Cal Steel Group is the light gauge steel, modular & structural production arm of TESH Group
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Light Gauge Steel & Modular · A TESH Group Company

Fabricate. Panelize. Modularize.
Deliver. Erect.

Light-gauge steel framing and volumetric modular units for single-family and multi-unit projects, built in our shop, raised on your site.

Van Nuys, CA · Tecate, BC
34.0°N · LA City Approved

Fire rebuild experts

Complete panelized wall system, delivered and erected.

We carry it through framing inspection, or deliver the engineered kit for your own crew. Built for the Palisades, Malibu, and Altadena rebuild pipeline.

Core capabilities

Three production lines. One steel platform.

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Panelized light gauge steel wall and floor panels arriving by flatbed with crane and crew at a jobsite

Light Gauge Steel (LGS)

Our core. Load-bearing LGS framing and panelized wall, floor, and roof systems, roll-formed in-house from master coil and engineered as a digital twin before a single panel ships.

  • BIM-engineered, panelized off-site: up to 50% less field labor
  • Non-combustible framing for fire zones
  • Single & multi-family, ADUs & infill
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Crane setting volumetric modular units on a multifamily project, built in collaboration with ABS

Modular & Volumetric

Whole rooms, built in our factory and set on your foundation in days: complete volumetric modules with floors, walls, MEP, and finishes, for single-family homes and larger volumetric projects.

  • Panelized and volumetric construction
  • Modular housing, classrooms, offices
  • Master coil to finished modular box
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Aerial of the red-oxide structural steel frame going up at 777 Ocampo, a crane setting a beam as ironworkers frame the level

Structural Steel · Support

The force multiplier. In-house structural steel and engineering for when projects go higher or need lateral and seismic reinforcement, the backbone behind our LGS builds.

  • Lateral & seismic reinforcement
  • AWS D1.1 certified welding & BIM detailing
  • Shop fabrication & field steel erection
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One company. One platform.

The steel and modular engine inside a vertically integrated housing platform.

Cal Steel Group is one of five operating companies coordinated by TESH Group. We own the production layer: light gauge steel, panelized systems, complete volumetric modular units, and the structural steel that reinforces them, so design, fabrication, and field execution stay connected under one accountable platform.

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NAXA Design
Design, engineering & permitting
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Lytemods
Homes, ADUs & residential products
03 · You are here
Cal Steel Group
Light gauge steel, modular & structural
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ADU Concepts
Single & multifamily ADU deployment
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Cal Retrofit
Retrofit, compliance & repair
In-house engineering & services

The detailing, coordination, and metals around your steel.

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Structural Detailing

Shop and erection drawings, connection design, and fabrication-ready models for every member.

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BIM & Coordination

3D coordination across trades in Vertex BD, Revit, and AutoCAD before any steel is cut.

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Value Engineering

Member sizing, system selection, and constructability reviews that protect budget and schedule.

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Miscellaneous Metals

Stairs, railings, embeds, ladders, and plate work fabricated alongside the primary structure.

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Solar Racking Systems

Roof and ground-mount steel racking fabricated to engineered solar layouts.

Owned off-site fabrication
Master coil to finished frame

We don't buy the steel.We make it. Steel, sheathing, shear.Inspection-ready. You stay in front.We stay behind you.

From master coil to a finished frame, and a finished modular unit, under one roof. Steel is slit, roll-formed, panelized, and assembled in our own facility, from single homes to volumetric modular.

  • 100,000 SFVan Nuys facility
  • Two CA plantsVan Nuys + Tecate
  • Coil to panelIn-house quality control
Light gauge steel wall panels loaded for delivery beside a volumetric modular unit inside the Cal Steel fabrication facility

The entire framing package comes off our own line: light gauge and structural steel, sheathing, and shear. We know what it takes to pass a framing inspection, so you can hand us the frame.

In our facility · master coil to panel

A master steel coil loaded on the decoiler at the Cal Steel plant
01Master coil
Steel coil being slit into strips on the slitting line
02Slit to width
The Pinnacle X10 roll-forming line running steel on the Cal Steel factory floor
03Roll-formed on our X10 line
Panelized light gauge steel walls and floors laid out and built in the shop
04Panelized in-shop

On your site · delivery to finished frame

A crane and flatbed delivering a panelized light gauge steel kit to a jobsite
05Delivered as a kit
Structural steel beams and light gauge steel floor framing set on site, with a mobile crane working below
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The steel floor structure rising over the basement at 777 Ocampo
07Structure rises
A completed multi-story light gauge steel frame in a Los Angeles neighborhood
08Finished frame
Certified & code-recognized

Approved, listed, and built to standard.

AWS D1.1
Certified structural steel welding by qualified ironworkers.
AISI S240 / S100
Cold-formed steel framing engineered to the governing standards.
ICC-ES listed
Code-recognized light gauge steel components per the California Building Code.
LA City Approved
Approved fabricator and erector of steel and modular systems.
For Builders & General Contractors
Builder & GC support

Your ground-up partner, so you stay the GC your client hired.

General contractors and builders across Pacific Palisades, Malibu, Altadena, and other fire rebuild and infill markets are hitting the same wall: qualified steel, light gauge steel framing, and ground-up capacity is hardest to find right when demand is highest.

Cal Steel steps in as your subcontractor and ground-up partner, planning through an approved framing inspection. From there, the job is back in your hands. You bring in MEPs and finishes, deliver on what you promised your client, and keep the relationship, the brand, and the credit.

Aerial view of a crew craning a panelized light gauge steel wall panel into place on a ground-up jobsite
Footings, formwork, rebar, and structural steel columns set on a ground-up residential foundation
Foundation and structural steel
Concrete substructure walls and light gauge steel framing on a below-grade level, with crews working in the pit
Substructure and LGS framing
A boom crane and flatbed delivering panelized light gauge steel to a foothill jobsite, with the San Gabriel mountains behind
Panelized delivery to site
A multi-story residence framed in light gauge steel, seen from above in a Los Angeles neighborhood
Completed light gauge steel frame

You stay the builder of record and the face of the client relationship. We deliver the ground-up scope behind you, planning through framing sign-off.

Phase 01 · Site & Substructure

  • Earthwork and grading
  • Foundation preparation and installation
  • Underground plumbing rough-in

Phase 02 · Structural Frame

  • Structural and light gauge steel framing
  • Floor and roof sheathing
  • Full prep through framing inspection

A clean scope split. We work behind you, not in front of you.

Cal Steel delivers

  • Pre-construction planning and scope coordination
  • Earthwork, grading, and foundation installation
  • Underground plumbing rough-in
  • Structural and light gauge steel framing through inspection sign-off

You stay in control of

  • The client relationship and communication
  • Your brand and your name on the job
  • MEPs, finishes, and final delivery
  • Project oversight and schedule control
Who we build for

A qualified steel and modular partner across California.

Cal Steel Group supports builders, general contractors, developers, and the TESH Group platform with light gauge steel, panelized, and modular capability, reinforced by in-house structural steel, from single projects to repeatable housing programs.

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Builders & General Contractors
Light gauge steel, panelized, and modular support for outside GCs, with structural steel when projects go higher.
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Developers & Infill
Steel systems and modular for infill, multifamily, and density-adding housing.
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Fire Rebuild & Custom Homes
Non-combustible LGS framing and resilient steel, proven on rebuilds in Palisades and Altadena.
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Commercial & Institutional
Hotels, hospitals, schools, and office buildings.
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Affordable & Public-Sector
Repeatable, scalable steel and modular systems for housing programs.
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Solar & Specialty
Commercial solar racking and miscellaneous metal fabrication.
Build with the LGS platform

Have plans? Submit them and we'll frame it, or bring us in to your GC.