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Every AE video, organized by what you're actually deciding.

61 owner-produced clips from real Peoria jobsites — no stock footage, no ghost-written scripts. Grouped by topic and linked back to the page that goes deeper.

AE LEDs — permanent lighting

Install, app control, manufacturing, cost, and homeowner takes on year-round permanent lights.

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AE LEDs custom track install — 10-ft base lengths, gutter accommodation — Every track cut to the house: 10-ft base lengths, custom front/back runs, gutter-aware detailing

AE LEDs install — rubber-washer screws, track color matched to the house — Screws with rubber washers stop water penetration; track color is matched to the fascia (or a planned repaint) — no shortcuts on a multi-story install

AE LEDs — powder-coated aluminum roll, bent in-shop, drilled 12" on center — Starts as a roll of powder-coated aluminum (any color, or matched to your trim), bent in our shop, drilled 12" on center — lights custom-made to that spacing

AE LEDs manufacturing — trim brake today, extrusion line next — Custom aluminum track bent in-house on our own brake — ~300 ft/day now, ~4,000 ft/day when the extrusion line comes online

AE LEDs manufacturing — powder-coated aluminum, UL-approved lights, tested pre-ship — Raw aluminum → in-house 10-ft powder-coated tracks (any color) → UL-approved lights → wired, tested, and packaged before it ships to your job

AE LEDs app — individually addressable pixels, mood/warning/collision patterns — Every pixel is individually addressable — build your own palettes, mood scenes, and warning patterns from the app

AE LEDs app — preset scenes, DIY colors, and full holiday scheduling — Speed up or slow down effects, pick presets or build your own colors, and schedule them to auto-turn-on for Thanksgiving, Christmas, or any holiday — even when you're out of town

AE LEDs permanent lighting displaying custom color scenes at night on an Arizona home — How AE LEDs permanent lighting actually reads after dark: custom colors and effect speeds, saved app presets, and DIY palettes for holidays, game days, and accent nights. Available scenes and controls depend on the system approved in your written proposal.

AE LEDs control — Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or manual on/off — Once your AE LEDs are on Wi-Fi you control them from anywhere via the app; Bluetooth works close-range, and you can always fall back to a manual on/off

David Bell — permanent holiday lights, 3 benefits, app-controlled, book now — Year-round use, no ladder every December, weather-resistant low-voltage, app-controlled with 16M color combinations — limited installs before Christmas

AE LEDs installed cost — $27–$35/ft, plus a 10% December pre-Christmas special — Installed permanent-light track runs ~$27–$35/ft depending on roof height and complexity; 10% off if booked before Christmas while installer slots hold

Arizona home with AE LEDs permanent trim lighting in soft-white security mode along the roofline — Permanent trim lighting in soft-white mode reads as everyday security and accent lighting, with holiday colors saved for the season — how most Arizona HOAs review it, subject to your own HOA's rules

Arizona homeowner talking on camera about their permanent Christmas light system — An Arizona homeowner on living with permanent Christmas lights: "100% a great investment — seamless every year. No more tangled boxes or ladder work."

Homeowner testimonial — permanent lights, no ladders, great investment — "I am not handy in the least, and I don't have to hang lights ever. Great investment."

AE LEDs permanent Christmas lighting glowing along an Arizona home's roofline at night — Permanent Christmas lighting installed by AE LEDs in the Phoenix metro — how to request a quote and reserve an install date before the holiday season fills up

Side-by-side comparison of traditional string Christmas lights and permanent AE LEDs trim lighting on a roofline — Permanent trim lighting compared with hanging string lights each December: "Spend two weekends before Thanksgiving on a ladder — or click a button." The same fixture also runs as security and accent lighting year-round.

Permanent holiday lighting switching on across a home's roofline from a phone app instead of a ladder install — Traditional Christmas-light look without climbing a ladder — plus multi-holiday scenes and everyday accent or security lighting from the same permanent fixture

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Landscape lighting

Why lighting is the line item that changes a yard at night.

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Landscape lighting — accents stone, adds security, keeps the yard usable at night — Lighting is the first line item people cut — and the one that changes the yard at night. Accents the stone, adds real security, makes the whole project pop.

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Pools — build quality, equipment, cost

Shotcrete crew, dedicated vacuum line, Pentair equipment pad + app, heat-cool pumps, and honest cost/value.

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Shotcrete crew set-wires — piano-wire grades before the shell goes in — Set wires (same wire used in pianos) run the grade for shotcrete — an extra ~$600 that saves the whole coping run

Owner-GC risk — cheap shotcrete shows up when tile and coping arrive — Save on the shotcrete crew, become the GC — and inherit a coping run that won't sit straight or level

Showroom mini-pool — same shotcrete crew we use at your home — Rebar, then mechanically-applied shotcrete for higher compressive strength — the shell built to last, same crew we send to your home

Dedicated vacuum line — standard on our pools, even with an in-floor system — A dedicated vacuum line ships standard with our pools so you can vacuum without pulling skimmer parts, even alongside in-floor cleaning

Pentair app — heat, cool, lights, cleaner from your phone — Warm the pool from dinner, cool it from the road, let the kids turn on the lights while you're away — all from the Pentair app

Pentair equipment pad — VS pump, cartridge filter, in-floor cleaning, automation — Full Pentair pad on this pool: variable-speed pump, cartridge filter, in-floor cleaning, three-way valves, and IntelliCenter automation with color-changing lights

Full backyard remodel — pool, dog run, Pentair equipment, app automation — Demo the old yard, convert existing turf into a dog run, add a heat-cool pump and Pentair automation

How the heat-cool pump works — heat exchanger, both directions — Like an A/C unit but for pool water — reverses to heat in winter and cool in summer via a heat exchanger, so the pool works year-round

Heat-cool pump — real installed cost and the electrical requirements — Installed around $8–$10k depending on the run: dedicated 60A, load calc for most cities, and full year-round pool use in return

North Peoria — old concrete patio converted to a heat-cool family pool — Demoed the existing patio, put in a family-friendly pool with heat-cool so it works year-round even when it hits 120°F

Project challenges — demo, layout, tree removal, patio cover, heat-cool pump — Real trade-offs on a mid-size yard: shrink pool width, extend sides, remove messy trees, add a patio cover, add heat-cool to extend swim season

Pool value in today's market — inflation, resale, and the right equipment — Pool cost has moved with inflation, and the right pool with the right equipment still moves the house

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Glass pool fence

Glass vs wrought iron — longevity, hardware, and a Peoria upgrade in progress.

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Glass pool fence vs wrought iron — no rust, no repaint, self-close mag latch — Glass looks better, doesn't rust or need repainting, and comes standard with self-closing / self-latching magnetic gate hardware — a fence you keep

Peoria pool build — glass fence upgrade instead of wrought iron — Homeowner upgraded from planned wrought iron to a glass pool fence — keeps the yard open, and pre-set now so the dog can still use the yard during the build

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Pergolas & patio covers

500 sq ft shade impact, ~$100k premium builds, and fully permitted additions.

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500 sq ft patio cover — real house-cooling impact on a southwest exposure — A 500 sq ft patio cover on a southwest exposure dropped indoor cooling load more than the homeowners expected

Owner on a ~$100k patio project — where premium materials actually go — Screws not nails, commercial-grade MC cable instead of Romex, rebar fountain shells, premium travertine — where the money goes

Patio cover addition — fully permitted, 4 columns 3-ft deep grouted, tongue-and-groove ceiling — Existing 14×10 patio extended with a fully permitted cover: 4 columns 3-ft deep and 3-ft wide (solid grouted), rough-sawn tongue-and-groove ceiling, low-voltage lights, ceiling fans, extra outlets

Phoenix small-yard remodel — 500 sq ft patio cover, kitchen, water feature — Small yard, still functional: 500 sq ft patio cover for real house-cooling, stone columns, low-voltage lighting, turf, water feature (in place of a pool), full outdoor kitchen and bar

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Materials & showroom

Faux vs natural stone, polymeric joint sand, and why in-person material selection matters.

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Showroom walkthrough — one inclusive place to pick every material — Stone, tile, pavers, pool equipment, BBQ appliances — one appointment, no running to 15 suppliers

Showroom CTA — one place for every material in your project — Stop driving to 15 suppliers — touch, feel, and pick every material in one outdoor design center. Book a consultation below.

Why we insist on seeing material in person — the silver-vs-marble story — "He said 'that's the silver.' It wasn't — it was marble. Photos lie. That's why the showroom exists."

Don't spend $70–$100k and regret the material — book a showroom appointment — The regret you can't undo is picking a stone from a photo. Schedule an in-person materials appointment.

What faux stone is — and why pigment can fade or reveal damage — Manufactured/cultured stone is pigmented; over time it can fade or show damage where natural stone wouldn't

Why we recommend natural stone around pools and water features — Faux stone can look great and we install it — but natural stone holds up better in the elements around water

Natural stone — real color blend on-site — That blend of colors is what makes a natural-stone wall read right once it's installed

Showroom natural stone — bigger sample so color variation reads right — Small chips lie about natural stone; a bigger on-site sample is the only way to read the true color spread

Showroom splash pad + pond — National Pool Tile, Noble Tile, Rain Deck partners — Full splash pad + pond loop recirculates back through the pool — coping, tile, and splash surfacing supplied by our vendor partners

Outdoor showroom walkthrough — fountain, pavers, shade, sound, vendor partners — Trenched water lines, patio cover + shade over pool/splash pad, full outdoor sound — built with Rain Deck, Pentair, National Pool Tile, Emperor Concrete, ANS Tile, RWC partners

Owner walkthrough — outdoor showroom becoming a multi-purpose events space — Pool, splash pad, kitchen, fireplace, splash — planned as an event space for customers, employees, and charity days

Vision — realtor networking, filming, and community events at the showroom — Realtor networking Saturdays, filming backdrop for partners, and a sponsor banner going on the outdoor wall

Showroom — outdoor display and Pentair training events for homeowners — Peoria showroom becomes a Pentair training space so homeowners can learn their own pool equipment and catch problems before they get expensive

Outdoor showroom build-out — 70×70 one-stop design area — 70×70 outdoor design area under construction — stone/tile samples, BBQs, fireplaces, smokers, patio covers, pond, and pool all on display so you can pick materials in one place

Polymeric joint sand — flexible, locks in place, won't wash out — Not grout — polymeric joint sand flexes with movement and won't wash out under a hose the way silica or mortar sand does

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Water features

Fountains built like pools — cemented base, skimmer, chlorinator, lighting.

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Water feature done right — cemented base, skimmer, pump, chlorinator, lighting — Fountains we build get a cemented base, full skimmer/pump/filter loop, automatic chlorinator, and color-changing basin + accent lighting

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Putting greens

Contoured design-build with lit cups and chipping approaches.

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Putting green with 70-yard chipping pad and cups that light up at night — Contoured green (not flat), 70-yard chipping approach, lit cups for after-dark play

Putting green — real design-build in the field, not paper-perfect — Putting greens are design-build — the same crew builds the elevations on site so contours read right instead of forcing a paper plan

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The company & giving back

Company overview, cost lessons, facility tour, jobsite culture, and the giving-back story.

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David Bell on why to hire an established outdoor-living company — 20 years in Peoria, 80+ combined years in the field — and why HGTV timelines aren't real

David Bell — AE Pools & Landscape, AE LEDs, Sonoran Glass overview — One family-owned Peoria company across pools, hardscape, glass fencing, and permanent lights

David Bell on estimating hard costs and the most rewarding part of the work — "That $18k plumbing job that came in at $30k — that's not the homeowner's fault, that's my lesson"

AE facility tour — 1.5-acre yard, light-build shop, tempered glass and hardware storage — 1.5-acre Peoria facility: light-system build shop with brakes, in-house tempered glass and pool-fence hardware — vertically integrated so jobs move faster

Jobsite banter — moving an 800-lb boulder (10 basketballs worth) — Real-jobsite AE culture — sizing up an ~800–1,000 lb boulder in basketball units before rigging it. Crews that laugh together lift together.

David Bell — the near-death story behind why giving back is the point — "Doctors told me I was here for a reason. Giving back to the community that took care of us — that is the reason."

Liberty High School Coop preschool — donated play area (sandbox, garden, turf) — Peoria's Liberty High Coop preschool — donating a sandbox, garden, and turf play area for the students who teach the kids

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