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.
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Pay-if-paid, no-damages-for-delay, short notice windows, broad indemnity, retainage held until the whole job finishes, backcharges at the GC's discretion. 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.
PDF or DOCX, up to 150 pages. Scanned copies are OCR'd automatically — every finding keeps its page number.
A risk checklist built for trade subs runs against every section — the traps that actually land on the sub who does the work.
Findings grouped by risk, each with a plain-English summary, the exact quote, the page, and a recommended ask. Plus chat to dig deeper.
Sightline hunts the same checklist a sharp construction attorney would — surfaced in seconds, in plain English.
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, even though your work is done and accepted.
Ask to change "condition precedent" to pay-when-paid timing — a reasonable time to pay, not an "if." Many states limit pay-if-paid; have your attorney confirm yours.
Start with a free review. Then pick what fits how often the GCs send you paper.
Every finding links to the exact quote and page. Nothing is taken on faith — you verify it in the document.
Sightline surfaces risk and shows you the language. For anything consequential, your attorney makes the call.
The risk checklist is tuned to the traps that hit HVAC, electrical, plumbing, drywall and paint subs — not a generic catch-all.
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