The AE Design Tool is built and operated by AE Outdoor Living, a family-owned Arizona outdoor living contractor working across the Phoenix Valley since 2005. Everything below is published on our main site so you can verify it before you talk to anyone.
Licensed, bonded, and insured. License status can be verified directly with the Arizona Registrar of Contractors. Licensing & insurance on aeoutdoorliving.com
Belgard Master Craftsman and Belgard Authorized Contractor — installation standards for pavers, walls, and hardscape systems.
David Bell — President, Southwest Hardscapes Association.
Questions about licensing, scope, or whether your project is buildable? Reach the AE team directly.
Verified case studies from AE’s published project library — actual scope, investment, and schedule. Some project names and locations are generalized to respect client privacy. Photos and the full record live on the main AE Outdoor Living site.
A full resort backyard on a Paradise Valley acre lot — pool, raised spa, outdoor kitchen, cedar shade pergola, fire bowls, and integrated lighting. One AE team from demo to final walkthrough.
A complete backyard resort behind a Blackstone golf-course estate — geometric pool, raised spa, full travertine deck, frameless glass, fire bowls, and a layered nighttime lighting plan.
A quiet, view-preserving pool and spa in Silverleaf with natural stone decking, frameless glass perimeter, and architectural-grade landscape lighting.
A ground-up backyard on a Desert Mountain golf lot — pool, spa, kitchen, pergola, and putting turf, sequenced to read into the Continental Mountain view corridor.
A full Estrella backyard remodel built for the way the family actually lives outside — pool, spa, waterfalls, shade pergola, fireplace, gazebo, and a turf-and-paver checkerboard.
Freestanding pergola sized to a Troon North view corridor — paver patio, low-glare lighting, and boulder integration that lets the desert lead.
Every project shown represents real AE Outdoor Living work. Each case study identifies the services AE performed or coordinated based on available project records. See the full project library →
Licensing, credentials, and how the AI concept relates to a real AE design.
