Plan Seasonal Property Maintenance
Design a service planner for scheduling lawn care, landscaping, and snow removal across changing seasons.
The brief
Understand the problem
Background
Property maintenance rarely follows one simple schedule. Grass grows at different rates, storms create sudden demand, and some work depends on property size or local conditions.
User context
Daniel manages his own home and his parents' nearby property. He wants recurring lawn care in summer and snow clearing only when accumulation reaches an agreed threshold.
Product problem
Customers need a clear way to define service areas, seasonal frequency, and weather-triggered work while understanding how schedule changes affect price and arrival times.
Objective
Design a seasonal maintenance plan that combines recurring and weather-triggered services for more than one property.
What to design
Define the experience
Required experience
- Property setup with service areas and access notes
- Seasonal plan builder with frequency and trigger controls
- Upcoming visit timeline with weather-related status
Screens and states
- Property overview
- Plan builder
- Service calendar
- Visit detail
Core user flow
Follow the critical path
- 01
Daniel adds a property and identifies the areas that need service
- 02
He chooses lawn care frequency and a snow accumulation trigger
- 03
He reviews the seasonal estimate and service terms
- 04
He checks the calendar after a storm changes the schedule
- 05
He confirms completion and reports a missed area
Product rules
Requirements and constraints
Requirements
- Support multiple properties with distinct instructions
- Separate fixed recurring visits from weather-triggered visits
- Show how property size and frequency affect estimated cost
- Communicate schedule changes caused by unsafe weather
- Allow users to pause a plan without deleting its setup
Constraints
- Weather forecasts and accumulation readings can be inaccurate
- Providers group nearby jobs into routes that affect arrival windows
- Some areas may be inaccessible without the customer present
Reality check
States worth considering
Finish line
What to deliver
- Design a responsive plan builder and calendar with a detailed weather delay state.
Optional direction
Visual resources
Use these as a starting constraint if you want one. They are not part of the required solution.
Shadows Into Light Two & Roboto
Clear interface writing gives people the confidence to understand what changed and decide what to do next.
Shadows Into Light Two & Roboto
Clear interface writing gives people the confidence to understand what changed and decide what to do next.