Sightline for Masonry & Concrete

Don't sign a subcontract you haven't really read.

Drop the GC's 40-page subcontract. In about 90 seconds you get a one-page, plain-English risk report — every finding with the exact clause and page, so you can verify it yourself.

No card to try it · Not legal advice · You're always one click from the source language

The problem

The risk in a GC's contract flows downhill — onto you.

Pay-if-paid, no-damages-for-delay, 7-day notice windows, broad indemnity, retainage held until the whole job finishes. Reading it properly means a $300/hour attorney or three days you don't have — so most subs sign it. When one of those clauses fires, it eats the margin on a job already running thin.

How it works

One document in. One report out.

1

Upload the subcontract

PDF or DOCX, up to 150 pages. Scanned copies are OCR'd automatically — every finding keeps its page number.

2

The masonry pack reads it

A risk checklist built for masonry & concrete subs runs against every section — the traps that actually hit your trade.

3

Get a one-page report

Findings grouped by risk, each with a plain-English summary, the exact quote, the page, and a recommended ask. Plus chat to dig deeper.

What it catches

The clauses that quietly cost masonry subs money.

Sightline hunts the same checklist a sharp construction attorney would — surfaced in seconds, in plain English.

High
Pay-if-paid
Your payment conditioned on the owner paying the GC — you carry the owner's credit risk.
High
No damages for delay
GC-caused delays cost you time only, never money — even when they idle your crew.
High
Short notice windows
A 7-day notice trap that silently waives otherwise-valid claims.
High
Broad indemnity
"Caused in part" language that can put the GC's own negligence on your policy.
Med
Retainage & lien waivers
10% held until the whole project finishes; unconditional waivers signed before you're paid.
Med
Backcharges & change orders
Discretionary backcharges, and no pay for extra work without a signed CO first.
What you get

A report you can act on — and verify.

masonry-ncGranite-Ridge-Subcontract.pdf38 pagesReviewed in 84s
High
Pay-if-paid: you're not paid until the owner pays the GC
pay_if_paidp.14 · §7.3
What it means

Your right to payment is conditioned on the GC first being paid by the owner. If the owner never pays — for any reason — the GC can withhold your money.

Exact language
"Receipt of payment by Contractor from Owner shall be a condition precedent to Contractor's obligation to make payment to Subcontractor…"
Page 14 · Section 7.3View in document
Recommended action

Ask to change "condition precedent" to pay-when-paid timing (a reasonable time to pay, not an if).

High
7-day notice or you waive the claim entirely
notice_windowp.31 · §11.2

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Pricing

Pay for what you review.

Start with a free review. Then pick what fits how often the GCs send you paper.

Pay per review
$79 / contract
For the sub who signs a handful of subcontracts a year.
  • Full risk report + every citation
  • Chat-with-document
  • No subscription
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Monthly unlimited
$149 / month
For the busy shop reviewing contracts most weeks.
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Built to be trusted

A risk tool for non-lawyers — honest about what it is.

Citation-first, always

Every finding links to the exact quote and page. Nothing is taken on faith — you verify it in the document.

Not legal advice

Sightline surfaces risk and shows you the language. For anything consequential, your attorney makes the call.

Built for masonry first

The risk checklist is tuned to the traps that hit masonry & concrete subs — not a generic catch-all.

See what's coming before you sign.

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