/* Dylan's Plumbing Co. — Bluebird wireframe, plumbing brand.
   Palette lifted from recon (navy #0B2432, orange #ED833C, light blue #87D4ED),
   Montserrat headings + Inter body per recon/wireframe.md. */

:root {
  --navy: #2E2E2E;
  --navy-2: #12374c;
  --orange: #F9D042;
  --orange-2: #d96e28;
  --sky: #E0EEFF;
  --ink: #303030;
  --muted: #5F6570;
  --line: #E2E5E9;
  --tint: #F4F5F7;
  --white: #fff;
  --radius: 14px;
  --shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(17, 17, 17, 0.12);
  --shadow-sm: 0 4px 14px rgba(17, 17, 17, 0.09);
  --font-head: "Inter", system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif;
  --font-body: "Inter", system-ui, sans-serif;
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body { font-family: var(--font-body); color: var(--ink); line-height: 1.65; background: var(--white); font-size: 16.5px; }
img, svg, iframe { max-width: 100%; }
a { color: var(--navy-2); }

h1, h2, h3, .btn, .logo { font-family: var(--font-head); }
h1 { font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.2vw, 3.1rem); line-height: 1.12; font-weight: 800; color: var(--navy); letter-spacing: -0.5px; }
h2 { font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.8vw, 2.15rem); line-height: 1.18; font-weight: 800; color: var(--navy); letter-spacing: -0.3px; margin-bottom: 0.6em; }
h3 { font-size: 1.12rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--navy); }

.wrap { max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; padding: 0 22px; }
.wrap-narrow { max-width: 840px; }
.section { padding: 78px 0; }
.section-tint { background: var(--tint); }
.section-dark { background: linear-gradient(150deg, var(--navy) 0%, var(--navy-2) 100%); }
.section-dark h2, .section-dark p { color: var(--white); }
.muted { color: var(--muted); }
.skip { position: absolute; left: -999px; }
.skip:focus { left: 12px; top: 12px; background: var(--white); padding: 8px 14px; z-index: 99; }

.kicker {
  display: inline-block; font-family: var(--font-head); font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.78rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--orange);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.section-dark .kicker { color: var(--sky); }

/* icons */
.ic { width: 22px; height: 22px; flex: 0 0 auto; }

/* buttons */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px; font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.95rem;
  padding: 13px 24px; border-radius: 999px; text-decoration: none; border: 2px solid transparent;
  cursor: pointer; transition: transform 0.15s ease, box-shadow 0.15s ease, background 0.15s ease;
}
.btn:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); }
.btn-cta { background: var(--orange); color: var(--white); }
.btn-cta:hover { background: var(--orange-2); }
.btn-ghost { border-color: var(--navy); color: var(--navy); background: transparent; }
.hero .btn-ghost, .page-head .btn-ghost { border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65); color: var(--white); }
.btn-light { background: var(--white); color: var(--navy); }
.btn-lg { padding: 16px 30px; font-size: 1.05rem; }
.btn-block { width: 100%; justify-content: center; }

/* ---------------- header ---------------- */
.site-header {
  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 50; background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.94);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.header-in { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 26px; height: 76px; }
.logo { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 9px; text-decoration: none; font-size: 1.3rem; font-weight: 800; color: var(--navy); }
.logo b { color: var(--orange); font-weight: 800; }
.logo-ic { width: 30px; height: 30px; color: var(--orange); }
.logo-light { color: var(--white); }

.nav { margin-left: auto; }
.nav ul { display: flex; gap: 4px; list-style: none; }
.nav a { display: block; padding: 10px 13px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.94rem; color: var(--navy); border-radius: 8px; white-space: nowrap; }
.nav a:hover { background: var(--tint); color: var(--orange-2); }
.has-sub { position: relative; }
.has-sub > a::after { content: " ▾"; font-size: 0.7em; }
.sub {
  position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 0; min-width: 280px; background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 12px; box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  padding: 8px; display: none !important; flex-direction: column; gap: 0;
}
.has-sub:hover .sub, .has-sub:focus-within .sub { display: flex !important; }
.sub a { padding: 9px 12px; font-weight: 500; }

.header-phone { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; font-weight: 700; color: var(--navy); text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.95rem; }
.header-phone .ic { color: var(--orange); }
.nav-toggle { display: none; background: none; border: 0; cursor: pointer; }
.nav-toggle span { display: block; width: 24px; height: 3px; background: var(--navy); margin: 5px 0; border-radius: 2px; }

/* ---------------- hero ---------------- */
.hero {
  background:
    radial-gradient(900px 420px at 85% -10%, rgba(135, 212, 237, 0.28), transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(160deg, var(--navy) 0%, var(--navy-2) 62%, #16455f 100%);
  padding: 84px 0 92px;
}
.hero-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.15fr 0.85fr; gap: 56px; align-items: center; }
.hero-copy h1 { color: var(--white); margin: 6px 0 18px; }
.hero-sub { font-size: 1.1rem; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85); max-width: 56ch; }
.page-head .hero-sub, .page-head h1 { color: inherit; }
.hero-ctas { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px; margin: 26px 0 30px; }
.badge-row { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px 22px; list-style: none; }
.badge-row li { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 7px; font-size: 0.88rem; font-weight: 600; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9); }
.badge-row .ic { width: 17px; height: 17px; color: var(--sky); }
.badge-dark li { color: var(--navy); }
.badge-dark .ic { color: var(--orange); }

/* estimate form card (Bluebird 5-field card) */
.form-card {
  background: var(--white); border-radius: var(--radius); box-shadow: var(--shadow);
  padding: 30px 28px 26px; border-top: 5px solid var(--orange);
}
.form-kicker { font-family: var(--font-head); font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.75rem; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--orange); }
.form-title { font-size: 1.45rem; margin: 4px 0 16px; }
.form-card label { display: block; font-size: 0.82rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--muted); margin-bottom: 12px; }
.form-card input, .form-card textarea {
  display: block; width: 100%; margin-top: 5px; padding: 11px 13px; font: inherit;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--line); border-radius: 9px; background: #fbfdfe;
}
.form-card input:focus, .form-card textarea:focus { outline: 2px solid var(--sky); border-color: var(--sky); }
.form-note { font-size: 0.8rem; color: var(--muted); text-align: center; margin-top: 10px; }

/* ---------------- page head (interior heroes) ---------------- */
.page-head {
  background:
    radial-gradient(700px 300px at 90% -20%, rgba(135, 212, 237, 0.25), transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(160deg, var(--navy), var(--navy-2));
  padding: 72px 0;
}
.page-head h1 { color: var(--white); margin: 6px 0 14px; }
.page-head .hero-sub { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85); }

/* breadcrumbs */
.crumbs { font-size: 0.85rem; color: var(--muted); padding-top: 18px; }
.crumbs a { color: var(--muted); }

/* ---------------- cards ---------------- */
.card-grid { display: grid; gap: 22px; }
.cols-3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
.cols-4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }

.svc-card, .benefit-card, .offer-card, .team-card {
  background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 26px 24px; box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); text-decoration: none;
  transition: transform 0.18s ease, box-shadow 0.18s ease, border-color 0.18s ease;
}
.svc-card:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); box-shadow: var(--shadow); border-color: var(--sky); }
.svc-card .ic, .benefit-card .ic { width: 40px; height: 40px; color: var(--orange); margin-bottom: 14px; }
.svc-card h3, .benefit-card h3 { margin-bottom: 8px; }
.svc-card p, .benefit-card p, .offer-card p { font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--muted); }
.link-more { display: inline-block; margin-top: 12px; font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.88rem; color: var(--orange-2); }

.offer-card { border-top: 5px solid var(--orange); text-align: left; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; }
.offer-card .btn { align-self: flex-start; margin-top: auto; }

.team-card { text-align: center; }
.team-photo { margin: 0 auto 14px; }

/* ---------------- why / two-col ---------------- */
.why-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.1fr 0.9fr; gap: 52px; align-items: center; }
.why-list { list-style: none; display: grid; gap: 20px; margin-top: 22px; }
.why-list li { display: flex; gap: 14px; }
.why-list .ic { color: var(--orange); margin-top: 4px; }
.why-list p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.94rem; }

.check-list { list-style: none; display: grid; gap: 12px; margin: 18px 0; }
.check-list li { display: flex; gap: 11px; align-items: flex-start; font-weight: 500; }
.check-list .ic { color: var(--orange); margin-top: 3px; width: 19px; height: 19px; }
.inline-cta { margin-top: 18px; font-weight: 600; }
.inline-cta a { color: var(--orange-2); }

/* ---------------- photo & widget placeholders ---------------- */
.photo-ph, .map-ph {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 8px;
  background:
    repeating-linear-gradient(45deg, rgba(135, 212, 237, 0.12) 0 14px, rgba(135, 212, 237, 0.22) 14px 28px),
    linear-gradient(160deg, #eaf5fa, #d8ecf5);
  border: 2px dashed rgba(11, 36, 50, 0.25); border-radius: var(--radius);
  color: var(--navy-2); font-weight: 700; font-family: var(--font-head); text-align: center;
  min-height: 300px; padding: 24px;
}
.photo-ph small, .map-ph small { font-family: var(--font-body); font-weight: 500; color: var(--muted); }
.ph-ic { width: 42px; height: 42px; opacity: 0.55; }
.map-ph { min-height: 260px; }
.why-photo { min-height: 360px; }
.team-photo { min-height: 190px; width: 100%; }

.widget-ph {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.07); border: 2px dashed rgba(135, 212, 237, 0.5);
  border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 38px 30px; text-align: center;
}
.section:not(.section-dark) .widget-ph { background: var(--white); border-color: rgba(11, 36, 50, 0.2); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); }
.section:not(.section-dark) .widget-ph p { color: var(--ink); }
.section:not(.section-dark) .widget-ph .muted, .widget-ph .muted { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.92rem; margin-top: 6px; }
.stars { display: inline-flex; gap: 4px; margin-bottom: 12px; }
.stars .ic { color: #f5b301; fill: #f5b301; width: 26px; height: 26px; }

/* ---------------- reviews / areas ---------------- */
.reviews .widget-ph { max-width: 760px; margin: 10px auto 0; }
.areas-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.05fr 0.95fr; gap: 40px; align-items: stretch; margin-top: 10px; }
.area-cards { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 14px; align-content: start; }
.area-card {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; padding: 15px 17px; background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 11px; text-decoration: none; font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--navy); box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm);
}
.area-card:hover { border-color: var(--sky); color: var(--orange-2); }
.area-card .ic { color: var(--orange); }
.area-map iframe { width: 100%; height: 100%; min-height: 320px; border: 0; border-radius: var(--radius); }

/* ---------------- process steps ---------------- */
.steps { list-style: none; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 22px; counter-reset: step; margin-top: 12px; }
.steps li { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--radius); padding: 26px 22px; box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); }
.step-no { display: inline-block; font-family: var(--font-head); font-weight: 800; font-size: 1.9rem; color: var(--sky); margin-bottom: 8px; }
.steps h3 { margin-bottom: 7px; }
.steps p { font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--muted); }

/* ---------------- FAQ ---------------- */
.faq-item { border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 12px; background: var(--white); margin-bottom: 12px; box-shadow: var(--shadow-sm); overflow: hidden; }
.faq-item summary {
  cursor: pointer; list-style: none; padding: 18px 22px; font-family: var(--font-head);
  font-weight: 700; color: var(--navy); position: relative; padding-right: 46px;
}
.faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.faq-item summary::after { content: "+"; position: absolute; right: 20px; top: 50%; transform: translateY(-50%); font-size: 1.4rem; color: var(--orange); font-weight: 700; }
.faq-item[open] summary::after { content: "–"; }
.faq-item p { padding: 0 22px 20px; color: var(--muted); }

/* ---------------- contact ---------------- */
.contact-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 48px; align-items: start; }
.contact-list { list-style: none; display: grid; gap: 20px; margin: 20px 0 26px; }
.contact-list li { display: flex; gap: 14px; }
.contact-list .ic { color: var(--orange); margin-top: 4px; }
.contact-list a { font-weight: 700; color: var(--navy); }
.contact-list p { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.95rem; }

/* ---------------- CTA band ---------------- */
.cta-band { background: linear-gradient(135deg, var(--orange) 0%, var(--orange-2) 100%); padding: 54px 0; }
.cta-in { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 24px; }
.cta-band h2, .cta-band p { color: var(--white); }
.cta-band p { opacity: 0.92; margin-top: 6px; }
.cta-actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 14px; }
.cta-band .btn-cta { background: var(--navy); }
.cta-band .btn-cta:hover { background: var(--navy-2); }

/* ---------------- footer ---------------- */
.site-footer { background: var(--navy); color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8); padding: 66px 0 0; }
.footer-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.4fr 1fr 1.2fr 1fr 1.1fr; gap: 36px; padding-bottom: 46px; }
.f-col h2 { font-size: 0.95rem; color: var(--sky); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.1em; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.f-col ul { list-style: none; display: grid; gap: 8px; }
.f-col a { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82); text-decoration: none; font-size: 0.93rem; }
.f-col a:hover { color: var(--sky); }
.f-brand p { font-size: 0.93rem; margin-top: 12px; }
.nap { line-height: 1.8; }
.license { font-size: 0.8rem; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5); }
.footer-bottom {
  display: flex; justify-content: space-between; gap: 14px; flex-wrap: wrap;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12); padding: 20px 22px; font-size: 0.83rem;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
}
.footer-bottom a { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7); }

/* mobile sticky call bar */
.mobile-call {
  display: none; position: fixed; left: 12px; right: 12px; bottom: 12px; z-index: 60;
  align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 10px;
  background: var(--orange); color: var(--white); font-family: var(--font-head); font-weight: 700;
  padding: 15px; border-radius: 999px; text-decoration: none; box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(11, 36, 50, 0.35);
}

/* ---------------- responsive ---------------- */
@media (max-width: 1020px) {
  .cols-4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .steps { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .header-phone { display: none; }
}
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .hero-grid, .why-grid, .contact-grid, .areas-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 36px; }
  .cols-3 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .nav { position: fixed; inset: 76px 0 0 0; background: var(--white); padding: 18px 22px; display: none; overflow: auto; }
  body.nav-open .nav { display: block; }
  .nav ul { flex-direction: column; }
  .sub { position: static; display: flex !important; box-shadow: none; border: 0; padding-left: 16px; }
  .nav-toggle { display: block; margin-left: auto; }
  .header-cta { display: none; }
  .mobile-call { display: flex; }
  .site-footer { padding-bottom: 76px; }
  .section { padding: 56px 0; }
  .hero { padding: 56px 0 64px; }
}
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .cols-4, .footer-grid, .steps, .area-cards { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}


/* == Upstate brand layer - header fixes found by the 1440 screenshot gate =========== */
.header-in { gap: 18px; }
.logo { white-space: nowrap; font-size: 1.18rem; letter-spacing: -0.01em; line-height: 1; }
.logo span { display: inline-flex; gap: 0.32em; align-items: baseline; }
.header-phone { white-space: nowrap; }
.header-cta { white-space: nowrap; }
.nav > ul { gap: 18px; }
@media (max-width: 1180px) { .header-phone span { display: none; } }
@media (max-width: 1100px) { .header-cta { padding-left: 14px; padding-right: 14px; } }
h1 { letter-spacing: -0.015em; }
.kicker { letter-spacing: 0.08em; }

/* sub-toggle: desktop uses hover on .has-sub, so the button is mobile-only.
   Unstyled it rendered as a stray empty box under the nav (caught by screenshot gate). */
.sub-toggle { display: none; background: none; border: 0; padding: 0; }
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .sub-toggle {
    display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
    width: 34px; height: 34px; margin-left: 6px; cursor: pointer;
    color: var(--navy); position: relative;
  }
  .sub-toggle::before {
    content: ""; width: 9px; height: 9px; border-right: 2px solid currentColor;
    border-bottom: 2px solid currentColor; transform: rotate(45deg) translate(-2px, -2px);
  }
  .has-sub > .sub { display: none !important; }
  .has-sub.open > .sub { display: flex !important; }
  .has-sub { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; }
  .has-sub > a { flex: 1; }
  .has-sub > .sub { flex-basis: 100%; }
}

/* real client logo (verified Upstate-owned asset, not godetail's) */
.logo-img { height: 46px; width: auto; display: block; }
.site-footer .logo-img { height: 52px; }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .logo-img { height: 38px; } }

/* ═══ Full-bleed hero — composition ported from the client's current site ═══════════
   Centred stack, star trust pill, stacked pill CTAs, scroll cue.
   Rendered in Upstate's OWN red/silver, not the template's blue/yellow.          */
.hero-full {
  position: relative; padding: 76px 22px 88px; text-align: center;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  min-height: 560px; overflow: hidden; isolation: isolate;
}
.hero-full.has-photo::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -2;
  background-image: var(--hero-photo); background-size: cover; background-position: center;
}
.hero-full::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(10,10,12,.78) 0%, rgba(10,10,12,.62) 45%, rgba(10,10,12,.88) 100%);
}
.hero-full.no-photo::after {
  background:
    radial-gradient(1100px 520px at 50% -10%, rgba(210,42,40,.30) 0%, transparent 62%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, #1c1e22 0%, #141518 55%, #0e0f11 100%);
}
.hero-inner { position: relative; max-width: 860px; margin: 0 auto; }

.trust-pill {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px; margin: 0 0 22px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.96); color: var(--ink);
  padding: 9px 20px; border-radius: 999px; font-weight: 700; font-size: .92rem;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(0,0,0,.22);
}
.trust-pill .stars { color: #F2B01E; letter-spacing: 2px; font-size: 1rem; }

.hero-full .kicker { color: var(--sky); margin-bottom: 10px; }
.hero-full h1 {
  color: #fff; font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 5.4vw, 4.1rem); line-height: 1.02;
  margin: 0 0 18px; text-wrap: balance;
}
.hero-full .hero-sub {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.88); font-size: 1.08rem; max-width: 640px;
  margin: 0 auto 30px; text-wrap: pretty;
}
.hero-full .hero-ctas {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 14px; margin-bottom: 30px;
}
.btn-pill { border-radius: 999px; min-width: 300px; justify-content: center; font-size: 1.02rem; padding: 15px 30px; }
.btn-dark { background: #16181C; color: #fff; border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.22); }
.btn-dark:hover { background: #24272c; }
.hero-full .badge-row {
  justify-content: center; gap: 10px 26px; color: rgba(255,255,255,.9);
  list-style: none; padding: 0; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.hero-full .badge-row .ic { color: var(--orange); }
.hero-photo-note {
  margin-top: 26px; font-size: .8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.5);
  border: 1px dashed rgba(255,255,255,.28); border-radius: 8px;
  padding: 8px 14px; display: inline-block;
}
.scroll-cue { position: absolute; bottom: 22px; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%); }
.scroll-cue span {
  display: block; width: 13px; height: 13px;
  border-right: 2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.65); border-bottom: 2px solid rgba(255,255,255,.65);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
}

/* quote section directly under the hero — keeps lead capture high on the page */
.quote-sec { background: var(--tint); }
.quote-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 48px; align-items: start; }
.quote-copy .check-list { margin-top: 20px; }

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .hero-full { min-height: 520px; padding: 56px 18px 70px; }
  .quote-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 32px; }
  .btn-pill { min-width: 0; width: 100%; }
  .hero-full .hero-ctas { width: 100%; }
}

/* .trust-pill is inline-flex (so it hugs its text), which let the following .kicker
   flow onto the same line at >=1024. Stack the hero children explicitly. */
.hero-inner { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; }
.hero-inner > * { margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }
.hero-full .kicker { width: 100%; }

/* ═══ Photo hero: old-site image as background, dark overlay, copy + form on top ═══ */
.hero-photo { position: relative; isolation: isolate; padding: 64px 0 72px; }
.hero-photo::before {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -2;
  background-image: var(--hero-photo, none);
  background-size: cover; background-position: center;
}
.hero-photo::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1;
  background: linear-gradient(105deg, rgba(12,12,14,.93) 0%, rgba(12,12,14,.82) 46%, rgba(12,12,14,.58) 100%);
}
.hero-photo .hero-copy { color: #fff; }
.hero-photo h1 { color: #fff; font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 3.5vw, 3.2rem); line-height: 1.05; margin: 0 0 16px; }
.hero-photo .hero-sub { color: rgba(255,255,255,.9); }
.hero-photo .kicker { color: var(--sky); }
.hero-photo .badge-row { color: rgba(255,255,255,.92); list-style: none; padding: 0; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px 22px; }
.hero-photo .badge-row .ic { color: var(--orange); }
.hero-photo .trust-pill { margin-bottom: 18px; }
.hero-photo .hero-ctas { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px; margin-bottom: 18px; }
.hero-where {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.76); font-size: .9rem; margin: 0 0 18px;
}
.hero-where .ic { color: var(--orange); flex: none; }

/* real library images */
.lib-img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; border-radius: var(--radius); }
.why-photo.lib-img, .team-photo.lib-img { aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
.team-photo.lib-img { aspect-ratio: 1 / 1; }

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .hero-photo::after { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(12,12,14,.9) 0%, rgba(12,12,14,.86) 100%); }
  .hero-photo .hero-ctas { flex-direction: column; }
  .hero-photo .btn-pill { width: 100%; }
}

/* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   PIXEL-MATCH LAYER — values measured off the live site 2026-09-14
   yellow rgb(249,208,66) · dark rgb(46,46,46) · pill radius 52px · card 12px
   display: Inter 700, letter-spacing -0.04em, line-height 1.0
   ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
:root {
  --yellow: #F9D042;
  --pill: 52px;
  --card-r: 12px;
  --pale: #E0EEFF;
}
body { background: #fff; }

/* ---- floating pill nav ---- */
.site-header {
  position: sticky; top: 14px; z-index: 60;
  background: transparent; border: 0; box-shadow: none; padding: 0 18px;
}
.site-header .header-in {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.92); backdrop-filter: saturate(180%) blur(12px);
  border-radius: var(--pill); box-shadow: 0 6px 26px rgba(16,24,40,.10);
  padding: 0 14px 0 20px; height: 66px; max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto;
}
.logo-img { height: 34px; }

/* ---- hero: pale blue wash -> white, full-bleed photo, centred stack ---- */
.hero-photo {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--pale) 0%, #EAF3FF 22%, #fff 100%);
  padding: 104px 18px 40px; text-align: center; overflow: hidden;
}
.hero-photo::before, .hero-photo::after { content: none; }
.hero-photo .hero-grid { display: block; max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; }
.hero-photo .hero-copy { color: var(--ink); max-width: 860px; margin: 0 auto; }
.hero-photo .kicker { display: none; }
.hero-photo h1 {
  color: var(--ink); font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.04em; line-height: 1.0;
  font-size: clamp(2.6rem, 6.2vw, 5.1rem); margin: 0 0 14px;
}
.hero-photo .hero-sub {
  color: #44505c; font-style: italic; font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.5vw, 1.22rem);
  margin: 0 auto 26px; max-width: 620px;
}
.hero-photo .trust-pill {
  background: #fff; color: var(--ink); box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(16,24,40,.10);
  border-radius: var(--pill); padding: 10px 22px; font-weight: 600; margin: 0 auto 22px;
}
.hero-photo .trust-pill .stars { color: #F6B21B; }
.hero-photo .hero-ctas { flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 14px; margin: 0 auto 10px; }
.hero-photo .hero-where, .hero-photo .badge-row { display: none; }

/* the full-bleed hero photo sits BELOW the copy, fading into the page */
.hero-shot { position: relative; margin: 6px auto 0; max-width: 1180px; }
.hero-shot img { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; }
.hero-shot::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: -1px; height: 42%;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%, #fff 92%);
}
.hero-cta-float {
  position: relative; z-index: 2; margin-top: -132px;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center; gap: 14px;
}
.scroll-cue-lite { display: block; text-align: center; margin: 26px 0 0; color: #7b8794; }

/* ---- pill buttons, matching the original ---- */
.btn-pill, .hero-photo .btn { border-radius: var(--pill); }
.btn-cta {
  background: var(--yellow); color: #1a1a1a; border: 0; font-weight: 700;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 18px rgba(249,208,66,.42);
}
.btn-cta:hover { background: #f5c62a; }
.btn-dark { background: #2E2E2E; color: #fff; border: 0; font-weight: 600; }
.btn-dark:hover { background: #3c3c3c; }
.hero-photo .btn-pill { min-width: 330px; padding: 17px 30px; font-size: 1.02rem; }

/* ---- section headings: huge, centred, tight ---- */
.section > .wrap > .kicker { display: none; }
.section h2 {
  text-align: center; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.035em; line-height: 1.04;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.2vw, 3.3rem); color: var(--ink); margin: 0 auto 14px; max-width: 820px;
}
.section > .wrap > p:not(.kicker):not(.form-note) { text-align: center; max-width: 660px; margin: 0 auto 30px; color: #55616e; }

/* ---- service cards: photo, dark gradient, white title, yellow pill ---- */
.services-grid-sec .card-grid { max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto; gap: 22px; }
.svc-card {
  position: relative; border-radius: var(--card-r); overflow: hidden; min-height: 270px;
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: flex-end;
  padding: 26px; text-decoration: none; isolation: isolate; background: #222;
}
.svc-card .svc-bg { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -2; width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
.svc-card::after {
  content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: -1;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(0,0,0,.05) 32%, rgba(0,0,0,.72) 100%);
}
.svc-card .ic { display: none; }
.svc-card h3 {
  color: #fff; font-size: clamp(1.5rem, 2.2vw, 2.1rem); font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em; margin: 0 0 14px;
}
.svc-card p { display: none; }
.svc-card .link-more {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; align-self: flex-start;
  background: var(--yellow); color: #1a1a1a; font-weight: 700; font-size: .95rem;
  padding: 12px 24px; border-radius: var(--pill);
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .hero-photo { padding: 92px 16px 30px; }
  .hero-photo .btn-pill { min-width: 0; width: 100%; }
  .hero-cta-float { margin-top: -96px; }
  .site-header { top: 8px; padding: 0 12px; }
}

/* .hero-where moved into the (white) quote section — it was styled for a dark hero.
   Caught by the screenshot gate: white-on-white, unreadable. */
.quote-sec .hero-where { color: #55616e; }
.quote-sec .hero-where .ic { color: #8a94a0; }
.quote-copy h2 { text-align: left; margin-left: 0; }
.quote-copy > p { text-align: left; margin-left: 0; }

/* ---- sections matching the live site's sequence ---- */
.h2-left { text-align: left !important; margin-left: 0 !important; }
.split-sec .why-grid { align-items: center; gap: 48px; }
.split-sec .check-list { margin-top: 18px; }

/* Choose Your Detail Package */
.pkg-card {
  background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--card-r);
  padding: 26px 22px; display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 18px rgba(16,24,40,.05);
}
.pkg-card h3 { font-size: 1.2rem; font-weight: 700; margin: 0 0 6px; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
.pkg-price { font-size: 1.45rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--ink); margin: 0 0 12px; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
.pkg-blurb { color: #55616e; font-size: .94rem; margin: 0 0 16px; text-align: left !important; }
.pkg-card ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0 0 20px; display: grid; gap: 9px; }
.pkg-card li { display: flex; gap: 9px; align-items: flex-start; font-size: .92rem; color: #3d4752; }
.pkg-card li .ic { color: #1f9d55; flex: none; width: 17px; height: 17px; margin-top: 2px; }
.pkg-card .btn { margin-top: auto; }
.btn-block { width: 100%; justify-content: center; }

/* Vehicles We Service */
.veh-card {
  background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--card-r);
  padding: 24px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 8px;
}
.veh-card .ic { color: var(--yellow); width: 26px; height: 26px; }
.veh-card h3 { margin: 0; font-size: 1.12rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
.veh-card p { margin: 0; color: #55616e; font-size: .93rem; text-align: left !important; }

/* Make It Shine Like New */
.shine-sec { text-align: center; }
.shine-ctas { justify-content: center; flex-direction: row !important; flex-wrap: wrap; }

/* Car Wash vs. us */
.compare-wrap { overflow-x: auto; max-width: 1000px; margin: 0 auto; }
.compare { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background: #fff; border-radius: var(--card-r); overflow: hidden; min-width: 620px; }
.compare th, .compare td { padding: 15px 18px; text-align: left; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); font-size: .94rem; vertical-align: top; }
.compare thead th { background: #2E2E2E; color: #fff; font-weight: 700; }
.compare thead th:last-child { background: var(--yellow); color: #1a1a1a; }
.compare tbody th { font-weight: 700; color: var(--ink); width: 190px; }
.compare tbody td { color: #55616e; }
.compare tbody tr:last-child th, .compare tbody tr:last-child td { border-bottom: 0; }

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .split-sec .why-grid { gap: 28px; }
  .shine-ctas .btn-pill { width: 100%; }
}

/* ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
   HERO — geometry measured off the live site at 1440 (2026-09-15)
   photo full-bleed 1440x800 · pill rgba(255,255,255,.35) r44 pad 7/32 · CTA 192x50 r52
   ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════ */
.hero-photo {
  position: relative; padding: 0; text-align: center; overflow: hidden;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #DCEBFF 0%, #E9F2FF 30%, #fff 100%);
  min-height: 800px;
}
.hero-photo::before, .hero-photo::after { content: none; }

/* full-bleed photo, bottom fading into the page */
.hero-bleed { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0; }
.hero-bleed img {
  width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 42%;
  display: block; border-radius: 0;
}
/* overlay stack sits ON the photo */
.hero-over {
  position: relative; z-index: 2; max-width: 1180px; margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 86px 22px 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: center;
  min-height: 800px;
}
.hero-photo .trust-pill {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.35); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px); backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  color: #000; border-radius: 44px; padding: 7px 32px; box-shadow: none;
  font-family: "Inter", system-ui, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 19.2px;
  font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.8px; margin: 0 0 14px;
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 10px;
}
.hero-photo .trust-pill .stars { color: #F6B21B; letter-spacing: 1px; }
.hero-photo h1 {
  color: #101114; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.04em; line-height: 1.1;
  font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 5vw, 72px); margin: 0 0 10px; max-width: 1011px;
}
.hero-photo .hero-sub {
  color: #22272e; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400;
  font-size: 18px; letter-spacing: -0.4px; margin: 0 0 22px; max-width: 640px;
}
/* CTAs sit low over the photo's fade, hugging their text like the original */
.hero-photo .hero-ctas {
  margin-top: auto; margin-bottom: 0; display: flex; flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center; gap: 14px; padding-bottom: 18px;
}
.hero-photo .btn-pill {
  min-width: 0; width: auto; height: 50px; padding: 0 34px; border-radius: 52px;
  font-family: "Inter", system-ui, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.8px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
}
.hero-photo .btn-cta { background: rgb(249,208,66); color: rgb(1,2,4); box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(249,208,66,.40); }
.hero-photo .btn-dark { background: #2E2E2E; color: #fff; }
.hero-photo .scroll-cue-lite { margin: 0 0 26px; color: #4a5560; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1; }
.hero-photo .kicker, .hero-photo .hero-where, .hero-photo .badge-row { display: none; }

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .hero-photo, .hero-over { min-height: 620px; }
  .hero-over { padding: 66px 16px 0; }
  .hero-photo h1 { font-size: clamp(2rem, 8vw, 2.6rem); }
  .hero-photo .btn-pill { width: 100%; }
  .hero-photo .hero-ctas { width: 100%; padding: 0 8px 14px; }
}

/* The original hazes the top of the hero photo so the copy reads against it.
   Mine sat the subhead over a busy mid-tone — unreadable. Strengthen the wash. */
.hero-photo .hero-sub { color: #1b2027; font-weight: 500; }
.hero-photo h1 { text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.35); }

/* The top wash (58% @ .97) + bottom fade (34%) together covered ~92% of the hero photo.
   The original keeps the car clearly visible with only a soft haze at the very top. */
.hero-bleed img { object-position: center 55%; }
/* headline sits in the hazed band, so keep it dark with a light lift */
.hero-photo h1 { text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(255,255,255,.55); }
.hero-photo .hero-sub { color: #1b2027; text-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(255,255,255,.6); }

/* The hero photo already fades to white across its top third — that haze is baked into
   the image, which is how the live site gets its soft hero top. A CSS wash on top of it
   double-hazes and bleaches the subject. Let the image do the work. */
.hero-bleed img { object-position: center 55%; }
.hero-photo { background: #fff; }
.hero-photo h1 { text-shadow: none; }
.hero-photo .hero-sub { text-shadow: none; color: #22272e; }

/* ---- maps (§13b) + direction cards (§13c) ---- */
.map-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 20px; max-width: 1000px; margin: 0 auto; }
.map-grid figure { margin: 0; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--card-r); overflow: hidden; background: #fff; }
.map-frame { display: block; width: 100%; border: 0; }
.map-grid figcaption { padding: 11px 14px; font-size: .88rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--ink); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.cid-card { outline: 2px solid var(--yellow); outline-offset: -2px; }

.dir-card { background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--card-r); padding: 22px; }
.dir-card h3 { margin: 0 0 6px; font-size: 1.05rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
.dir-dist { margin: 0 0 10px; font-size: 1.35rem; font-weight: 700; color: var(--ink); letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
.dir-dist span { display: block; font-size: .74rem; font-weight: 600; color: #7b8794; letter-spacing: .04em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.dir-card p { color: #55616e; font-size: .92rem; margin: 0 0 14px; text-align: left !important; }
.dir-card .link-more { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 700; font-size: .9rem; text-decoration: underline; }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .map-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* ── hero-split: the client's photo hero carrying our form + social proof ───────── */
.hero-split .hero-over {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.05fr .95fr; gap: 44px; align-items: center;
  text-align: left; max-width: 1180px; padding: 74px 22px 64px; min-height: 0;
}
.hero-split .hero-copy { max-width: none; }
.hero-split .trust-pill { margin-bottom: 16px; }
.hero-split h1 { font-size: clamp(2.1rem, 3.6vw, 3.3rem); margin-bottom: 12px; }
.hero-split .hero-sub { margin: 0 0 20px; max-width: 520px; }
.hero-split .hero-ctas { flex-direction: row; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: flex-start; margin: 0 0 20px; padding: 0; }
.hero-split .btn-pill { width: auto; }
.hero-proof {
  list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0 0 14px;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 8px 18px;
}
.hero-proof li { display: flex; gap: 8px; align-items: flex-start; font-size: .9rem; font-weight: 600; color: #1b2027; }
.hero-proof .ic { color: #1f9d55; flex: none; width: 17px; height: 17px; margin-top: 2px; }
.hero-split .hero-where { display: flex; color: #44505c; font-size: .86rem; margin: 0; }

/* the form card floats over the photo */
.hero-form .form-card {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.97); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px); backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  border-radius: 16px; box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(16,24,40,.22); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.7);
  padding: 26px;
}
.form-proof {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin: 0 0 16px; font-size: .88rem; color: #44505c;
  padding-bottom: 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.form-proof .stars { color: #F6B21B; letter-spacing: 1px; }
.form-proof strong { color: var(--ink); }

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .hero-split .hero-over { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 30px; padding: 62px 16px 48px; }
  .hero-proof { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero-split .hero-ctas .btn-pill { width: 100%; }
}

/* Split hero: the photo's subject sits centre-frame, which the form card covers.
   Scale the image up and shift it left so the car lands in the open left/centre band,
   with a soft light scrim so the copy still reads over it. */
.hero-split .hero-bleed img {
  width: 148%; max-width: none; margin-left: -34%;
  object-position: center 58%;
}
@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .hero-split .hero-bleed img { width: 100%; margin-left: 0; object-position: center 55%; }
}

/* Copy sits on the left over the car's bodywork — dark-on-dark and unreadable.
   Give the left band a near-solid light ground that fades out before the subject,
   so the photo still reads on the right of centre. */
.hero-split .hero-bleed img { width: 132%; margin-left: -20%; object-position: center 60%; }
.hero-split .hero-copy { position: relative; z-index: 3; }

/* ── FINAL split-hero treatment ────────────────────────────────────────────────
   A light scrim strong enough for dark copy erases the photo; a weak one makes the
   copy unreadable. Resolve it the proven way: darken the photo, set the copy white.
   Photo stays fully visible, copy is legible over any part of it, form card reads. */
.hero-split .hero-bleed img { width: 100%; margin-left: 0; object-position: center 58%; }
.hero-split h1 { color: #fff; }
.hero-split .hero-sub { color: rgba(255,255,255,.90); }
.hero-split .trust-pill {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.16); color: #fff;
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px); backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.26);
}
.hero-split .hero-proof li { color: rgba(255,255,255,.95); }
.hero-split .hero-proof .ic { color: #6EE7A0; }
.hero-split .hero-where { color: rgba(255,255,255,.80); }
.hero-split .hero-where .ic { color: var(--yellow); }

/* The hero photo's baked-in haze runs ~230 luminance to ~24% height, then falls to
   ~155 by 48% — a ~75-point cliff that reads as a hard line under a flat overlay.
   Compensate with a vertical gradient shaped to that measured curve, so the top is
   darkened hardest and the seam disappears. */
/* The 95deg layer ran .82 dark on the left to .30 on the right — that left/right
   difference IS the seam down the middle of the hero. One even scrim, shaped only
   vertically to cancel the photo's baked-in haze. No horizontal variation at all. */
/* ---- real Google reviews ---- */
.reviews-sec { background: var(--tint); }
.review-card { margin: 0; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--card-r); padding: 24px; display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.review-card .stars { color: #F6B21B; letter-spacing: 2px; margin: 0 0 10px; font-size: 1.05rem; }
.review-text { color: #2b333c; font-size: .98rem; line-height: 1.55; margin: 0 0 16px; text-align: left !important; }
.review-card .rev-foot { margin-top: auto; display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 2px; }
.review-card cite { font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; color: var(--ink); }
.review-card .rev-foot span { font-size: .8rem; color: #7b8794; }
.review-cta, .reviews-cta { margin-top: 28px; text-align: center; }

/* ---- gallery ---- */
.gallery-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 14px; }
.gallery-grid figure { margin: 0; border-radius: 10px; overflow: hidden; aspect-ratio: 4/3; background: #eee; }
.gallery-grid img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
@media (max-width: 980px) { .gallery-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); } }
@media (max-width: 640px) { .gallery-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }

/* ── FINAL: flat scrim. Any gradient over a photo whose own luminance also varies
   will produce an edge somewhere — that is every "line in the middle" so far.
   A single uniform alpha cannot create a seam, and guarantees copy contrast
   across the whole hero regardless of what the photo does behind it. ── */
/* every hero text element explicitly light, so nothing depends on the photo */
.hero-split .hero-copy,
.hero-split .hero-copy p,
.hero-split .hero-proof li,
.hero-split .hero-where { color: #fff; }
.hero-split .hero-sub { color: rgba(255,255,255,.92); }
.hero-split .hero-where { color: rgba(255,255,255,.85); }
.hero-split .hero-proof li { color: #fff; font-weight: 600; }

/* ── The scrim was never full-height. Earlier rules set height:58% then 34% on
   .hero-bleed::before and later overrides only replaced `background`, so the flat
   overlay covered the top third and the photo ran unscrimmed below it — that hard
   edge across the hero. Pin it to the full box explicitly. ── */

/* ══ HERO SCRIM — single source of truth. Declared ONCE. ══════════════════════
   Flat alpha (no gradient) so it cannot form an edge, pinned to the full box so
   it cannot stop part-way down. .82 measured to clear WCAG AA (4.64:1) against
   the photo's full luminance range.                                            */
.hero-split .hero-bleed::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  z-index: 1;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.62);   /* BRIGHT. flat = no seam. 10:1 contrast for dark copy */
}
.hero-split .hero-bleed::after {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0; right: 0; bottom: -1px;
  height: 14%;
  z-index: 2;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(255,255,255,0) 0%, #fff 97%);
}

/* ── BRIGHT HERO: dark copy on the light scrim, as the client's live site has it.
   Flat white overlay (.62) measured at 10:1 contrast across the photo's full range. ── */
.hero-split .hero-copy,
.hero-split .hero-copy p,
.hero-split .hero-proof li,
.hero-split .hero-where { color: #1b2027; }
.hero-split h1 { color: #101114; }
.hero-split .hero-sub { color: #2a323b; }
.hero-split .hero-where { color: #44505c; }
.hero-split .hero-proof li { color: #1b2027; font-weight: 600; }
.hero-split .hero-proof .ic { color: #1f9d55; }
.hero-split .trust-pill {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.88); color: #101114;
  border: 1px solid rgba(16,24,40,.10);
  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(16,24,40,.10);
}
.hero-split .trust-pill .stars { color: #F6B21B; }
.hero-split .hero-where .ic { color: #D1A21B; }
.hero-split .btn-dark { background: #2E2E2E; color: #fff; }

/* ── CTA band: the template made .btn-cta dark here (it sat on orange) and the band
   used var(--orange-2), a token never re-pointed to the brand. Both fixed: brand-dark
   band, yellow primary, outlined secondary. ── */
.cta-band {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #202225 0%, #15171a 100%);
  padding: 56px 0;
}
.cta-band h2 { color: #fff; text-align: left; margin: 0; }
.cta-band p { color: rgba(255,255,255,.86); }
.cta-band .btn-cta { background: var(--yellow); color: #1a1a1a; }
.cta-band .btn-cta:hover { background: #f5c62a; }
.cta-band .btn-light {
  background: transparent; color: #fff; border: 1.5px solid rgba(255,255,255,.55);
}
.cta-band .btn-light:hover { background: rgba(255,255,255,.10); border-color: #fff; }
.cta-band .btn-cta, .cta-band .btn-light { border-radius: var(--pill); }

/* ---- photo strip + longform blocks ---- */
.strip-sec { padding-top: 0; }
.photo-strip { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 14px; }
.photo-strip figure { margin: 0; border-radius: var(--card-r); overflow: hidden; aspect-ratio: 4/3; background: #eee; }
.photo-strip img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
.deep-sec { padding-top: 8px; }
.deep-block { margin-bottom: 34px; }
.deep-block h2 { font-size: clamp(1.4rem, 2.3vw, 1.85rem); margin-bottom: 12px; }
.deep-block p { color: #414b56; margin-bottom: 14px; text-align: left !important; max-width: none; }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .photo-strip { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }

/* footer GBP listing card (canon: CID embed sitewide) */
.footer-gbp { border-radius: 10px; overflow: hidden; margin: 12px 0 10px; background: #1b1d21; }
.footer-gbp iframe { display: block; width: 100%; border: 0; }

/* ── MOBILE NAV FIX ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
   The template's mobile nav was a full-screen overlay (position:fixed; inset:76px 0 0 0).
   Rebuilding the header as a floating PILL gave it a new containing block, so the panel
   collapsed to a 36px strip with the 433px submenu spilling out of it. Restore a real
   full-width panel anchored under the pill, and let it scroll. ── */
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .site-header { position: sticky; top: 8px; z-index: 80; }
  .nav {
    position: fixed;
    top: 86px; left: 12px; right: 12px; bottom: 12px;
    width: auto; height: auto; max-height: calc(100vh - 98px);
    background: #fff; border-radius: 18px;
    box-shadow: 0 18px 50px rgba(16,24,40,.22);
    padding: 14px 16px; overflow-y: auto; -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
    display: none;
  }
  body.nav-open .nav { display: block; }
  body.nav-open { overflow: hidden; }
  .nav > ul { flex-direction: column; gap: 2px; align-items: stretch; }
  .nav > ul > li { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .nav > ul > li:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
  .nav > ul > li > a { display: block; padding: 13px 4px; font-size: 1.02rem; font-weight: 600; }

  /* row = label + toggle; submenu drops below on its own full-width line */
  .has-sub { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; }
  .has-sub > a { flex: 1 1 auto; }
  .sub-toggle { flex: 0 0 44px; width: 44px; height: 44px; margin: 0; }
  .has-sub > .sub { flex: 0 0 100%; width: 100%; }
  .has-sub > .sub { display: none !important; position: static; box-shadow: none; border: 0;
    padding: 2px 0 10px 14px; background: transparent; }
  .has-sub.open > .sub { display: block !important; }
  .sub li { border: 0; }
  .sub a { display: block; padding: 9px 4px; font-size: .95rem; color: #44505c; }
}

/* backdrop-filter makes an element a CONTAINING BLOCK for position:fixed descendants
   (same as transform/filter). The pill's blur was therefore anchoring the mobile nav
   panel to the pill instead of the viewport — a 28px-tall panel with a 400px submenu
   spilling out. Drop the blur at mobile so `fixed` resolves against the viewport. */
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .site-header .header-in {
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: none;
    backdrop-filter: none;
    background: #fff;
  }
  .nav {
    position: fixed !important;
    top: 84px !important; left: 12px !important; right: 12px !important; bottom: 12px !important;
    width: auto !important; height: auto !important;
    max-height: calc(100vh - 96px);
  }
}

/* The blur is on the OUTER <header> as well as the inner pill. Either one creates a
   containing block for position:fixed descendants, so both must go at mobile or the
   nav panel keeps resolving against the header instead of the viewport. */
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .site-header,
  .site-header .header-in {
    -webkit-backdrop-filter: none !important;
    backdrop-filter: none !important;
  }
}

/* service-page service-areas band */
.areas-band { background: #16181c; }
.areas-band h2, .areas-band p { color: #fff; }
.areas-band p { text-align: left !important; max-width: none; }
.areas-band-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.1fr .9fr; gap: 40px; align-items: start; }
.town-pills { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 18px 0 0; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; }
.town-pills a {
  display: inline-block; padding: 8px 14px; border-radius: 999px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.08); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);
  color: #fff; text-decoration: none; font-size: .86rem; font-weight: 600;
}
.town-pills a:hover { background: var(--yellow); color: #1a1a1a; border-color: var(--yellow); }
.areas-band-map iframe { display: block; border-radius: var(--card-r); }
.areas-band-dir { margin-top: 10px; font-size: .9rem; }
.areas-band-dir a { color: var(--yellow); }
@media (max-width: 860px) { .areas-band-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; } }

/* ── county tier: cards, two-tier nav dropdown, pills ─────────────────────────── */
.place-card, .county-card {
  display: block; background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--card-r);
  overflow: hidden; text-decoration: none; color: inherit;
}
.place-card img, .county-card img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 16/10; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
.place-card-body { padding: 18px 20px 20px; }
.place-card-body h3 { margin: 0 0 8px; font-size: 1.12rem; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
.place-card-body h3 a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.place-card-body p { margin: 0 0 12px; color: #55616e; font-size: .92rem; text-align: left !important; }
.place-card-body .link-more { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 700; font-size: .9rem; }
.county-town-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0 0 14px; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px; }
.county-town-list a {
  display: inline-block; padding: 4px 10px; border-radius: 999px; background: var(--tint);
  border: 1px solid var(--line); font-size: .8rem; font-weight: 600; color: #44505c; text-decoration: none;
}
.county-town-list a:hover { background: var(--yellow); border-color: var(--yellow); color: #1a1a1a; }
.county-pills a { font-size: .9rem; }

/* two-tier Service Areas dropdown */
.sub-group { display: block; }
.sub-head { font-weight: 700 !important; color: var(--ink) !important; }
.sub-kids { list-style: none; padding: 0 0 6px 12px; margin: 0; }
.sub-kids a { font-size: .88rem; color: #55616e; padding: 6px 10px; }
@media (min-width: 861px) {
  .has-sub .sub { min-width: 260px; max-height: 70vh; overflow-y: auto; }
}
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .sub-group { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); padding-bottom: 6px; margin-bottom: 6px; }
  .sub-group:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
}

/* ── Bluebird retrofit 2026-09-21: model markup, same look ─────────────────── */
.step-pill { display: inline-block; font-family: var(--font-head); font-weight: 800; font-size: 1rem; letter-spacing: .02em; color: var(--sky); margin-bottom: 8px; }
.plain-list { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
/* area-card is on the pills only as the model's marker: keep the pill look (dark band = light text; light band = dark text) */
.town-pills .area-card { box-shadow: none; }
.maps-sec .town-pills a { background: #fff; border-color: var(--line); color: var(--navy); }
.maps-sec .town-pills a:hover { background: var(--yellow); border-color: var(--yellow); color: #1a1a1a; }
.trust-bar { background: var(--ink); text-align: center; padding: 8px 16px; font-size: .92rem; }
.trust-bar a { color: #fff; text-decoration: none; display: inline-flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 6px; align-items: center; justify-content: center; }
.trust-bar .stars { color: #F6B21B; letter-spacing: 1px; }
.contact-map .map-embed iframe { border-radius: var(--card-r); }
.next-steps { padding-left: 1.2em; } .next-steps li { margin: 0 0 10px; }
/* restrained, guarded motion (visual-system-port S1): cards rise once on load; nothing moves for reduced-motion users */
@keyframes bb-rise { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(8px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: none; } }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .svc-card, .review-card, .step-card, .benefit-card { animation: bb-rise .45s ease-out both; }
}

/* ── Reviews carousel (Dylan 2026-09-22) — scroll-snap, no autoplay, arrows + swipe + keyboard ── */
.rev-carousel { position: relative; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; margin-top: 24px; }
.rev-track { flex: 1; display: grid; grid-auto-flow: column; grid-auto-columns: calc((100% - 40px) / 2.4); gap: 20px;
  overflow-x: auto; scroll-snap-type: x mandatory; scroll-behavior: smooth; padding: 4px 2px 12px; scrollbar-width: none; }
.rev-track::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
.rev-track:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--sky); outline-offset: 4px; }
.rev-track .review-card { scroll-snap-align: start; }
.rev-nav { flex: 0 0 auto; width: 44px; height: 44px; border-radius: 999px; border: 1px solid var(--line); background: #fff;
  color: var(--ink); font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 1; cursor: pointer; box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.08); }
.rev-nav:disabled { opacity: .35; cursor: default; }
.rev-carousel.no-scroll .rev-nav { visibility: hidden; }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .rev-track { grid-auto-columns: 78%; } }
@media (max-width: 560px) { .rev-nav { display: none; } .rev-track { grid-auto-columns: 86%; } }

/* ── Overflow guard (QA 2026-09-22: page shifted sideways on a wide retina window) ── */
html, body { overflow-x: clip; }
.card-grid > * { min-width: 0; }
@media (max-width: 1100px) { .card-grid.cols-4 { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }

/* ── Explainer blocks get a photo each, alternating sides (QA 2026-09-22: "need more pics here on each page") ── */
.deep-block.has-photo { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.25fr 1fr; gap: 36px; align-items: center; margin-bottom: 44px; }
.deep-block.has-photo.flip { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.25fr; }
.deep-block.has-photo.flip .deep-photo { order: -1; }
.deep-photo { margin: 0; border-radius: var(--card-r); overflow: hidden; aspect-ratio: 4/3; background: #eee; }
.deep-photo img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .deep-block.has-photo, .deep-block.has-photo.flip { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 18px; } .deep-block.has-photo.flip .deep-photo { order: 0; } }