5% Community Service Appreciation Discount
5% off an eligible AE project, up to $1,500 total per construction agreement.
AE offers 5% off an eligible project, up to a maximum total discount of $1,500 per construction agreement, for qualifying active-duty military members and veterans, first responders (law enforcement, fire, and EMS), teachers, and nurses.
Request a Project ConsultationMore Than a Discount: Why This Matters to AE
This is a permanent part of how we do business, not a seasonal promotion we roll out when the calendar needs help. It has no end date, no countdown, and no fine-print season. It stays because the reason for it stays.
What we build is, at its core, space for people to slow down. A shaded patio after a run of night shifts. A pool where kids finally wear themselves out. A fire feature where a family lands on a Sunday evening and nobody looks at a phone for an hour. Backyards are where people reconnect, recover, celebrate the milestones worth marking, and spend real time with the people they care about.
Many of the households we design for spend their working lives showing up for other people — often when the work is demanding, urgent, emotionally heavy, or largely unseen. It is not the kind of work that gets applause at the end of a shift. It is the kind that quietly holds a community together while the rest of us go about our week.
Those contributions strengthen the Arizona communities where we live, work, and build. Our crews' kids sit in these classrooms. Our families are cared for in these hospitals. Our neighborhoods are safer because someone answers the call at 2 a.m. We see it from the same side of the street everyone else does, and we would rather acknowledge it plainly than let it go unsaid.
Why we offer this
Service to a community takes different forms, and most of them never get a title. We built this discount around four kinds of work we see over and over in the households we design for — people whose jobs hold something together for everyone else, usually on someone else's schedule.
Military members and veterans commit years to the country, and most carry that same sense of responsibility home with them. First responders — law enforcement, fire, and EMS — step forward at the moment other people need protection or urgent help. Teachers spend their days investing in the next generation. Nurses care for people during some of the most vulnerable hours of their lives.
We appreciate the people whose work strengthens Arizona communities, and a standing discount is one practical, unglamorous way to say so. It is not a campaign and it does not expire — it is simply part of how we price work for these households.
There is also a straightforward connection to what we build. A backyard is where a family reconnects after a long stretch of shifts, where someone recovers, where birthdays and holidays and ordinary evenings happen. Helping make that space possible is squarely aligned with the work we already do, so this is the recognition we are actually positioned to offer.
Plenty of other work serves a community too, and we know it. Naming four groups keeps this benefit clear enough to verify and honor consistently — it is not a ranking of who contributes.
Who it recognizes
4 groups, named plainly, with a word about the work each one does.
Active-duty military members and veterans
Years committed to service, and a sense of responsibility that usually continues long after the uniform.
Years given to service, often with real sacrifice attached and rarely on your own schedule. The discipline that comes out of that service tends not to stop at separation — it shows up in neighborhoods, workplaces, and volunteer rosters long afterward. We notice the continued contribution as much as the service itself.
First responders (law enforcement, fire, and EMS)
The people who move toward an emergency while everyone else is still processing it — law enforcement, fire, and EMS alike.
Law enforcement, fire, and EMS: you answer calls the rest of us hope never come, and you arrive while the situation is still uncertain. The hours are unforgiving and the scenes are not something you get to leave at work. Being the person who steps toward that is a genuine contribution to everyone who lives here.
Teachers
Daily, patient investment in the next generation, well past the hours anyone counts.
Patience, knowledge, and steady care invested in the next generation, well past the hours anyone tracks. Much of the work — the planning, the extra conversation with one student, the thousand small decisions in a day — happens where no one is watching. It shapes this state for decades.
Nurses
Care delivered during the hours when people are least able to advocate for themselves.
Skilled care and steadiness delivered when patients and their families are at their most vulnerable and least able to advocate for themselves. Holding that composure through a long shift, and then doing it again the next day, asks something real of a person.
This appreciation discount is offered by AE Outdoor Living. AE is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by any employer, agency, school, military branch, healthcare organization, or government entity.
A practical way we can say thank you
We are a design and build company, so the meaningful thing we can offer is the thing we actually make: a better outdoor space, for less. Five percent off an eligible project, up to $1,500, is a concrete gesture within our means — and we would rather put a real number on it than post a sentiment.
It is not an attempt to measure, price, or repay what anyone's service is worth. Nothing on a proposal could do that, and we are not going to pretend otherwise. It is simply the practical form our appreciation can take, offered without a deadline attached.
So: thank you. For the shifts, the deployments, the school years, the calls, and the ordinary days in between that nobody claps for. If you decide to build something with us, we will treat your project with the same care you have brought to your own work — and we will be glad you chose us.
Applies to any otherwise eligible AE project or service division. No minimum project amount.
A standing benefit with no seasonal expiration date and no deadline — it remains available after any seasonal enhancement ends.
Eligibility is confirmed during follow-up with your project team. Please do not send documents through this website.
How it works
- Applies to any otherwise eligible AE project or service division. No minimum project amount.
- 5% off the eligible project subtotal, capped at a $1,500 total discount.
- Standing benefit with no seasonal expiration date and no deadline.
- Eligibility verification is required before the written agreement is finalized. Eligibility is confirmed during follow-up — do not send documents through this website.
- One appreciation discount per construction or service agreement.
- No cash, refund, transfer, or unused value, and no retroactive application after the agreement is signed.
- The percentage is calculated on the eligible project subtotal before tax. The signed written agreement controls final eligibility, the included subtotal, and application. Permits, engineering, third-party and pass-through charges, financing charges, and other non-discountable items are excluded from the percentage calculation unless the written agreement expressly says otherwise.
Hypothetical calculation examples
| Hypothetical eligible subtotal | Appreciation discount | Why |
|---|---|---|
| $12,000 | $600 | 5% of the eligible subtotal, below the cap. |
| $30,000 | $1,500 | 5% reaches the $1,500 maximum exactly. |
| $50,000 | $1,500 | Still $1,500 — the cap does not grow with project size. |
These are hypothetical illustrations, not quotes. Your actual eligible subtotal can differ because permits, engineering, third-party and pass-through charges, financing charges, and other non-discountable items are excluded, and the signed written agreement controls final eligibility, the included subtotal, and application.
Combining this with other AE benefits
May be combined with one otherwise eligible current AE offer or the standing design-to-build credit. Seasonal offers cannot be combined with one another.
One seasonal or standing benefit plus the appreciation discount is the maximum on a single agreement. Multiple promotions or credits cannot be stacked.
You can compare the current seasonal project enhancements and the always-available design-to-build credit, then choose the one benefit you prefer alongside this appreciation discount.
Questions we hear most
How much is the discount?
5% off the eligible project subtotal, with a maximum total discount of $1,500 per construction agreement. There is no minimum project amount, and the benefit has no expiration date.
Which projects can it apply to?
Any otherwise eligible AE project or service division — pools and spas, landscape and hardscape, outdoor kitchens and shade structures, permanent lighting, glass fencing, and more. That does not mean every line item qualifies: permits, engineering, third-party and pass-through charges, financing charges, and other non-discountable items are excluded from the percentage calculation unless the signed written agreement expressly says otherwise.
When is eligibility verified?
Eligibility verification is required before the written agreement is finalized, and it is handled during follow-up with your project team. Please do not send documents through this website.
Can it be combined with another AE offer?
Yes — this is the one benefit that can pair with another. It may be combined with one otherwise eligible current AE offer or the standing design-to-build credit. Seasonal offers cannot be combined with one another, and only one appreciation discount applies per agreement.
What if I qualify in more than one category?
One appreciation discount per construction or service agreement. Qualifying in two categories does not double the benefit or raise the cap.
Can it be applied after I sign?
No. There is no retroactive application after the agreement is signed, and the discount carries no cash value, refund, or transferable value.
I don't fit any of these categories — is that a problem?
Not at all. This discount recognizes people whose work serves the community; it is not a comment on anyone who isn't eligible. Being ineligible does not change AE's normal design and scoping process, and the written agreement always controls the materials, scope, and terms of your specific project.
Related pages
- Everything AE builds — pools and spas, landscape and hardscape, outdoor rooms, lighting, and glass.
- Design packages and the design-to-build credit — how a plan becomes a buildable scope.
- Current project enhancements — the seasonal benefit you may pair with this discount.
- Investment ranges by project type — real numbers before you talk to anyone.