--- title: "The Proposal Process — Weston Ivy League" url: https://westonivyleague.com/proposal description: "How a Weston Ivy League proposal works: paid on-site survey, fixed-price written scope, 7-day signing window, and a 30-day return visit." lang: en --- Instagram — @westonivyleague: https://www.instagram.com/westonivyleague/ Facebook — Weston Ivy League: https://www.facebook.com/westonivyleague/ § THE PROPOSAL WHAT HIRING ME LOOKS LIKE # The proposal process. From your first photos to my 30-day return visit. PAID SURVEY · FIXED-PRICE SCOPE · 30-DAY RETURN VISIT § I · HOW IT WORKS SIX STEPS, START TO FINISH ## A fixed-price proposal, scoped to what's actually on your property. Every project follows the same six-step engagement. I read your submission, survey the property, write a fixed-price proposal, schedule the work, do the removal, and come back in 30 days. No open-ended "we'll see when we get there." Disposal and haul-away are part of the approved scope. The mechanics below are how the work actually moves from your first message to the final walk-through. § II · THE ENGAGEMENT STEP BY STEP ## What hiring me looks like. I ### Tell me about your property You submit the form on the homepage with photos of the worst spots and a short description of what you're seeing. I read every submission personally. If it's a fit, I send a private link to schedule your Poison Ivy Survey. If it's not, I tell you that too. II ### The Survey You book a 60-minute on-site survey. The survey is a field assessment: I walk the property, identify the active poison ivy zones I document, photograph what I find, and build the scope of the work. When conditions allow, I mark the active zones with non-toxic UV tracer dye and walk the property with you under UV light. The map, photos, and fixed-price proposal are always part of the deliverable. III ### Property map & proposal After the survey, you receive a custom property map showing the active zones I identified and documented during the survey, along with a fixed-price proposal scoped to exactly that documented scope. The map is yours to keep whether or not you book the removal. IV ### Approve & sign Proposals are valid for 7 days from delivery. Poison ivy grows fast — the 7-day window keeps the scope I documented aligned with the scope I would actually be pulling. V ### Removal work Removal is scheduled after signing, weather and project sequencing permitting. Project length is set in the proposal — most are a single day on-site, with larger projects scoped accordingly. I document the work with before/after photos. Debris is hand-pulled, bagged, and hauled away as part of the approved scope, usually the same day on single-day projects. VI ### 30-day return visit Around day 30, I reach out to schedule the return visit. I inspect the cleared zones and pull regrowth from missed roots. Not fine print. A scheduled visit. § III · THE 30-DAY RETURN VISIT REGROWTH POLICY ## The 30-Day Return Visit: Regrowth vs. Reseeding. The **30-day return visit** covers anything that regrows from a root I missed in a cleared zone. If you see poison ivy in an area I treated, I come back and pull it. What it doesn't cover: new poison ivy that arrives after the work. Birds eat poison ivy berries year-round and deposit seeds across property lines. A new seedling that sprouts six weeks after my visit isn't a missed root — it's a new plant. That's the difference between regrowth and reseeding, and it's why ongoing management matters more than promises of permanent removal. For the full biological reasons poison ivy comes back, see the hand-pulling case (https://westonivyleague.com/hand-pulling). § IV · IF THE PROPOSAL EXPIRES AFTER 7 DAYS ## What happens if you sign late. After 7 days, the proposal no longer holds. Poison ivy grows fast enough that a proposal written today may not match the property three weeks from now. If you sign after the 7-day window, the property needs a fresh survey before work begins so the scope I documented matches the scope I'm actually going to pull. This isn't a sales tactic. It's the only honest way to scope work on a plant that doubles in size between scoping and removal. § V · FREQUENTLY ASKED DIRECT ANSWERS ## Frequently asked. - 01. When does the work start? - 02. Do I need to be home for the work? - 03. What if I need to reschedule? - 04. What forms of payment do you accept? § NEXT REQUEST A SURVEY ## Tell me about your poison ivy. Browse the Poison Ivy Survey (https://westonivyleague.com/uv-survey), or request a survey (https://westonivyleague.com/contact). Service area (https://westonivyleague.com/service-area): Weston (https://westonivyleague.com/weston-ma) primary; Lincoln, Wayland, Sudbury, and Wellesley case by case. 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Larger projects may be scheduled further out depending on the season." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "Do I need to be home for the work?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "No. Most homeowners aren't present during removal. I send before/after photos when the job is done, and you have the property map and proposal scope to verify what was cleared." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What if I need to reschedule?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Reach out as early as you can. I'll work with you on rescheduling, especially during the busy May–October season when the calendar fills up." } }, { "@type": "Question", "name": "What forms of payment do you accept?", "acceptedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "Check, bank transfer, or major credit card. Specifics are noted in the signed proposal." } } ] } ] ```