Well, that and this drawing by his then-10-year-old son, Joe.

The name CJ's itself, stands for the initials of it's two partners, Chuck & his son Joe. Chuck started the company over 20 years ago, with a lot of help and support from his wife, Kathy. Their son Joe, was only about 10 years old when the business began, but he often helped his dad with a variety of jobs. Now (many years later) Joe and Chuck work full-time together designing, creating, building, and installing gates, fencing, and custom hand-rails, with some billing and admin help from Kathy.

Everything about CJ's is built on family--

right down to the name.