Outdoor Living Contractor in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL

Luxury outdoor living for Ponte Vedra homes, designed in person with you in AutoCAD. We manage every step, from permit to final walkthrough.

Ponte Vedra backyards are built for living outside, but between the coastal sun, salt air, afternoon storms and a stack of HOA and county requirements, getting a pavilion, cabana or outdoor kitchen done right takes more than a good crew. AY Luxury Designs designs and builds custom outdoor living spaces for homeowners in Ponte Vedra Beach (32082) and Ponte Vedra (32081). We handle the design, the HOA paperwork, the permits and the build, so you get less chores and more chill.

AY Luxury Designs LLC · Certified Building Contractor CBC1268168 · Amany Youssef: Registered Building Contractor RB29003947 · Registered Electrical Contractor ER13016631 · Registered Underground Utility & Excavation Contractor RU11066663

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Outdoor Living Services in Ponte Vedra

Every project is custom designed for your lot, your home's architecture and the way you actually use your backyard.

• Pavilions & Cabanas: freestanding or attached shade structures in cedar, pressure-treated lumber or composite, with roofing matched to your home. Add a TV, fireplace or outdoor kitchen underneath.

• Gazebos: attached and detached cedar gazebos, including A-frame gazebos tied into your roofline and solid-roof gazebos combined with screen enclosures.

• Screen Enclosures: pool and patio enclosures that keep bugs and debris out without losing the view, including our expanded-view option and motorized retractable screens.

• Outdoor Kitchens: you choose the layout, brick or stone, appliances and countertops, and we build it to handle Florida heat and humidity.

• Cedar Pergolas: custom pergolas whose lumber is delivered, sanded and stained on site.

• Paver Patios and Paver Pool Decks: pavers, travertine and marble in slip-resistant, durable layouts. We'll work alongside the pool builder of your choice.

• Outdoor Fireplaces, Fire Pits and Water & Fire Features

• All-Season Patio Rooms and Paver Driveways

Why Building in Ponte Vedra Is Different

Finishes chosen for the water. On waterfront properties, we choose materials and finishes for the exposure.

Every permitted structure gets its necessary engineered documents. Gazebos, A-frames, patio extensions, screen enclosures and outdoor kitchens are permanent structures, and Florida's building code sets wind requirements that depend on your exact location. Every permitted structure we build gets its necessary engineered documents, and we pull the permits and pass the inspections that confirm it. County requirements vary, so we confirm exactly what your project needs before we design.

Most Ponte Vedra neighborhoods require architectural approval before work starts. For example, Marsh Landing's Architectural Review Board must approve pergolas and summer kitchens in writing before any work begins. In Sawgrass Players Club, owners need approval from their subassociation's ARB, plus the master Architectural Control Committee when the project needs a county building permit. At The Plantation at Ponte Vedra, exterior improvements go through the Architectural Design Board. Every community's rules are different, and they change. We prepare a neighborhood-specific HOA/ARB package for every client, with scaled site plans, elevations, materials and 3D renderings, so your application is complete the first time.

St. Johns County permits and setbacks apply. St. Johns County requires a building permit for most improvements, and accessory structures generally go through a clearance-sheet review before the building permit. In parts of Ponte Vedra Beach covered by the Ponte Vedra Zoning District, structures like gazebos and covered pool enclosures must stay within the building restriction lines, and protected trees need a county removal permit. We check your parcel's requirements before we design, so there are no surprises later.

Near Florida beaches, the FWC asks for wildlife-friendly lighting that is low, shielded and long-wavelength (amber, orange or red) to help protect nesting sea turtles.

A patio is one of the two most-wanted home features in NAHB's study of home buyers, rated essential or desirable by 86% of buyers.

Who Builds Your Project

AY stands for Amany Youssef, the founder who designs every project with you and stays personally involved through the final walkthrough. Amany came to the United States as a young child, grew up in Jacksonville, graduated from the University of Florida, and earned her Florida building contractor license. When she did, she became the youngest female licensed building contractor in Florida at the time. Today she leads an experienced team of designers, project managers and builders.

Amany is a member of Professional Women in Building, a council of the Northeast Florida Builders Association (NEFBA), and serves as co-chair of its STEM committee. Here in St. Johns County, she speaks regularly to students at Tocoi Creek High School about careers in construction, and AY Luxury Designs takes on Tocoi Creek students as interns.

AY Luxury Designs LLC · Certified Building Contractor CBC1268168 · Amany Youssef: Registered Building Contractor RB29003947 · Registered Electrical Contractor ER13016631 · Registered Underground Utility & Excavation Contractor RU11066663

Our Design-Build Process

1. Design session with Amany. Your project starts at our design studio, where you sit down with founder Amany Youssef and watch your backyard take shape live on screen.

2. Free AutoCAD design and a custom quote. Every project gets to-scale 3D renderings and a fully itemized custom quote, delivered within 24 hours of your initial consultation, so you know exactly what you're getting.

3. In-home design visit. Amany comes to your home for an in-person walkthrough, so we look at the project together where you're most comfortable, finalize the details and choose your colors and finishes.

4. Engineering, HOA and permits handled. We get the necessary engineered documents for every permitted structure, prepare your HOA/ARB package and pull the St. Johns County permits.

5. Build. We can start most projects within two to four weeks. Our crews follow a build process we've refined over many projects, and you get daily updates.

6. The AY Advantage. You hold back the final 5% for seven days after completion, so we can take care of any touch-ups before you sign off.

Financing is available through Synchrony Bank, including 18 months of no-interest financing, and we have other financing options as well.