Last Updated: September 6, 2026
Welcome to The Common Contractor. These Terms of Use govern your access to and use of TheCommonContractor.com, including its calculators, articles, tools, resources and other content.
By accessing or using this website, you agree to these Terms of Use. If you do not agree with these terms, please do not use the website.
Informational and Educational Purposes
The Common Contractor provides calculators, tools, articles and other resources for general informational and educational purposes.
The information provided on this website is not intended to constitute legal, tax, accounting, financial, insurance, engineering or other professional advice.
You are responsible for evaluating information from this website and determining whether it is appropriate for your particular business, project or circumstances.
Calculators and Estimates
The calculators provided by The Common Contractor are intended to assist with estimating, planning and understanding common contractor business and construction calculations.
Calculator results are estimates based on the information entered by the user and the formulas, assumptions and default values used by the applicable calculator.
Actual costs, quantities, labor requirements, productivity, taxes, insurance costs, material requirements, equipment expenses, overhead, profit, project conditions and other results may differ substantially.
The Common Contractor does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness or suitability of any calculator result for a particular project or business decision.
Users should independently verify important calculations, measurements, quantities and assumptions before relying on them.
No Guarantee of Business or Project Results
The Common Contractor does not guarantee that using any calculator, pricing method, business strategy, article or other resource will result in increased revenue, profitability, successful projects or any other particular outcome.
Every contracting business and construction project is different.
Business results may be affected by factors including pricing, competition, labor productivity, overhead, taxes, insurance, material costs, market conditions, project conditions and management decisions.
User Responsibility
You are responsible for:
- The information you enter into calculators
- Verifying measurements and quantities
- Determining appropriate pricing and markup
- Confirming applicable taxes, insurance costs and labor requirements
- Complying with applicable laws, regulations, permits, codes and licensing requirements
- Obtaining appropriate professional advice when necessary
- Making final business and project decisions
Intellectual Property
Unless otherwise stated, the original content on The Common Contractor—including written content, calculator interfaces, website design elements, graphics and other original materials—is owned by or licensed to The Common Contractor and is protected by applicable intellectual property laws.
You may use the website and its calculators for your own personal or business purposes.
You may not reproduce, republish, sell, redistribute, scrape, systematically copy or commercially exploit substantial portions of the website or its original content without permission.
You may link to pages and resources on The Common Contractor.
Acceptable Use
You agree not to use this website in a manner that:
- Violates applicable law
- Attempts to interfere with the operation or security of the website
- Attempts to gain unauthorized access to the website or related systems
- Uses automated methods to excessively scrape or extract website content
- Introduces malicious code or other harmful technology
- Misrepresents an affiliation with The Common Contractor
Third-Party Links and Services
The Common Contractor may link to third-party websites, products, software or services.
These links are provided for convenience or informational purposes. The Common Contractor does not control third-party websites and is not responsible for their content, availability, privacy practices, terms or services.
Some third-party links may be affiliate links. When applicable, additional disclosures may be provided.
Website Availability and Changes
We may modify, update, remove or discontinue any part of the website, including calculators, articles and other resources, at any time without notice.
We do not guarantee that the website or any particular feature will always be available, uninterrupted or error-free.
Disclaimer of Warranties
The website and its content are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without warranties of any kind, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
The Common Contractor makes no warranty regarding the accuracy, reliability, completeness or suitability of information or calculator results provided through the website.
Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, The Common Contractor and its owners, operators, contributors and service providers will not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, consequential, special or other damages arising from or related to your use of, inability to use, or reliance upon this website, its calculators, tools, articles or other resources.
You use the website and its resources at your own discretion and risk.
Changes to These Terms
These Terms of Use may be updated from time to time.
Changes become effective when posted on this page. The “Last Updated” date may be revised to reflect the most recent update.
Contact
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