Owners of older, traditionally styled homes across southern Chester County are increasingly steering away from solid six-foot privacy fencing in favor of open, classic picket designs that complement their homes' architecture. J&A Fence recently completed one such project: a white vinyl picket fence with a scalloped rail pattern, installed along the side yard and driveway border of a brick colonial property in Avondale.
J&A Fence, a family-owned fence contractor and retailer based in Avondale, Pennsylvania, has installed residential and commercial fencing across southern Chester County since 2012 under Pennsylvania Attorney General Contractor Registration PA096517. The company holds a 4.9-star rating on Google and was named Best of Chester County for fencing for a fifth consecutive year by Daily Local News readers. All installations are overseen by a Master Installer with more than 25 years of construction experience, who sets the layout and post spacing standards that each crew follows. Its vinyl fencing line is supplied by Country Estate, which J&A Fence describes as the oldest vinyl fence manufacturer in the country, with product built in the United States.
The project sits on a brick colonial property, where the fence defines a side yard and runs along the driveway border without blocking the approach. The property owners chose a four-foot fence line over a taller privacy option, keeping sightlines open the way an older picket fence would, rather than screening the yard entirely. The fence uses J&A Fence's Spartan Scallop style, a picket profile with rounded, scalloped tops instead of flat caps, built with two horizontal rails, top and bottom, for added rigidity. Wide, square posts finished with decorative caps mark the corners and the gate opening, and the pickets are spaced evenly along the run.
Crews color-matched the vinyl to the home's existing white siding and trim, so the new fence reads as part of the house rather than a separate addition against the brick exterior. The single gate was built with a Z-brace frame, a diagonal support board running corner to corner between the top and bottom rails, along with black strap hinges designed to keep the gate from sagging on the latch side. The finished project appears on the company's Google Business Profile alongside other completed installations in the area.
The scalloped picket look is one of several classic profiles J&A Fence offers through its Country Estate vinyl and western red cedar wood lines, alongside taller privacy styles for homeowners who want more separation from neighbors. Company staff say the choice between the two usually comes down to the age and architectural style of the house rather than the size of the yard, since a colonial or Victorian-era home is more likely to call for an open picket line than a solid panel.
Joe Giunta, owner of J&A Fence, said the shift away from solid privacy fencing on older homes is something he has watched build over his years in the business. "Most of the calls we get for a house like this start with someone asking for a straight privacy fence, and by the time we've walked the yard with them, they're usually asking about something more open," Giunta said. "We build every gate with a brace behind the pickets instead of leaning on the hinges alone, because that's the part that fails first when a company cuts corners to save time," he added.
Homeowners can take a look at this and other recent J&A Fence installations. For an on-site estimate on a similar project, the company can be reached at 484-368-2206 or by visiting its showroom on Gap Newport Pike in Avondale.
About J&A Fence
J&A Fence is a family-owned fence contractor and retailer based in Avondale, Pennsylvania, serving Chester County, Pennsylvania, northern Delaware and Cecil County, Maryland since 2012. The company installs aluminum, vinyl, wood and chain link fencing for residential and commercial properties and operates the only fence materials showroom in southern Chester County. J&A Fence holds Pennsylvania Attorney General Contractor Registration PA096517 and was named Best of Chester County for fencing for a fifth consecutive year by Daily Local News readers. More information is available at jafence.com.
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For more information about J&A Fence Inc., contact the company here:
J&A Fence
Joe Giunta
484-368-2206
office@jafence.com
8997 Gap Newport Pike, Avondale, PA 19311
