This isn't a cost. It's an investment.
The figures on this page are real and we don't hide them — that's how AE operates. Treat them as planning ranges, not a site-specific quote. Your actual scope and price depend on design, site conditions, materials, and the work each written proposal includes.
When you compare proposals, compare what each includes — the scope, the materials, the exclusions, the warranty terms, and how changes are handled — not just the price tag. A lower total can reflect different scope, so ask each builder to clarify the differences.
AE Pool Builders Phoenix: who builds AE pools, and how to vet any Phoenix pool builder
"AE Pool Builders" refers to AE Outdoor Living's pool-construction team. AE pools are contracted by Advant-Edge Decorative Curbing & Landscaping, Inc., which has served Arizona homeowners since 2005 across Phoenix, Peoria, Scottsdale, and the West Valley. This page covers who builds AE pools, how we build, and the checklist for vetting any Phoenix pool builder before you sign.
Educational estimate, not a quote. Ranges shown are Arizona-market planning estimates. Final pricing depends on site access, size, materials, engineering, drainage, utilities, permits, equipment access, existing conditions, and final scope. Binding pricing is only valid in a written proposal signed by an AE representative.
- AZ ROC 211530 · 347738 · 341002 · 340966
- Arizona-built since 2005
- President, Southwest Hardscapes Association
Who builds AE pools
- AE pools are built by AE Outdoor Living's pool-construction team and contracted by Advant-Edge Decorative Curbing & Landscaping, Inc.
- The contracting entity holds ROC 211530, 340966, 341002, and 347738. Each license has its own classification, so verify which covers your scope at roc.az.gov before signing with AE or any other Phoenix builder.
- Family-owned in Peoria, AZ since 2005 — serving Phoenix, Peoria, Scottsdale, Glendale, Surprise, and the West Valley. Founder David Bell is current President of the Southwest Hardscapes Association (13 years on the board).
- Full outdoor envelope under one accountable team — pool design, engineering, permitting, shotcrete, decking, interior finish, lighting, glass fence, and startup coordinated by a single AE project manager.
- Every AE pool comes with written warranty terms by category — a limited lifetime structural warranty on the AE-built shell (original contracting homeowner; nontransferable unless AE agrees in writing), 2-year AE workmanship on pool tile and water features, and manufacturer terms on the interior finish and equipment — plus the signed 15/25/25/25/10 milestone payment schedule below. Signed documents and exclusions apply.
How AE builds a Phoenix pool (start to finish)
- Design + engineered plans — design drawings or visualizations, the stamped structural plans the permit requires, and material selections locked before dig, as listed in your design agreement.
- Permit + HOA — when the signed scope assigns permitting to AE, AE pulls the permit under its own ROC license rather than asking you to owner-pull. HOA submittals are prepared when the scope includes them; the HOA and city control review timing.
- Excavation, steel, plumbing, and electrical rough — inspected before shotcrete.
- Shotcrete shell, cure, tile, coping, and decking (pavers, travertine, or broom-finish concrete).
- Interior finish (Pebble Tec / Pebble Sheen / polished quartz), acid start, water balance, and equipment startup — with a written turnover packet.
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Documents to require before signing (any Phoenix pool builder)
- Active AZ ROC license number(s) — verify at roc.az.gov. AE's contracting entity: ROC 211530, 340966, 341002, 347738.
- Certificate of insurance (general liability + workers' comp) naming you as additional insured.
- Written milestone payment schedule tied to construction phases — see the AE schedule below.
- Signed workmanship warranty separate from manufacturer warranties (finish, equipment, tile).
- Engineered plans suitable for permitting, with the deliverables listed in the design agreement.
AE pool payment schedule
- 15% at signing
- 25% after excavation
- 25% after steel, plumbing, and shotcrete/gunite
- 25% after decking
- 10% before interior finish
- Each percentage and its contract trigger is itemized in the written agreement. The signing deposit and the final 10% are paid before those phases are finished, so they are not payments for completed work. Your signed agreement controls.
Questions to ask any Phoenix pool builder
- "Who pulls the permit?" — a licensed builder can tell you whose ROC license the permit is pulled under. When permitting is in AE's scope, AE pulls it under its own license.
- "What's your workmanship warranty in writing?" — compare the term for each category (shell, tile, equipment, finish) and the exclusions. AE issues signed warranty terms at turnover.
- "Which crews are employees vs subs, and do the subs carry their own workers' comp?" AZ homeowners are liable for uninsured workers on their property.
- "Show me a signed change-order form." No form = verbal changes = disputes.
- "What's the milestone schedule?" Watch for lump-sum-up-front asks; industry norm is phased draws.
Where AE builds pools
- Phoenix, Peoria, Scottsdale, Glendale, Surprise, Goodyear, Litchfield Park, Waddell, and the greater West Valley.
- Residential new-build pools, spa additions, and full pool + patio + landscape combined builds.
- Commercial pool decks and glass pool fencing under our Sonoran Glass division.
Common questions.
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AE will walk your site, review permit and HOA needs, and include the 15/25/25/25/10 payment schedule in the written proposal before you sign.
Start My Project PlanWhy this is an investment, not a cost.
An AE backyard is engineered to add daily livability and long-term home value. We publish honest ranges and build to code with a licensed and bonded Arizona crew. AE provides project-specific workmanship and manufacturer-warranty information in the signed agreement. Website summaries are for planning only.
- Licensed, bonded & insured in Arizona. ROC 340966 (R-62) · ROC 341002 (R-3) · ROC 347738 (KA-5) · ROC 211530 (CR-21). Most Arizona contracting work valued at $1,000 or more — or requiring a permit — must be performed by a properly licensed contractor, subject to statutory exemptions. Verify the legal entity, license status, and classification with the Arizona Registrar of Contractors.
- Real ranges, itemized scope. You see materials, finishes, equipment models, and a line-item budget before you sign — not a one-line "pool — $90,000."
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