wildfire discounts required by California regulation. Combined, these programs are often worth tens of thousands of dollars, in some cases six figures. We track every one and tell you on the first call which ones you are likely to qualify for.

Rebuilding while the insurance settlement is still in motion? Ask about financing that bridges the structural package.

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Light gauge steel frame home construction for California fire zone rebuild
The ESRL difference

One contractor.
Engineer · Supply · Install.

Most California GCs say they "can do steel frame", and then subcontract to three different vendors. ESRL is all three.

Step I

We engineer
the steel frame.

In-house structural engineering. Stamped drawings. CBC + CRC. Title 24. Chapter 7A fire zone compliance.

No outside engineer. No coordination delay. Faster permits, fewer RFIs.

Step II

We supply
the steel frame.

Galvanized 14-18ga light gauge steel, wall panels, joists, tracks. Prefabricated to spec. ICC-ES listed components, current ESR reports.

Direct procurement. No middleman markup. No supply-chain coordination on your shoulders.

Step III

We install
the steel frame.

Trained ESRL crew, not subcontracted. Frame raised in days. Through to MEP, drywall, finishes.

Same crew. Same standards. Same accountability. Every project.

One contract. One contractor. One person who answers for all of it.

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Have approved plans? Get a number.

Upload your architectural plan set and we will come back with a rough steel frame estimate. No obligation.

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02 · Proof

Numbers, not promises.

On the record
Fire-zone insurance 5 to 20% yearly hardening discounts required by California regulation
Framing schedule 3 to 4 weeks versus 8 to 10 for comparable wood framing
Seismic testing M9.0 laboratory-tested under AISI S100 and ASTM standards
California experience 22 years owner-led · CA License #1149234
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"Not only is Asher a professional and trustworthy person, he really cares about the end result aesthetically and practically. Being a film director, I have been very picky with every detail around my surroundings."

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Steel, without the upfront strain.

The steel structural package can be financed through our independent lending partner, subject to credit approval, so the safer frame does not have to wait. Useful when insurance settlements arrive in stages or when you would rather keep capital invested. Ask about it on your first call.

03 · Inquiry

Build with
the contractor
who answers.

(424) 209-8771
Call the owner info@esrldevelopment.com
Service area · LA · OC · Ventura

Where we build.

ESRL builds light gauge steel frame custom homes and wildfire rebuilds across Los Angeles County, Orange County, and Ventura. A few of the communities we serve:

Los Angeles County Pacific Palisades · Malibu · Calabasas · Bel-Air · Brentwood · Santa Monica · Beverly Hills · Pasadena · Hidden Hills · Woodland Hills · Encino
Orange County Newport Beach · Corona Del Mar · Irvine
Ventura County Ventura · Westlake Village
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