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.
Landscape & Hardscape Partner for Arizona Home Builders.
AE works as a trade partner for Arizona homebuilders, general contractors, and pool builders — production runs, spec and model homes, semi-custom communities, and one-off custom builds. In-house crews, published spec, unit-priced bids, and COIs before mobilization.
- AZ ROC 211530 · 347738 · 341002 · 340966
- Arizona-built since 2005
- President, Southwest Hardscapes Association
Who we partner with
- Production and semi-custom homebuilders across the Valley.
- Custom homebuilders and design-build general contractors.
- Pool builders needing hardscape, decking, glass fencing, or landscape completion.
- Commercial construction companies and GCs on multifamily and mixed-use.
- Developers finishing model complexes, entries, and community amenity areas.
Scopes we carry
- Paver patios, walkways, driveways, and driveway extensions on published base spec.
- Artificial turf on documented base and infill, residential and commercial classes.
- Block, retaining, and seat walls, footings, and grading corrections.
- Drainage design and installation coordinated with the engineered lot grade.
- Landscape lighting and permanent architectural lighting.
- Pools and spas, plus frameless glass pool fencing on core-mount stainless spigots.
- Desert planting, granite, and drip irrigation.
Want a number for your own property?
Tell us the space and we'll come back with a real range for your site — no pressure, no "call for pricing."
How we bid builder work
- Unit-priced schedules for repeat plans so estimators can bid a lot without re-pricing it.
- Line-itemed scope with base depth, material, drainage, and warranty terms written on the proposal.
- Options and upgrade tiers priced up front so sales can sell them without a callback.
- Change orders in writing before work proceeds — no verbal adds.
- Volume pricing that scales with committed lot counts, in the agreement, not in a handshake.
Schedule and site discipline
- Crews scheduled against your build calendar, with mobilization windows agreed in advance.
- Existing grade and drainage release points documented before we start so builder warranty conditions stay intact.
- Post-tension slabs are never drilled without written permission and documented tendon locating.
- Site cleanliness, dust and debris control, and access coordination with other trades.
- Punch walked with your superintendent, corrected, and closed out with as-built spec and warranty registration.
Documentation you'll get
- Certificate of insurance with the additional-insured language your contract requires, before mobilization.
- Arizona ROC license information on file with your compliance team.
- Written spec sheets per scope — base depth, materials, drainage, hardware, and warranty class.
- Closeout package with as-built spec, care instructions, and warranty registration for buyer handoff.
- Homeowner-facing education material so your warranty desk isn't fielding maintenance questions.
Why builders keep calling us back
- David Bell — President, Southwest Hardscapes Association (13 years on board, 15 years involved).
- In-house installation crews on every project — the same people every mobilization.
- 20+ years of Arizona hardscape, turf, pool, and outdoor living construction.
- Tens of thousands of linear feet of glass view fencing installed, including major Valley commercial pool projects.
- Repeat trade relationships with established Arizona pool and outdoor living companies.
- Published spec and published pricing — nothing hidden behind 'call for pricing.'
Common questions.
Send us a plan set.
Share your community, plan set, or lot list and the scopes you need covered. We'll return a unit-priced schedule with spec, insurance documentation, and realistic mobilization windows.
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."
Plan your investment with a designer.
Five minutes, a real range, and no sales pressure. Or vet any Arizona contractor (us included) before you spend a dollar.
Related pages
What homeowners need after closing.
Line-item budgets by phase.
Commercial spec, bid process, and verticals.
Hardscape scopes for commercial projects.
Frameless glass systems and planning ranges.
Leadership, credentials, and association work.
More trade partner questions?
Spec, insurance, scheduling, and closeout — full knowledge base.