Author profile
David "Dave" Bell — Owner of AE Outdoor Living
Dave founded AE Outdoor Living in Peoria, Arizona in 2005 and still sets the standard on every job — from first sketch to final walkthrough.
Role and experience
- • Owner of AE Outdoor Living, Peoria, Arizona.
- • Designing and building outdoor environments across Greater Phoenix since 2005.
- • Current president of the Southwest Hardscape Association — 13 years on the board, 15 years involved — advocating for proper training, installation standards, and accountability in the Arizona outdoor-living trade.
- • Active in the Purposeful Giving Alliance and ongoing community and family-rescue work in the West Valley.
Areas of focus
- • Custom pool and spa design-build
- • Paver installation and hardscape standards
- • Desert landscape design-build
- • Whole-yard master planning
- • Drainage, elevations, and shade strategy
- • Integrated outdoor kitchens, fire, lighting, and fencing
Disclosure
Dave owns AE Outdoor Living. Articles he writes or reviews on this site are educational, but AE competes in the Greater Phoenix pool-and-landscape market. Recommendations should be weighed accordingly.