Question 1

What is a preliminary notice?

Accepted Answer

A preliminary notice tells the owner, lender, and/or other project parties that you are furnishing labor or materials on a job. Sending one may preserve payment-rights options, but the requirements vary by state and project.

Question 2

When is a preliminary notice due?

Accepted Answer

Deadlines are jurisdiction- and project-specific. A notice may be due early in the job or within a defined window tied to your first furnishing date or another project event. Rivetwrit helps track the applicable date, but you must confirm the rule for your job.

Question 3

What does a mechanics lien protect?

Accepted Answer

A mechanics lien can preserve a claim against an improved property for unpaid qualifying work or materials. It is not a guarantee of payment and does not replace following the required filing and service rules.

Question 4

When should I file a mechanics lien?

Accepted Answer

Filing windows vary by state and often run from milestones such as your last furnishing date or project completion. File before the applicable deadline and verify the state-specific requirements for your project.

Question 5

Who is Rivetwrit for?

Accepted Answer

Rivetwrit is built for small construction subcontractors and small crews that need a simpler way to organize project parties, deadlines, reminders, documents, and contract questions without adding another complicated system to the day.

Question 6

How do email reminders work?

Accepted Answer

Rivetwrit uses your job dates and deadline settings to send timely email prompts, so you can act before a notice or lien window becomes urgent. It does not file or serve documents for you.

Question 7

What is included in Solo?

Accepted Answer

Solo helps you track notice, lien, and payment deadlines; get reminders; generate job-ready documents; and keep project parties and dates together in one place.

Question 8

What is included in Pro?

Accepted Answer

Pro includes everything in Solo, plus subcontract-term review, plain-language findings, and negotiation letters to help you prepare for the next conversation about your contract.

Question 9

What does the subcontract review check?

Accepted Answer

The review checks for pay-if-paid language, broad indemnification, and no-damages-for-delay clauses. Results are for issue-spotting and conversation preparation, not a legal opinion or a replacement for advice from a licensed attorney.

Question 10

How do generated PDFs work?

Accepted Answer

Rivetwrit turns the job and document details you capture into downloadable PDFs that you can review and use for the next step. You remain responsible for accuracy, state-specific requirements, filing, and service.

Know what to watch before the deadline is close.