Where AE works commercially
- HOA common areas: entry monuments, mailbox plazas, pool decks, ramadas, lighting.
- Multifamily: amenity decks, BBQ pavilions, pet relief areas, turf playgrounds.
- Hospitality: restaurant patios, hotel pool decks, resort-style fire features.
- Civic & schools: shade structures, drought-resilient landscape.
How a commercial scope is built
Every commercial scope is delivered in three documents: a fixed scope letter (what we will do), an engineered drawing set (stamped where required), and a transparent line-item investment. No 'allowances.' No 'TBD.' Change orders only when scope changes — never to recover under-bid items.
Schedule certainty
Commercial projects live and die on schedule. AE provides Gantt-level schedules with weekly milestone updates, and we self-perform every trade we install. We do not subcontract our pavers, lighting, or shade structure scope.
Ongoing maintenance
After installation, AE offers maintenance contracts: paver re-sand, turf brush + infill top-up, lighting cleaning + control updates, and quarterly walks with photo reports. Same crew that built it maintains it.
Authority & community
David Bell, AE's President, is current President of the Southwest Hardscapes Association (15 years involved, 13 on the board). AE is also a founding contributor to the Purposeful Giving Alliance and runs Shop With a Cop, Day of Giving, school backpack drives, and donated full backyards every year. We didn't build a company that gives back. We built a company on giving back.
Frequently asked questions
- Do you self-perform or subcontract?
- We self-perform every trade we install — pavers, lighting, shade structures, turf. We do not subcontract critical scope.
- How do you handle change orders?
- Change orders only when scope actually changes. We do not use them to recover under-bid items. Pricing is line-item and transparent from day one.
- Do you provide ongoing maintenance?
- Yes — paver re-sand, turf brush/infill, lighting cleaning and control updates, with quarterly walks and photo reports. Same crew that built it maintains it.
- What licensing and insurance do you carry?
- Full Arizona ROC license plus general liability and workers comp certificates available on request — required reading before any commercial signing.
Your AE-grade checklist
- 01Define scope at three levels: surface, engineering, maintenance.
- 02Require stamped engineering for any structural element.
- 03Require self-performed crew for critical scope.
- 04Build maintenance into the contract from day one.
- 05Verify ROC license + insurance certificate before signing.