Quick math and phrase checks before you sign.

These tools are educational starting points. Use them to spot obvious cash, schedule, and wording problems, then upload the actual subcontract for a full MillworkShield review.

Review a contract

Retainage calculator

See how much cash is trapped after your scope is done.

Subcontract value

Retainage percent

Days held after scope

Cash held$25,000

Financing cost at 10%/yr$616

Delay exposure estimator

Put a number on flowed-through liquidated damages.

Daily damages

Delay days

Subcontract value

Possible exposure$35,000

Share of subcontract14%

Phrase checker

Paste a clause and match it to the known MillworkShield playbooks.

Contract wording

GC ask tuner

Turn a clause issue into concise negotiation wording.

IssueTone

Can we clean up the Pay-if-paid / pay-when-paid language before signing?

Can we revise the payment clause so approved work is paid within a fixed window and owner nonpayment that is unrelated to our scope does not become our shop's credit risk?

This should keep the paperwork practical while still moving the project forward.

Bring the full document

Calculators catch symptoms. The app reads the subcontract.

MillworkShield checks the actual PDF or DOCX, finds the clause language, and drafts redlines and GC-ready wording around the items you choose to fight.

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