/* Mint Exteriors , V3 (fresh build; photo hero, hybrid theme) */

*, *::before, *::after { box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0; padding: 0; }

html { scroll-behavior: smooth; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%; scroll-padding-top: 5.5rem; }

/* Anchor targets clear the fixed header (and mobile bottom bar).
   #areas was missing here despite 8 footer links pointing at it , fixed. */
#areas, #mint-scan, #our-work, #storm, #why, #services, #process, #faq, #founder, #contact, #contact-form-wrap, #top {
  scroll-margin-top: 5.5rem;
}

body {
  font-family: var(--sans);
  /* 17px/1.58. The competitor runs 18px/1.50 and reads more substantial than our
     old 16px/1.65 , larger type with a tighter leading, not more space. */
  font-size: 1.0625rem;
  line-height: 1.58;
  /* Inter is drawn on the loose side at text sizes. A hair of negative tracking is
     what separates "the default web font" from typography that looks set. */
  letter-spacing: -0.006em;
  color: var(--tx-dark);
  background: var(--cream);
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

img, svg { display: block; max-width: 100%; height: auto; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
ul, ol { list-style: none; }

::selection { background: var(--mint); color: var(--cta-ink); }
:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--mint-deep); outline-offset: 3px; border-radius: 4px; }

.wrap { width: min(100% - var(--gut) * 2, var(--wide)); margin-inline: auto; }

.skip-link {
  position: absolute; left: 1rem; top: -3.5rem; z-index: 200;
  padding: 0.65rem 1rem; background: var(--mint); color: var(--cta-ink);
  font-weight: 600; border-radius: 8px; transition: top 0.2s var(--ease);
}
.skip-link:focus { top: 1rem; }

/* Typography */
.h2 {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 800;
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.2vw, 3.4rem); line-height: 1.06;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em; text-wrap: balance; color: var(--tx-dark);
}
.h3 { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 600; font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2vw, 1.7rem); line-height: 1.15; color: var(--tx-dark); }
.h4 { font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.28rem; line-height: 1.2; color: var(--tx-dark); }
/* Heading accents match the hero "MINT" treatment , upright Playfair Black, brand mint */
.h2 em, .h3 em, .h4 em { font-style: normal; color: var(--mint-deep); font-weight: 900; }
/* Playfair's swash ampersand reads as a glitch in headings , use Georgia's plain one */
.amp { font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif; }
.lead { font-size: 1.08rem; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--tx-dark-dim); max-width: 56ch; }
/* Nothing set a margin between a heading and the paragraph under it, so Playfair's
   descenders sat directly on the lead's first line. Sibling-scoped so headings that
   are followed by anything else keep their current tight rhythm. */
.h2 + .lead, .h2 + p, .h3 + .lead, .h3 + p { margin-top: 0.55rem; }
/* Kills the one-word orphan line at the end of a paragraph. Free polish, no layout cost. */
p, .lead, .checklist li, .feature p { text-wrap: pretty; }

/* Micro-type. Tracking is tuned for Inter uppercase, not for the monospace this
   used to be: 0.16em was compensating for JetBrains Mono's wide sidebearings. */
.label {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.55rem;
  font-family: var(--ui); font-size: 0.7rem; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--mint-ink);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.label__dot {
  width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--mint-deep);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(10, 143, 134, 0.2);
}

.verify {
  font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.78em; color: var(--verify);
  background: var(--verify-bg); border: 1px dashed var(--verify-line);
  border-radius: 6px; padding: 0.05em 0.45em; white-space: nowrap;
}

/* Buttons */
.btn {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: 0.5rem;
  min-height: 48px; padding: 0.85rem 1.55rem; border: none; cursor: pointer;
  font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 0.96rem; font-weight: 600;
  border-radius: var(--r-pill); transition: transform 0.2s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.2s var(--ease);
}
.btn--lg { min-height: 54px; padding: 1rem 1.85rem; font-size: 1.02rem; }
.btn--sm { min-height: 40px; padding: 0.55rem 1.1rem; font-size: 0.88rem; }
.btn--block { width: 100%; }

.btn--primary {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #18f0e6 0%, var(--mint) 55%, #06cabf 100%);
  color: var(--cta-ink); box-shadow: 0 6px 22px rgba(8, 232, 222, 0.22);
}
.btn--primary::after { content: '\2192'; transition: transform 0.2s var(--ease); }
.btn--primary:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: 0 12px 32px rgba(8, 232, 222, 0.35); }
.btn--primary:hover::after { transform: translateX(3px); }

.btn--ghost {
  background: transparent; border: 1px solid var(--line-strong); color: var(--tx);
}
.btn--ghost--dark {
  border-color: rgba(15, 26, 23, 0.2); color: var(--tx-dark);
}
.btn--ghost:hover { background: rgba(8, 232, 222, 0.08); border-color: var(--mint); }
.btn--ghost--dark:hover { background: rgba(10, 143, 134, 0.08); border-color: var(--mint-deep); color: var(--mint-deep); }

/* ============ NAV ============ */
.nav {
  position: fixed; inset: 0 0 auto 0; z-index: 100;
  background: rgba(10, 20, 16, 0.93); backdrop-filter: blur(16px);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.nav.is-scrolled { background: rgba(8, 16, 13, 0.94); box-shadow: 0 8px 32px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.28); }
.nav__inner {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem;
  width: min(100% - var(--gut) * 2, var(--wide)); margin-inline: auto;
  padding: clamp(0.55rem, 1.2vw, 0.85rem) 0;
}
.nav__logo .logo-mark { height: clamp(78px, 8.5vw, 104px); width: auto; filter: drop-shadow(0 0 16px rgba(8, 232, 222, 0.18)); }
.nav__logo .logo-mark--compact { display: block; }
.footer__brand .logo-mark { height: 128px; width: auto; margin-bottom: 1.1rem; filter: drop-shadow(0 0 20px rgba(8, 232, 222, 0.16)); }
.nav__toggle {
  display: none; min-width: 46px; min-height: 46px; border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04); border-radius: 10px; color: var(--tx); cursor: pointer;
}
.nav__toggle span { display: block; width: 18px; height: 2px; background: currentColor; margin: 4px auto; }

.nav__menu {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: nowrap; width: fit-content; gap: 0.1rem; padding: 0.25rem;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--r-pill);
}
.nav__menu a {
  font-size: 0.84rem; font-weight: 500; color: var(--tx-dim);
  padding: 0.45rem 0.85rem; border-radius: var(--r-pill); transition: color 0.2s, background 0.2s;
}
.nav__menu a:hover { color: var(--tx); background: rgba(8, 232, 222, 0.08); }
.nav__menu-call { display: none; }

.nav__actions { display: flex; align-items: center; flex-shrink: 0; gap: 0.75rem; }
.nav__actions .btn--sm { flex: 0 0 auto; white-space: nowrap; }
/* 24px minimum height, WCAG 2.2 AA 2.5.8 , see the footer note. */
.nav__phone { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 24px; font-size: 0.84rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--mint); white-space: nowrap; }

/* BBB + social badges , desktop header, pinned top-right (outside nav flex row) */
.nav__badges {
  display: none;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.6rem;
  line-height: 0;
}
.nav__badge {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  opacity: 0.96;
  transition: opacity 0.2s, transform 0.2s;
}
.nav__badge:hover { opacity: 1; }
.nav__badge--bbb img {
  height: clamp(52px, 5vw, 58px);
  width: auto;
  max-width: none;
  display: block;
  object-fit: contain;
}
.nav__badge--social {
  width: 36px;
  height: 36px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #1877f2;
  color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(15, 26, 23, 0.18);
}
.nav__badge--social .social-icon { width: 18px; height: 18px; display: block; }

@media (min-width: 961px) {
  .nav__badges {
    display: flex;
    position: absolute;
    top: 50%;
    right: max(var(--gut), calc((100vw - var(--wide)) / 2 + var(--gut)));
    transform: translateY(-50%);
    z-index: 101;
  }
  .nav__badge--bbb:hover { transform: translateY(-1px); }
  /* BBB (~40px) + gap + FB (36px) , keep CTA from overlapping */
  .nav__inner { padding-right: clamp(6.5rem, 9vw, 8.5rem); }
}

/* ============ HERO , photo-first (no SVG roof) ============ */
.hero {
  position: relative; min-height: min(88svh, 730px);
  background: var(--ink-1); color: var(--tx); overflow: hidden;
  padding-top: clamp(96px, 12vh, 124px);
}

.hero__grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 0.95fr 1.05fr; align-items: stretch;
  min-height: calc(min(88svh, 730px) - clamp(96px, 12vh, 124px));
}

.hero__copy {
  display: flex; flex-direction: column; justify-content: center;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem) var(--gut) clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem) max(var(--gut), calc((100vw - var(--wide)) / 2 + var(--gut)));
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
}

/* ============ Full-bleed film hero ============
   The video is a background layer under the whole section; copy and the scan card
   sit on top inside the normal .wrap measure. Everything below assumes .hero--film. */
.hero--film .hero__film { position: absolute; inset: 0; z-index: 0; overflow: hidden; background: var(--ink-1); }
.hero--film .hero__film-video { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
.hero--film .hero__film .hero__photo-shade,
.hero--film .hero__film .hero__scanline { position: absolute; }
/* Left-weighted so the copy column always has ground, plus a floor for the scan card. */
.hero--film .hero__photo-shade {
  inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
  background:
    linear-gradient(95deg, rgba(7,16,13,0.94) 0%, rgba(7,16,13,0.86) 30%, rgba(7,16,13,0.52) 58%, rgba(7,16,13,0.34) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7,16,13,0.55) 0%, transparent 26%, transparent 58%, rgba(7,16,13,0.78) 100%);
}
/* One copy column on a controlled measure; the remaining track is deliberately empty
   so the drone pass is visible as a photograph rather than as wallpaper behind a card. */
.hero--film .hero__grid {
  position: relative; z-index: 2;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 620px) minmax(0, 1fr);
  align-items: center; gap: clamp(1rem, 3vw, 2.5rem);
}
/* Inside .wrap the copy no longer needs its own gutter maths. */
.hero--film .hero__copy { padding: clamp(1.25rem, 3vw, 2.25rem) 0; }
@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .hero--film .hero__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  /* Vertical framing: on phones the roof reads better than the sky. */
  .hero--film .hero__film-video { object-position: 50% 62%; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .hero--film .hero__film-video { display: none; }
  .hero--film .hero__film {
    background: var(--ink-1) url('/assets/img/job01/hero-film-poster-1280.jpg') center/cover no-repeat;
  }
}

.hero__title {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 900;
  font-size: clamp(2.75rem, 6.5vw, 5.5rem); line-height: 0.92; letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
}
/* Second H1 line , carries the service noun + city the locked tagline can't.
   Visually and typographically subordinate; the tagline stays the hero. */
.hero__title-line2 {
  display: block; margin-top: 0.6rem;
  font-family: var(--sans); font-weight: 500;
  font-size: clamp(0.95rem, 1.5vw, 1.15rem); line-height: 1.35;
  letter-spacing: 0; color: var(--tx-dim);
}

/* Matches ANCHOR-FINAL.svg "MINT" , Playfair 900, tracking 6/130, #08e8de, uppercase */
.logo-mint-word {
  font-family: var(--serif);
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 900;
  letter-spacing: 0.046em;
  color: var(--mint);
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.hero__eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem;
  font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.68rem; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--mint); background: rgba(8, 232, 222, 0.08); border: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 0.35rem 0.75rem; border-radius: var(--r-pill); margin-bottom: 0.85rem; width: fit-content;
}

.hero__hook {
  font-size: clamp(1.1rem, 1.7vw, 1.38rem); font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
}
.hero__hook strong { color: var(--mint); }

.hero__sub { font-size: 0.98rem; color: var(--tx-dim); max-width: 46ch; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.hero__sub strong { color: var(--tx); }

.hero__cta { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.75rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; }

/* Storm fast-lane for high-intent hail/wind visitors */
.hero__stormlink {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; width: fit-content;
  font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.7rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--verify); border: 1px dashed var(--verify-line); background: var(--verify-bg);
  padding: 0.45rem 0.85rem; border-radius: var(--r-pill); margin-bottom: 1rem;
  transition: border-color 0.2s, background 0.2s;
}
.hero__stormlink:hover { border-color: var(--verify); background: rgba(255, 181, 71, 0.18); }

.hero__trust {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 1rem 1.2rem; padding-top: 0.85rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.68rem; letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--tx-dim);
}
.hero__trust li { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.45rem; }
.hero__trust li::before {
  content: ''; width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--mint); box-shadow: 0 0 8px var(--mint);
}

/* Photo panel */
.hero__visual {
  position: relative; min-height: 360px; max-height: calc(min(100svh, 820px) - clamp(96px, 12vh, 124px));
  isolation: isolate;
}

/* Photo + pins live in the stage; on desktop it fills the figure, on mobile it
   becomes a fixed-height block so the scan card can sit below the photo */
.hero__stage { position: absolute; inset: 0; }

.hero__photo {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;
}

.hero__photo-shade {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
  background:
    linear-gradient(90deg, var(--ink-1) 0%, rgba(10, 20, 16, 0.55) 18%, transparent 42%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(10, 20, 16, 0.15) 0%, transparent 40%, rgba(10, 20, 16, 0.58) 100%);
}

.hero__scanline {
  position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: 0; height: 2px; z-index: 3;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--mint), transparent);
  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(8, 232, 222, 0.6);
  opacity: 0.8;
  animation: scan-sweep 7s ease-in-out infinite;
}
@keyframes scan-sweep {
  0%, 100% { transform: translateY(0); opacity: 0; }
  8% { opacity: 1; }
  50% { transform: translateY(min(65vh, 520px)); opacity: 1; }
  92% { opacity: 1; }
}

/* Inspection pins on photo */
.hero__pin {
  position: absolute; z-index: 4; width: 32px; height: 32px; padding: 0;
  border-radius: 50%; border: 2px solid var(--mint);
  background: rgba(8, 232, 222, 0.22); cursor: pointer; appearance: none; -webkit-appearance: none;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 8px rgba(8, 232, 222, 0.14), 0 0 24px rgba(8, 232, 222, 0.35), 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
  animation: pin-pulse 3s ease-in-out infinite;
}
.hero__stage > .hero__pin:nth-of-type(1) { animation-delay: 0s; }
.hero__stage > .hero__pin:nth-of-type(2) { animation-delay: 0.75s; }
.hero__stage > .hero__pin:nth-of-type(3) { animation-delay: 1.5s; }
.hero__stage > .hero__pin:nth-of-type(4) { animation-delay: 2.25s; }
.hero__pin:hover, .hero__pin:focus-visible, .hero__pin:focus { z-index: 7; }
.hero__pin:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--mint); outline-offset: 4px; }

/* Pin tooltip , shows on hover AND focus/tap (mobile-friendly) */
.hero__pin-tip {
  position: absolute; bottom: calc(100% + 11px); left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(4px); z-index: 8; white-space: nowrap; pointer-events: none;
  font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.62rem; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--tx); background: rgba(10, 20, 16, 0.94); border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  padding: 0.4rem 0.65rem; border-radius: 8px; box-shadow: 0 10px 26px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45);
  opacity: 0; transition: opacity 0.2s var(--ease), transform 0.2s var(--ease);
}
.hero__pin-tip::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%);
  border: 5px solid transparent; border-top-color: rgba(10, 20, 16, 0.94);
}
.hero__pin:hover .hero__pin-tip,
.hero__pin:focus-visible .hero__pin-tip,
.hero__pin:focus .hero__pin-tip { opacity: 1; transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0); }

/* Pin labels always visible on desktop */
.hero__pin--label-below .hero__pin-tip {
  bottom: auto; top: calc(100% + 9px);
}
.hero__pin--label-below .hero__pin-tip::after {
  top: auto; bottom: 100%; border-top-color: transparent; border-bottom-color: rgba(10, 20, 16, 0.94);
}

@media (min-width: 961px) {
  .hero__sub { display: none; }

  .hero__pin-tip {
    opacity: 0.88;
    transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(0);
    font-size: 0.56rem;
    padding: 0.3rem 0.5rem;
    letter-spacing: 0.05em;
  }

  .hero__pin:hover .hero__pin-tip,
  .hero__pin:focus-visible .hero__pin-tip {
    opacity: 1;
    box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.55);
  }
}

.hero__pin::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 8px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--mint);
}
.hero__pin--warn {
  border-color: var(--verify); background: rgba(255, 181, 71, 0.28);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 8px rgba(255, 181, 71, 0.14), 0 0 24px rgba(255, 181, 71, 0.35), 0 4px 16px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.35);
}
.hero__pin--warn::after { background: var(--verify); }

@keyframes pin-pulse {
  0%, 100% { transform: scale(1); }
  50% { transform: scale(1.08); }
}

/* ============ Mint Scan sample report card ============
   Rebuilt 2026-08-17. It was three squeezed 33%-wide tiles floating over the hero
   film, with 0.55rem monospace keys , unreadable, and it duplicated the annotated
   roof 800px below it. It is now a document: one line per check, ruled like a real
   report, sitting beside the roof whose pins it explains.
   The rows are the SAME six as .whatwecheck. If that list changes, change these. */
.scan-card {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(8, 232, 222, 0.07), rgba(7, 16, 13, 0) 38%), rgba(7, 16, 13, 0.72);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong); border-radius: var(--r-card);
  padding: 1.05rem 1.15rem 0.95rem;
  box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.45), inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(8, 232, 222, 0.07);
}
.scan-card::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: 0; height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--mint), transparent); opacity: 0.8;
}

.scan-card__head {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 0.75rem;
  padding-bottom: 0.7rem; margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.scan-card__title {
  font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.7rem; letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--tx); display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem;
}
.scan-card__title::before {
  content: ''; width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--mint);
  box-shadow: 0 0 10px var(--mint);
}
/* Deliberately loud. Guardrail #1: this must never be mistaken for a real report. */
.scan-card__badge {
  font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.58rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--verify); border: 1px solid var(--verify-line); background: var(--verify-bg);
  padding: 0.22rem 0.55rem; border-radius: var(--r-pill); white-space: nowrap;
}

.scan-card__rows { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.scan-card__row {
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem;
  padding: 0.52rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(8, 232, 222, 0.09);
}
.scan-card__row:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
.scan-card__k {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.6rem;
  font-size: 0.92rem; font-weight: 500; color: var(--tx);
}
.scan-card__k::before {
  content: ''; flex: none; width: 7px; height: 7px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--mint); box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(8, 232, 222, 0.7);
}
/* Status is the only place colour carries meaning here, so it gets the pill. */
.scan-card__v {
  flex: none; min-width: 5.2rem; text-align: center;
  font-family: var(--ui); font-size: 0.62rem; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.09em; text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--mint); background: rgba(8, 232, 222, 0.1);
  border: 1px solid var(--line-strong); border-radius: var(--r-pill);
  padding: 0.24rem 0.6rem;
}
.scan-card__row--watch .scan-card__k::before { background: var(--verify); box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(255, 181, 71, 0.7); }
.scan-card__row--watch .scan-card__v { color: var(--verify); background: var(--verify-bg); border-color: var(--verify-line); }
.scan-card__row--act .scan-card__k::before { background: var(--error); box-shadow: 0 0 8px rgba(255, 107, 107, 0.7); }
.scan-card__row--act .scan-card__v { color: var(--error); background: var(--error-bg); border-color: rgba(255, 107, 107, 0.45); }

.scan-card__foot {
  margin-top: 0.8rem; padding-top: 0.7rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-size: 0.78rem; line-height: 1.45; color: var(--tx-dim);
}

/* ============ TRUST BAR (hybrid light band) ============ */
.trustbar {
  background: var(--cream); border-block: 1px solid var(--cream-line); color: var(--tx-dark-dim);
}
.trustbar__inner {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: 1rem 2rem;
  padding: 1.35rem 0; font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.72rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase;
}
.trustbar__item { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; }
.trustbar__badges {
  display: none;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.trustbar__badge {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  line-height: 0;
  opacity: 0.96;
  transition: opacity 0.2s, transform 0.2s;
}
.trustbar__badge:hover { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(-1px); }
.trustbar__badge--bbb img { height: 40px; width: auto; display: block; object-fit: contain; }
.trustbar__badge--social {
  width: 34px;
  height: 34px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #1877f2;
  color: #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(15, 26, 23, 0.12);
}
.trustbar__badge--social .social-icon { width: 17px; height: 17px; display: block; }

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .trustbar__badges { display: flex; }
}
.trustbar__item::before {
  content: ''; width: 5px; height: 5px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--mint-deep);
}

/* ============ STORM BAND ============ */
/* Full-bleed band: the real job-01 inspection aerial, not a texture and not stock.
   The scrim is left-weighted so the copy stays legible while the photo opens up on
   the right. background-color is declared FIRST and independently, so the band still
   renders as a solid dark section if the image ever fails to load. */
.stormband {
  background-color: var(--ink);
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(7,16,13,0.95) 0%, rgba(7,16,13,0.88) 34%, rgba(7,16,13,0.58) 66%, rgba(7,16,13,0.42) 100%),
    image-set(
      url('/assets/img/job01/band-inspect-1800.webp') type('image/webp'),
      url('/assets/img/job01/band-inspect-1800.jpg') type('image/jpeg'));
  background-size: cover;
  background-position: center 42%;
  background-repeat: no-repeat;
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line-strong); color: var(--tx);
}
.stormband .stormband__inner { padding: clamp(3.25rem, 7vw, 5.5rem) 0; }
.stormband__copy .h3 { font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 3vw, 2.3rem); text-wrap: balance; max-width: 20ch; }
.stormband__copy p { color: var(--tx); max-width: 46ch; }
/* A transparent ghost button over a photograph is unreadable , give it its own
   ground so the label never has to compete with roof debris behind it. */
.stormband .btn--ghost {
  background: rgba(7, 16, 13, 0.62);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.42);
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
}
.stormband .btn--ghost:hover { background: rgba(7, 16, 13, 0.78); border-color: var(--mint); }
.stormband__inner {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1.25rem 2rem; padding: clamp(2rem, 4vw, 2.75rem) 0;
}
.stormband__copy { max-width: 640px; }
.stormband__copy .label { color: var(--mint); margin-bottom: 0.75rem; }
.stormband__copy .label__dot { background: var(--mint); box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(8, 232, 222, 0.2); }
.stormband__copy .h3 { color: var(--tx); margin-bottom: 0.45rem; }
.stormband__copy .h3 em { color: var(--mint); }
.stormband__copy p { color: var(--tx-dim); font-size: 0.98rem; max-width: 52ch; }
.stormband__actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.75rem; }

/* ============ SECTIONS (light) ============ */
.section { padding: var(--pad) 0; background: var(--cream); }
/* ONE light ground, owner's call 2026-08-17: --cream-2 gave #why and #process a
   visibly different grey from #mint-scan and #services (#efeae3 vs #f7f5f0, measured).
   --mint-ink's contrast only improves: 5.03:1 on --cream vs 4.58:1 on --cream-2.

   Two light sections DO stack directly on 7 of the 10 pages , /services/ (the service
   list above the CTA strip) and all six city pages , so flattening the tone removed
   the only thing separating them and merged each pair into one undivided cream field.
   A hairline restores the boundary without a second colour. The adjacent-sibling
   selector means it draws ONLY where two light sections actually meet, so nothing is
   added under a dark section (index.html's #why and #process). */
.section--alt { background: var(--cream); }
.section:not(.section--dark) + .section:not(.section--dark) { border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-line); }
.section--dark { background: var(--ink-2); color: var(--tx); }
.section--dark .h2, .section--dark .h3, .section--dark .h4 { color: var(--tx); }
.section--dark .h2 em, .section--dark .h3 em { color: var(--mint); }
.section--dark .lead { color: var(--tx-dim); }
.section--dark .label { color: var(--mint); }
.section--dark .label__dot { background: var(--mint); box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(8, 232, 222, 0.2); }

.section__head { max-width: 680px; margin-bottom: clamp(1.4rem, 2.4vw, 2.1rem); }
.section__head--center { margin-inline: auto; text-align: center; }
.section__head--center .lead { margin-inline: auto; }

/* Service areas , two-column band, not a centred column of air */
.areas__grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.25fr) minmax(0, 0.9fr);
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 4vw, 3rem); align-items: center;
}
/* The h2 runs to 54px , in a narrow column it broke to five lines. Let the column
   set the measure and pull the display size back a step in this band only. */
.areas__grid .section__head { margin-bottom: 0; max-width: none; }
.areas__grid .h2 { font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.4vw, 2.9rem); }
.areas__panel { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1rem; }
.areas__list {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: flex-start; gap: 0.55rem;
  max-width: none; margin-inline: 0;
}
@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .areas__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 1.5rem; }
  .areas__grid .section__head { max-width: none; }
}
.areas__list li {
  font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.78rem; letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  color: var(--tx-dark); background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--cream-line);
  border-radius: var(--r-pill); padding: 0.55rem 1rem;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 16px rgba(15, 26, 23, 0.04);
}
.areas__note {
  margin-top: 0; text-align: left; font-size: 0.92rem; color: var(--tx-dark-dim);
  max-width: 46ch; margin-inline: 0;
  padding-top: 1rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-line);
}
/* 24px minimum height, WCAG 2.2 AA 2.5.8 , see the footer note. */
.trustbar__item a { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 24px; color: inherit; transition: color 0.2s; }
.trustbar__item a:hover { color: var(--mint-deep); }

/* Mint Scan section */
.mintscan__grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.25fr 0.85fr; gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem); align-items: start; }

.checklist { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 1rem; margin-top: 1.5rem; }
.checklist li { display: flex; gap: 0.85rem; font-size: 0.98rem; color: var(--tx-dark-dim); }
.checklist li::before {
  content: ''; flex-shrink: 0; width: 8px; height: 8px; margin-top: 0.55em;
  border-radius: 50%; background: var(--mint-deep);
}
.checklist strong { display: block; color: var(--tx-dark); font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 0.1rem; }

.panel {
  background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--cream-line); border-radius: var(--r-card);
  padding: 1.75rem; box-shadow: 0 12px 40px rgba(15, 26, 23, 0.06);
}
.panel .h3 { margin-bottom: 0.85rem; }
.notlist { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.55rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; }
.notlist li { position: relative; padding-left: 1.4rem; color: var(--tx-dark-dim); font-size: 0.95rem; }
.notlist li::before { content: '\2715'; position: absolute; left: 0; color: var(--mint-deep); font-size: 0.75rem; top: 0.2rem; }
.panel__foot { font-size: 0.95rem; color: var(--tx-dark); margin-bottom: 1.25rem; }

/* Proof shot under the panel , closes the empty right column the panel left behind */
.mintscan__proof { margin-top: 1.15rem; position: relative; border-radius: var(--r-card); overflow: hidden; }
.mintscan__proof img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; object-fit: cover; display: block; }

/* Why Mint: heading beside two real photos, then the feature grid below */
.why__top {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(0, 0.95fr);
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 3.5vw, 3rem); align-items: center;
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.75rem, 3.5vw, 2.75rem);
}
.why__top .section__head { margin-bottom: 0; }
.why__shots { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 0.85rem; }
.why__shots figure { position: relative; border-radius: var(--r-card); overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid var(--cream-line); }
.why__shots img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .why__top { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* Features , three across, not two.
   At two columns each of the six claims got a 600px measure for one sentence, which
   is what made this section read padded. Three columns plus the tightened copy is
   the same information in noticeably less height. */
.features {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(1.25rem, 2.4vw, 1.9rem) clamp(1.5rem, 2.6vw, 2.25rem);
}
.feature { display: flex; gap: 0.85rem; align-items: flex-start; }
.feature__icon {
  flex-shrink: 0; width: 40px; height: 40px; display: grid; place-items: center;
  color: var(--mint-deep); background: rgba(10, 143, 134, 0.1); border-radius: 10px;
}
.feature__icon svg { width: 19px; height: 19px; }
.feature h3 { margin-bottom: 0.2rem; font-size: 1.14rem; }
.feature p { font-size: 0.92rem; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--tx-dark-dim); }
@media (max-width: 1040px) { .features { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (max-width: 620px) { .features { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* Services */
.services { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 1.15rem; }
.svc {
  background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--cream-line); border-radius: var(--r-card);
  padding: 1.85rem 1.75rem; transition: transform 0.25s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.25s;
}
.svc:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: 0 16px 40px rgba(15, 26, 23, 0.08); }
.svc__icon {
  width: 44px; height: 44px; display: grid; place-items: center; margin-bottom: 0.85rem;
  color: var(--mint-deep); background: rgba(10, 143, 134, 0.1); border-radius: 12px;
}
.svc__icon svg { width: 22px; height: 22px; }
.svc__num { font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.78rem; color: var(--mint-ink); letter-spacing: 0.1em; }
.svc h3 { margin: 0.45rem 0; }
.svc p { font-size: 0.96rem; color: var(--tx-dark-dim); }

/* Process */
.timeline { max-width: 820px; position: relative; }
.timeline::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; left: 27.5px; top: 1.25rem; bottom: 1.25rem; width: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, var(--cream-line), transparent);
}
.step { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 56px 1fr; gap: 1.25rem; padding: 1.2rem 0; }
.step__n {
  width: 56px; height: 56px; display: grid; place-items: center;
  font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 900; font-size: 1.6rem; line-height: 1;
  color: var(--mint-deep); background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--cream-line); border-radius: 50%;
}
.step p { font-size: 0.96rem; color: var(--tx-dark-dim); }

/* Founder */
.founder__grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem); align-items: center; }
.founder__photo {
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5; max-width: 340px; margin-inline: auto;
  border-radius: var(--r-card); overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--ink-3);
  display: grid; place-items: center; color: var(--tx-soft);
}
.founder__photo svg { width: 64px; height: 64px; opacity: 0.35; }
/* Real family portrait , landscape, show everyone */
.founder__photo--family { aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; max-width: 560px; }
.founder__photo--family picture,
.founder__photo--family img { width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; }
.founder__photo--family img { object-fit: cover; object-position: center 30%; }
.founder__caption { text-align: center; margin-top: 0.75rem; font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.62rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--tx-dim); }
.quote {
  border-left: 3px solid var(--mint); padding-left: 1.15rem; margin: 1.15rem 0;
  font-family: var(--serif); font-style: italic; font-size: 1.28rem; line-height: 1.4;
}
.quote__cite { font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--mint); margin: 0 0 1.3rem 1.15rem; }
.founder__copy p { color: var(--tx-dim); margin-bottom: 0.8rem; }

/* Contact */
.contact__grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.05fr; gap: clamp(2rem, 5vw, 4rem); }
.contact__phone-link { font-family: var(--sans); font-weight: 700; font-size: 1.75rem; letter-spacing: -0.02em; color: var(--mint-ink); }
.contact__phone-link:hover { text-decoration: underline; }

.form {
  background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--cream-line); border-radius: var(--r-card);
  padding: 1.85rem; box-shadow: 0 16px 48px rgba(15, 26, 23, 0.07);
}
/* ---- Light islands inside a dark section ----
   .section--dark sets color:var(--tx) (#eaf5f0) on the section and on every .h2/.h3/.h4
   inside it. .form is a WHITE card inside the dark #contact, so it inherited near-white
   type on white: "Request your free Mint Scan" measured 1.10:1, and so did the
   "Request received" success heading nobody sees until after they submit.
   Anything light-on-dark has to re-assert the light-ground palette. Add new light cards
   to this selector list, or they will inherit the same invisibility. */
.section--dark .form,
.section--dark .panel { color: var(--tx-dark); }
.section--dark .form .h2, .section--dark .form .h3, .section--dark .form .h4,
.section--dark .panel .h2, .section--dark .panel .h3, .section--dark .panel .h4 { color: var(--tx-dark); }
.section--dark .form .h2 em, .section--dark .form .h3 em,
.section--dark .panel .h2 em, .section--dark .panel .h3 em { color: var(--mint-ink); }
.section--dark .form p, .section--dark .panel p { color: var(--tx-dark-dim); }
.section--dark .form a:not(.btn) { color: var(--mint-ink); }

.form__head { display: flex; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 1rem; padding-bottom: 1.15rem; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cream-line); }
/* --mint-deep is 3.65:1 on white: fine for large display type, fails AA at 0.62rem.
   --mint-ink is the small-text variant (5.48:1 on white). */
.form__tag { font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.62rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--mint-ink); border: 1px solid var(--cream-line); padding: 0.28rem 0.55rem; border-radius: var(--r-pill); }
.form__row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 1rem; }
.field { margin-bottom: 0.95rem; }
.field label { display: block; font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.62rem; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--tx-dark-dim); margin-bottom: 0.35rem; }
.field input, .field select, .field textarea {
  width: 100%; min-height: 46px; padding: 0.7rem 0.85rem; font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 0.95rem;
  color: var(--tx-dark); background: var(--cream); border: 1px solid var(--cream-line); border-radius: 10px;
}
.field textarea { min-height: 96px; resize: vertical; }
.field input:focus, .field select:focus, .field textarea:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--mint-deep); box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(10, 143, 134, 0.15); }
.field input[aria-invalid="true"] { border-color: var(--error-ink); background: var(--error-bg); }
.form__error { display: block; font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.64rem; color: var(--error-ink); margin-top: 0.3rem; }
.form__note { font-size: 0.78rem; color: var(--tx-dark-dim); margin-top: 0.75rem; }
.form__body.is-hidden { display: none; }
.form__success {
  display: none; text-align: center; padding: 2.5rem 1.5rem;
}
.form__success.is-visible { display: block; }
.form__success[hidden] { display: none !important; }
.form__success.is-visible[hidden] { display: block !important; }
.form__success-icon {
  width: 64px; height: 64px; margin: 0 auto 1.25rem; display: grid; place-items: center;
  border-radius: 50%; background: rgba(10, 143, 134, 0.12); color: var(--mint-deep);
}
.form__success-icon svg { width: 32px; height: 32px; }
.form__success .h3 { margin-bottom: 0.65rem; }
.form__success p { color: var(--tx-dark-dim); margin-bottom: 1.25rem; max-width: 36ch; margin-inline: auto; }
.hp { position: absolute; left: -9999px; opacity: 0; pointer-events: none; }

/* Preview mode: hide [VERIFY] chips on public build , remove class="is-preview" from <html> at deploy */
html:not(.is-preview) .verify { display: none; }

/* Footer */
.footer { background: var(--ink); border-top: 1px solid var(--line); padding: 3rem 0 1.25rem; color: var(--tx-dim); }
.footer__grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 2fr repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 1.5rem; padding-bottom: 2rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.footer__brand img { height: 48px; margin-bottom: 0.85rem; }
.footer__brand p { font-size: 0.9rem; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 300px; }
.footer__col h2 { font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.66rem; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--mint); margin-bottom: 0.85rem; }
/* WCAG 2.2 AA 2.5.8 (Target Size, Minimum) wants 24x24 CSS px. These links were 17px
   tall: fine with a mouse, a coin-toss with a thumb, and this is a phone-first audience
   whose next action is meant to be a call. Lighthouse does not test 2.5.8, so a 100 on
   accessibility did not catch it. inline-block + vertical padding, no extra list gap,
   so the footer keeps its height. */
.footer__col li { margin-bottom: 0.15rem; }
.footer__col a { display: inline-block; font-size: 0.88rem; padding-block: 0.22rem; }
.footer__col a:hover { color: var(--mint); }
.footer__bottom { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: space-between; align-items: center; gap: 0.75rem; padding-top: 1.25rem; font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.62rem; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--tx-dim); }
.footer__badges {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.65rem;
}
.footer__badge {
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  line-height: 0;
  opacity: 0.94;
  transition: opacity 0.2s, transform 0.2s;
}
.footer__badge:hover { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(-1px); }
.footer__badge--bbb img { height: 38px; width: auto; display: block; object-fit: contain; }
.footer__badge--social {
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #1877f2;
  color: #fff;
}
.footer__badge--social .social-icon { width: 16px; height: 16px; display: block; }

/* Mobile bar */
.mobilebar {
  display: none; position: fixed; inset: auto 0 0 0; z-index: 99; gap: 0.5rem;
  padding: 0.65rem 0.75rem calc(0.65rem + env(safe-area-inset-bottom));
  background: rgba(8, 16, 13, 0.95); backdrop-filter: blur(12px); border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  transform: translateY(100%); transition: transform 0.25s var(--ease);
}
.mobilebar.is-visible { transform: translateY(0); }
.mobilebar .btn { flex: 1; font-size: 0.88rem; }

/* Scroll reveal */
.js .section__head, .js .hero__copy, .js .hero__visual, .js .areas, .js .mintscan__lead, .js .panel,
.js .feature, .js .svc, .js .step, .js .checklist li, .js .founder__photo, .js .founder__copy,
.js .form, .js .trustbar__item {
  opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px);
  transition: opacity 0.65s var(--ease), transform 0.65s var(--ease);
}
.js .is-in { opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; }

/* ============ Mint Scan: what we check + sample report ============ */
/* "What we check" chips.
   Two bugs fixed 2026-08-17, both visible in the owner's screenshot:
   1. The border was var(--line) = rgba(8,232,222,0.14), a DARK-ground token sitting on
      white on cream. It computed to nothing, so the chips read as floating blobs with
      no edge. --cream-line is the light-ground equivalent and is what belongs here.
   2. 0.72rem monospace made six short words look like a terminal dump. */
.whatwecheck { margin-top: 1.6rem; }
.whatwecheck__k {
  display: block; font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 700; font-size: 0.66rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.13em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--tx-dark-dim);
  margin-bottom: 0.65rem;
}
.whatwecheck ul { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.5rem; }
.whatwecheck li {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem;
  font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.86rem; letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  color: var(--tx-dark); background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--cream-line); border-radius: var(--r-pill);
  padding: 0.42rem 0.9rem 0.42rem 0.75rem;
  box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(15, 26, 23, 0.04);
}
.whatwecheck li::before {
  content: ''; flex: none; width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--mint-deep);
}

.report-doc { margin-top: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 4rem); background: #fff; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--r-card); box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(15, 26, 23, 0.10); overflow: hidden; }
.report-doc__bar { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 0.75rem; padding: 1rem 1.4rem; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--cream); }
.report-doc__title { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.5rem; font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.74rem; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--tx-dark); }
.report-doc__dot { width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--mint-deep); box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(10, 143, 134, 0.18); }
.report-doc__badge { font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.6rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--verify-ink); border: 1px solid var(--verify-line); background: var(--verify-bg); padding: 0.25rem 0.55rem; border-radius: var(--r-pill); white-space: nowrap; }
.report-doc__body { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 0.95fr 1.05fr; gap: clamp(1rem, 2.2vw, 1.6rem); padding: clamp(1rem, 2.2vw, 1.4rem); align-items: start; }
.report-doc__media { position: relative; border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
.report-doc__media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; object-position: center 40%; }
.report-doc__addr { position: absolute; left: 0.7rem; bottom: 0.7rem; font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.62rem; letter-spacing: 0.04em; color: #fff; background: rgba(10, 20, 16, 0.7); padding: 0.3rem 0.55rem; border-radius: 6px; }
/* Numbered markers on the photo, matched to numbered findings. Turns a two-column
   card into something that reads like an actual inspection deliverable. */
.rd-mark {
  position: absolute; z-index: 2; transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  width: 26px; height: 26px; border-radius: 50%;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  font-family: var(--ui); font-size: 0.72rem; font-weight: 700;
  color: #fff; border: 2px solid #fff;
  box-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(7, 16, 13, 0.45);
}
.rd-mark--good  { background: #0a6b50; }
.rd-mark--watch { background: #8a5a12; }
.rd-mark--act   { background: #b3322c; }

.rd-list { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0; }
.rd-row {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 26px 1fr auto;
  align-items: start; gap: 0.7rem;
  padding: 0.6rem 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cream-line);
}
.rd-row:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
.rd-num {
  width: 22px; height: 22px; border-radius: 50%; margin-top: 0.1rem;
  display: grid; place-items: center;
  font-family: var(--ui); font-size: 0.66rem; font-weight: 700; color: #fff;
}
.rd-row--good  .rd-num { background: #0a6b50; }
.rd-row--watch .rd-num { background: #8a5a12; }
.rd-row--act   .rd-num { background: #b3322c; }
.rd-body { font-size: 0.93rem; color: var(--tx-dark-dim); line-height: 1.45; }
.rd-body strong { display: block; color: var(--tx-dark); font-weight: 650; }
.rd-row .tag { margin-top: 0.15rem; }
@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .rd-row { grid-template-columns: 22px 1fr; }
  .rd-row .tag { grid-column: 2; justify-self: start; margin-top: 0.3rem; }
}

.report-doc__findings h4 { margin-bottom: 0.9rem; }
.report-doc__findings > ul { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 0.6rem; }
.report-doc__findings li { display: flex; gap: 0.8rem; align-items: flex-start; }
.report-doc__findings li > div { font-size: 0.95rem; color: var(--tx-dark-dim); }
.report-doc__findings strong { display: block; color: var(--tx-dark); }
.tag { flex-shrink: 0; min-width: 66px; text-align: center; font-family: var(--ui); font-size: 0.6rem; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.06em; text-transform: uppercase; padding: 0.3rem 0.55rem; border-radius: var(--r-pill); margin-top: 0.1rem; }
.tag--good { background: rgba(10, 143, 134, 0.14); color: #0a6b50; }
.tag--watch { background: rgba(255, 181, 71, 0.18); color: #8a5a12; }
.tag--act { background: rgba(255, 107, 107, 0.16); color: #b3322c; }
.report-doc__summary { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 0.75rem; margin-top: 1rem; padding-top: 0.9rem; border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-line); }
.report-doc__k { display: block; font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.6rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--tx-dark-dim); margin-bottom: 0.2rem; }
.report-doc__v { display: block; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.02rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--tx-dark); }
.report-doc__foot { padding: 0 clamp(1rem, 2.2vw, 1.4rem) 1rem; font-size: 0.82rem; color: var(--tx-dark-dim); }
.report-doc__foot em { color: var(--mint-ink); font-style: italic; }

/* ============ FAQ (native <details> , no JS) ============
   .faq / .faq__item / .faq__a are deliberately NOT in the scroll-reveal lists
   (see app.css:679-681, :790-792 and js/app.js revealSel). Adding them there without
   also adding them to revealSel would leave every answer at opacity:0 permanently. */
.faq { max-width: 820px; }
.faq__item { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--cream-line); }

/* ============ FAQ over a photograph, two columns ============
   Real job photo behind a heavy scrim; the questions sit on their own translucent
   cards so the copy never has to compete with the image. background-color is set
   independently so the band still reads correctly if the photo fails to load. */
.faq-band {
  position: relative;
  background-color: var(--ink);
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7,16,13,0.84) 0%, rgba(7,16,13,0.70) 45%, rgba(7,16,13,0.88) 100%),
    image-set(
      url('/assets/img/job01/band-complete-1800.webp') type('image/webp'),
      url('/assets/img/job01/band-complete-1800.jpg') type('image/jpeg'));
  background-size: cover; background-position: center 34%; background-repeat: no-repeat;
  background-attachment: scroll;
}
.faq-band .faq {
  max-width: none;
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 0.75rem clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 2rem);
  align-content: start;
}
.faq-band .faq__item {
  border-bottom: none;
  background: rgba(9, 20, 17, 0.72);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 12px;
  backdrop-filter: blur(6px);
  align-self: start;
}
.faq-band .faq__item summary { padding: 0.95rem 1.1rem; }
.faq-band .faq__item .h4 { color: var(--tx); font-size: 1.06rem; }
.faq-band .faq__item summary:hover .h4 { color: var(--mint); }
.faq-band .faq__item summary::after { border-color: var(--mint); }
.faq-band .faq__a { padding: 0 1.1rem 1.1rem; color: var(--tx-dim); max-width: none; }
.faq-band .section__head { margin-inline: auto; }
@media (max-width: 800px) {
  .faq-band .faq { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* Light variant of the FAQ band: same photograph, near-opaque white cards and dark
   type. Keeps the photo the owner wanted while letting the page alternate. */
.faq-band--light {
  background-color: var(--cream);
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(247,245,240,0.90) 0%, rgba(247,245,240,0.74) 45%, rgba(247,245,240,0.92) 100%),
    image-set(
      url('/assets/img/job01/band-complete-1800.webp') type('image/webp'),
      url('/assets/img/job01/band-complete-1800.jpg') type('image/jpeg'));
}
.faq-band--light .faq__item {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.93);
  border-color: var(--cream-line);
  box-shadow: 0 6px 22px rgba(15, 26, 23, 0.07);
}
.faq-band--light .faq__item .h4 { color: var(--tx-dark); }
.faq-band--light .faq__item summary:hover .h4 { color: var(--mint-ink); }
.faq-band--light .faq__item summary::after { border-color: var(--mint-deep); }
.faq-band--light .faq__a { color: var(--tx-dark-dim); }

/* Service areas as a dark photographic band */
.areas--band {
  background-color: var(--ink);
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(7,16,13,0.93) 0%, rgba(7,16,13,0.84) 38%, rgba(7,16,13,0.62) 72%, rgba(7,16,13,0.5) 100%),
    image-set(
      url('/assets/img/job01/band-areas-1800.webp') type('image/webp'),
      url('/assets/img/job01/band-areas-1800.jpg') type('image/jpeg'));
  background-size: cover; background-position: center 42%; background-repeat: no-repeat;
}
.areas--band .areas__note { color: var(--tx-dim); border-top-color: var(--line); }



/* ============ Service-area pages ============ */
/* Breadcrumbs default to a LIGHT ground and flip on dark sections. They were
   dark-only, which failed on /services/ whose first section is cream. */
.crumbs {
  font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.66rem; letter-spacing: 0.08em;
  text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--tx-dark-dim); margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
}
/* 24px minimum height, WCAG 2.2 AA 2.5.8 , see the footer note. */
.crumbs a { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; min-height: 24px; color: var(--mint-ink); text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.section--dark .crumbs { color: var(--tx-dim); }
.section--dark .crumbs a { color: var(--mint); }
.crumbs a:hover { text-decoration: underline; }
.crumbs span[aria-hidden] { opacity: 0.5; margin: 0 0.15rem; }

.arealist { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr)); gap: 0.85rem; }
.arealist__item a {
  display: block; padding: 1rem 1.15rem; border-radius: var(--r-card);
  background: rgba(9, 20, 17, 0.62); border: 1px solid var(--line);
  transition: border-color 0.2s var(--ease), transform 0.2s var(--ease);
}
.arealist__item a:hover { border-color: var(--mint); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.arealist__city { display: block; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.1rem; font-weight: 600; color: var(--tx); }
.arealist__county { display: block; font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.63rem; letter-spacing: 0.09em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--tx-dim); margin-top: 0.2rem; }

/* Service list on a light ground */
.arealist--svc { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
.arealist--svc li {
  padding: 0.95rem 0 0; border-top: 2px solid var(--cream-line);
  font-size: 0.93rem; color: var(--tx-dark-dim); line-height: 1.5;
}
.arealist--svc li strong {
  display: block; font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 600; color: var(--tx-dark); margin-bottom: 0.15rem;
}
@media (max-width: 860px) { .arealist { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); } }
@media (max-width: 560px) { .arealist, .arealist--svc { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* City pills on the homepage now link out to their pages */
.areas__list li a { display: block; color: inherit; }
.areas__list li:has(a):hover { border-color: var(--mint-deep); }


/* ============ Re-toned sections ============
   With Service Areas and Our Story moved to their own pages the page is shorter, so
   the tones were re-cut: the trust bar joins the hero on dark, and contact closes on
   dark with the white form card standing off it. */
.trustbar--dark {
  background: var(--ink-1); border-block-color: var(--line); color: var(--tx-dim);
}
.trustbar--dark .trustbar__item::before { background: var(--mint); }
.trustbar--dark .trustbar__item a:hover { color: var(--mint); }
.trustbar--dark .trustbar__badge--bbb img { filter: brightness(0) invert(1); opacity: 0.85; }

/* Contact on dark */
.section--dark .checklist li { color: var(--tx-dim); }
.section--dark .checklist strong { color: var(--tx); }
.section--dark .contact__phone-link { color: var(--mint); }
.contact__pretitle {
  margin-top: 1.5rem; font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 600; font-size: 0.68rem;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--tx-dark-dim);
}
.section--dark .contact__pretitle { color: var(--tx-dim); }

/* Homepage FAQ is only three questions now, so one column reads better than two */
.faq--short { grid-template-columns: 1fr !important; max-width: 760px; margin-inline: auto; }

/* ============ Mint Scan visual: annotated roof + sample report ============
   The band stays full-bleed dark (it is the one dramatic beat in a light section),
   but the PHOTOGRAPH is now a column inside .wrap, not the whole viewport.
   Measured 2026-08-17: the image rendered 1440x960, 52% of #mint-scan's 1853px.
   Pin positions are percentages tuned to hero-1600.*. .scanviz__media is 3/2, the
   image's native ratio, so nothing crops and the percentages still land. If you ever
   change that ratio or that image, re-tune all four pins.
   Labels are always visible (never hover-only): on a touch screen a hover label
   does not exist. */
.scanviz {
  position: relative; overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--ink-1);
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  margin-top: clamp(1.75rem, 3.5vw, 2.75rem);
}
.scanviz__grid {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.12fr) minmax(0, 0.88fr);
  gap: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.75rem); align-items: center;
  padding: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.5rem) 0;
}
.scanviz__media {
  position: relative; aspect-ratio: 3 / 2; overflow: hidden;
  border-radius: var(--r-card); border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
}
.scanviz__media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
.scanviz__cap {
  position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0; z-index: 3;
  padding: 1.6rem 0.9rem 0.65rem;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, rgba(7, 16, 13, 0.88));
  font-family: var(--ui); font-size: 0.6rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.09em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--tx-dim);
}
.scanviz__panel { display: flex; flex-direction: column; }
.scanviz__panel .label { color: var(--mint); margin-bottom: 0.6rem; }
.scanviz__panel .label__dot { background: var(--mint); box-shadow: 0 0 0 3px rgba(8, 232, 222, 0.2); }
.scanviz__h { color: var(--tx); margin-bottom: 0.5rem; }
.scanviz__h em { color: var(--mint); }
.scanviz__p { color: var(--tx-dim); font-size: 0.95rem; max-width: 46ch; margin-bottom: 1.15rem; }
.scanviz__shade {
  position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7,16,13,0.34) 0%, rgba(7,16,13,0.06) 34%, rgba(7,16,13,0.2) 66%, rgba(7,16,13,0.78) 100%);
}
.scanviz__pins { position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; z-index: 2; }
/* The pin's inline top/left is the DOT's centre, not the row's.
   It used to be translate(-50%, -50%), which centred the whole dot+label row on the
   coordinate, so where the dot actually landed depended on how long the label was.
   Measured 2026-08-17: left:13% put the "Gutters & drainage" dot at 1.6%, half of it
   clipped off the photo, and shortening a label silently walked its dot to the right.
   Anchoring on the dot makes top/left mean what it says and survives any container
   width. Re-tune the four inline positions if hero-1600.* is ever replaced. */
.svpin { position: absolute; display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.55rem; }
.svpin--right { transform: translate(-9px, -50%); }
.svpin--left { flex-direction: row-reverse; transform: translate(calc(-100% + 9px), -50%); }
.svpin__dot {
  flex: none; width: 18px; height: 18px; border-radius: 50%;
  background: rgba(8, 232, 222, 0.22); border: 2px solid var(--mint);
  box-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(8, 232, 222, 0.55), inset 0 0 0 4px rgba(8, 232, 222, 0.9);
}
.svpin--warn .svpin__dot {
  background: rgba(255, 181, 71, 0.22); border-color: var(--verify);
  box-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(255, 181, 71, 0.5), inset 0 0 0 4px rgba(255, 181, 71, 0.9);
}
.svpin__label {
  white-space: nowrap;
  font-family: var(--ui); font-size: 0.62rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.11em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--tx);
  background: rgba(7, 16, 13, 0.82); border: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  padding: 0.34rem 0.6rem; border-radius: 6px; backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
}
.svpin--warn .svpin__label { border-color: var(--verify-line); color: var(--verify); }

/* The 57px of bare cream that used to sit between the dark band and #our-work,
   given a job. Light on purpose: it keeps the dark/light alternation intact. */
.scanbridge {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 1rem 2rem; margin-top: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
  padding-top: clamp(1.25rem, 2.5vw, 1.75rem); border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-line);
}
.scanbridge__p { font-size: 1.02rem; color: var(--tx-dark-dim); max-width: 54ch; }
.scanbridge__p strong { color: var(--tx-dark); font-weight: 600; }
.scanbridge__actions { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.75rem; }

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .scanviz__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .svpin__label { font-size: 0.54rem; padding: 0.25rem 0.45rem; letter-spacing: 0.06em; }
  /* Dot shrinks to 14px here, so the anchor offset has to follow it to 7px. */
  .svpin__dot { width: 14px; height: 14px; }
  .svpin--right { transform: translate(-7px, -50%); }
  .svpin--left { transform: translate(calc(-100% + 7px), -50%); }
}

/* ============ Service-area map (inline SVG, no third party) ============ */
.areas__map {
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: var(--r-card);
  background: rgba(6, 14, 11, 0.88); padding: 0.85rem;
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
}
.areamap { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; overflow: visible; }
.areamap__grid line { stroke: rgba(8, 232, 222, 0.09); stroke-width: 1; }
.areamap__ring ellipse { fill: none; stroke: rgba(8, 232, 222, 0.22); stroke-width: 1.5; stroke-dasharray: 5 6; }
.areamap__ringlab { fill: var(--tx-soft); font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 600; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.08em; }
.areamap__river { fill: none; stroke: rgba(8, 232, 222, 0.35); stroke-width: 2; }
.areamap__state { fill: var(--tx-soft); font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 600; font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; }
.areamap__state--ia { fill: var(--tx-soft); }
.areamap__dot { fill: #fff; stroke: rgba(7, 16, 13, 0.8); stroke-width: 2; }
.areamap__city { fill: var(--tx); font-family: var(--sans); font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; }
.areamap__base { fill: var(--mint); stroke: var(--ink); stroke-width: 2; }
.areamap__base-halo { fill: rgba(8, 232, 222, 0.18); }
.areamap__baselab { fill: var(--mint); font-family: var(--ui); font-weight: 600; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: 0.06em; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .areamap * { animation: none !important; } }

/* First section on a subpage must clear the fixed header, the way the hero does. */
.section--pagetop { padding-top: calc(var(--pad) + clamp(96px, 12vh, 124px)); }

/* Process on a dark ground */
.section--dark .process__row li { border-top-color: var(--line); }
.section--dark .process__row li:first-child { border-top-color: var(--mint); }
.section--dark .process__n { color: var(--mint); }
.section--dark .process__row h3 { color: var(--tx); }
.section--dark .process__row p { color: var(--tx-dim); }
.faq__item summary {
  display: flex; align-items: flex-start; justify-content: space-between; gap: 1rem;
  list-style: none; cursor: pointer; padding: 1.15rem 0;
}
/* display:flex suppresses Chrome's triangle; these cover Firefox and older Safari */
.faq__item summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.faq__item summary::marker { content: ''; }
.faq__item summary::after {
  content: ''; flex: none; width: 11px; height: 11px; margin-top: 0.4rem;
  border-right: 2px solid var(--mint-deep); border-bottom: 2px solid var(--mint-deep);
  transform: rotate(45deg); transition: transform 0.2s var(--ease);
}
.faq__item[open] summary::after { transform: rotate(-135deg); margin-top: 0.65rem; }
.faq__item summary:hover .h4 { color: var(--mint-deep); }
.faq__a { padding: 0 0 1.4rem; font-size: 0.98rem; color: var(--tx-dark-dim); max-width: 68ch; }
/* Repeated Book / Call pair. Every section now closes with a way to act, so a
   reader convinced halfway down never has to scroll hunting for one. */
.section-cta {
  display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 0.7rem;
  margin-top: clamp(1.4rem, 2.8vw, 2rem);
}
.faq__cta { margin-top: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.5rem); justify-content: center; }

/* ============ Process, compressed to one row ============ */
.process__head {
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 1.25rem; flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin-bottom: clamp(1.25rem, 2.5vw, 1.75rem);
}
.process__head .label { margin-bottom: 0; }
.h2--sm { font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 2.8vw, 2.2rem); }
.process__row {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(5, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(0.85rem, 2vw, 1.5rem);
  counter-reset: none;
}
.process__row li { position: relative; padding-top: 0.9rem; border-top: 2px solid var(--cream-line); }
.process__row li:first-child { border-top-color: var(--mint-deep); }
.process__n {
  display: block; font-family: var(--ui); font-size: 0.66rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em; color: var(--mint-ink); margin-bottom: 0.3rem;
}
.process__row h3 {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-weight: 600; font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.2; color: var(--tx-dark); margin-bottom: 0.25rem;
}
.process__row p { font-size: 0.88rem; line-height: 1.45; color: var(--tx-dark-dim); }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .process__row { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .process__row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 0.75rem; }
}

/* Services reuses .process__row, but six items read badly at five across (5 + 1
   orphan). Three across gives a clean 3x2. This MUST come after .process__row:
   same specificity, so source order decides. */
.services__row { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
@media (max-width: 900px) { .services__row { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); } }
@media (max-width: 480px) { .services__row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } }

/* ============ Our Work , job 01, three real stages of one roof ============
   Dark section. .section--dark only recolours .h2/.h3/.h4/.lead/.label, so every
   element below takes an explicit dark-surface token. .work* is intentionally absent
   from the scroll-reveal lists (app.css:679-681 / :790-792 / js/app.js revealSel) ,
   only .section__head is gated, and it is already wired there. */
/* Full-bleed film band. The poster doubles as the container background so there is
   always an image behind the video , including under reduced motion, where the
   <video> is removed entirely. */
.work__film {
  /* width:100% is load-bearing. With aspect-ratio set and only max-height limiting
     it, the box shrank in BOTH dimensions to preserve the ratio (620px tall ->
     1240px wide), leaving ~185px of dark section showing on the right. An explicit
     width keeps it full-bleed and lets max-height crop via object-fit instead. */
  position: relative; width: 100%; margin: 0 0 clamp(2rem, 4vw, 3rem);
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 8; max-height: 62vh; overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--ink-3) url('/assets/img/job01/ridge-crew-poster-1280.jpg') center/cover no-repeat;
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
}
.work__film-video { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
.work__film::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7,16,13,0.34) 0%, transparent 22%, transparent 62%, rgba(7,16,13,0.72) 100%);
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .work__film-video { display: none; }
}
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .work__film { aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; }
}

.work__stages {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 1.75rem); counter-reset: none;
}
.work__item { position: relative; }
.work__item figure { display: flex; flex-direction: column; height: 100%; }
.work__media {
  position: relative; border-radius: var(--r-card); overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line); background: var(--ink-3);
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
}
.work__media img { width: 100%; height: 100%; object-fit: cover; }
/* Big stage numeral , this IS an ordered process, so the numbering carries real
   information and is worth the weight. */
.work__stage {
  position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0;
  display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 0.45rem;
  font-family: var(--ui); font-size: 0.62rem; font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--mint);
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(7,16,13,0.92), rgba(7,16,13,0.62));
  padding: 0.6rem 0.95rem 0.6rem 0.85rem;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line-strong); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-strong);
  border-radius: var(--r-card) 0 var(--r-card) 0;
  backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
}
.work__stage b {
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.5rem; font-weight: 900;
  line-height: 1; letter-spacing: -0.02em; color: var(--mint);
}
/* Connector between the three stages , reads as one job progressing, not three cards */
@media (min-width: 861px) {
  .work__item + .work__item::before {
    content: ''; position: absolute; z-index: 1;
    left: calc(clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 1.75rem) * -1); width: clamp(1rem, 2.5vw, 1.75rem);
    top: 30%; border-top: 1px dashed var(--line-strong);
  }
}
.work__cap {
  margin-top: 0.85rem; padding-top: 0.75rem; border-top: 2px solid var(--mint-deep);
  font-size: 0.95rem; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--tx-dim);
}
.work__cap strong {
  display: block; color: var(--tx); font-weight: 650; margin-bottom: 0.2rem;
  font-family: var(--serif); font-size: 1.08rem; letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

/* Secondary row , supporting shots, smaller and quieter than the sequence */
.work__strip {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: clamp(0.75rem, 2vw, 1.25rem); margin-top: clamp(1.5rem, 3vw, 2.25rem);
}
/* Captions sit ON the images so the strip reads as one set rather than six loose
   boxes, and so the text is big enough to actually read. */
.work__strip li {
  position: relative; border-radius: 12px; overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.work__strip picture { display: block; }
.work__strip img { width: 100%; aspect-ratio: 4 / 3; object-fit: cover; display: block; }
.work__foot {
  margin-top: clamp(1.75rem, 3vw, 2.5rem); padding-top: 1.25rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-size: 0.95rem; color: var(--tx-dim);
}
.work__foot em { font-style: normal; color: var(--mint); font-weight: 600; }

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .work__stages { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .work__strip { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .work__strip li:last-child { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
}

/* Hero scroll cue */
.hero__scrollcue {
  position: absolute; bottom: 1.1rem; z-index: 5; color: var(--tx-dim);
  left: max(var(--gut), calc((100vw - var(--wide)) / 2 + var(--gut)));
  width: 38px; height: 38px; display: grid; place-items: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 50%; background: rgba(8, 232, 222, 0.06);
  transition: color 0.2s, border-color 0.2s, background 0.2s;
}
.hero__scrollcue:hover { color: var(--mint); border-color: var(--mint); }
.hero__scrollcue svg { width: 18px; height: 18px; animation: cue 2s var(--ease) infinite; }
@keyframes cue { 0%, 100% { transform: translateY(-2px); opacity: 0.55; } 50% { transform: translateY(2px); opacity: 1; } }

/* Responsive */
@media (max-width: 1100px) {
  .nav__menu a { font-size: 0.78rem; padding: 0.4rem 0.65rem; }
}

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .nav__toggle { display: block; }
  .nav__logo .logo-mark { height: 66px; }
  .nav__nav { position: absolute; top: 100%; left: 0; right: 0; padding: 0 var(--gut) 1rem; background: rgba(8, 16, 13, 0.98); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .nav__menu { display: none; flex-direction: column; border-radius: var(--r-card); margin-top: 0.5rem; }
  .nav__menu.is-open { display: flex; }
  .nav__menu-call { display: block; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); margin-top: 0.35rem; padding-top: 0.35rem; }
  .nav__menu-call a { color: var(--mint); font-weight: 600; }
  .nav__inner { flex-wrap: wrap; position: relative; }
  .nav__phone { display: none; }
  .hero__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; min-height: auto; }
  .hero__copy { padding-inline: var(--gut); padding-bottom: 0; }
  /* Card drops below the photo so the photo + pins stay fully visible */
  .hero__visual { min-height: auto; max-height: none; margin-top: 1.5rem; }
  .hero__stage { position: relative; inset: auto; height: clamp(320px, 52vw, 460px); }
  .hero__photo-shade {
    background:
      linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(10, 20, 16, 0.35) 0%, transparent 30%, rgba(10, 20, 16, 0.4) 100%);
  }
  .scan-card { position: static; margin: 0.85rem var(--gut) 1.15rem; }
  .mintscan__grid, .founder__grid, .contact__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .footer__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .mobilebar { display: flex; }
  body.has-mobilebar { padding-bottom: 76px; }
  html { scroll-padding-top: 5.75rem; }
  #areas, #mint-scan, #our-work, #storm, #why, #services, #process, #faq, #founder, #contact, #contact-form-wrap, #top {
    scroll-margin-top: 5.75rem;
    scroll-margin-bottom: 4.75rem;
  }
  /* Mobile: form stacks below copy , anchor must land on the form card */
  #contact-form-wrap { scroll-margin-top: 6.25rem; }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .features, .services, .form__row, .scan-card__stats { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  /* Compact horizontal stat rows: key left, value right */
  .scan-card__stat { display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 0.6rem; padding: 0.55rem 0.75rem; }
  .scan-card__stat-k { margin-bottom: 0; }
  .hero__cta { flex-direction: column; }
  .hero__cta .btn { width: 100%; }
  .footer__grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .nav__actions .btn--sm { display: none; }
  .timeline::before { display: none; }
  .report-doc__body, .report-doc__summary { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .report-doc__media { min-height: 200px; }
  .stormband__inner { flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; }
}

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .hero__scrollcue { display: none; }
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  html { scroll-behavior: auto; }
  *, *::before, *::after { animation: none !important; transition-duration: 0.01ms !important; }
  .hero__scanline { display: none; }
  .js .section__head, .js .hero__copy, .js .hero__visual, .js .areas, .js .mintscan__lead, .js .panel,
  .js .feature, .js .svc, .js .step, .js .checklist li, .js .founder__photo, .js .founder__copy,
  .js .form, .js .trustbar__item { opacity: 1 !important; transform: none !important; }
}

/* The locked brand mint is 1.42:1 on cream , unreadable. On light sections the
   wordmark uses --mint-deep (3.65:1, clears the 3:1 large-text bar). The hero
   keeps true --mint because it sits on the dark ground. */
.section:not(.section--dark) .logo-mint-word { color: var(--mint-deep); }

/* ============ LEGAL PAGES (/privacy/, /terms/) ============ */
/* Light ground, so every colour here is a light-ground token (CLAUDE.md 4.6 #2):
   --tx-dark / --tx-dark-dim for type, --cream-line for rules, --mint-ink for links.
   Never --tx, --line or --mint-deep at this size. */
.legal__body { max-width: 68ch; }
.legal__body .h4 {
  color: var(--tx-dark);
  margin-top: clamp(1.85rem, 3.5vw, 2.6rem);
  margin-bottom: 0.5rem;
  padding-top: 1.1rem;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--cream-line);
}
.legal__body .h4:first-child { margin-top: 0; padding-top: 0; border-top: none; }
.legal__body p { color: var(--tx-dark-dim); margin: 0 0 0.9rem; }
.legal__body p strong { color: var(--tx-dark); }
.legal__body a { color: var(--mint-ink); text-underline-offset: 3px; }
.legal__body a:hover { color: var(--tx-dark); }
.legal__list { margin: 0 0 1.1rem; padding-left: 1.25rem; list-style: disc; }
.legal__list li::marker { color: var(--mint-ink); }
.legal__list li { color: var(--tx-dark-dim); margin-bottom: 0.45rem; }
.legal__list li strong { color: var(--tx-dark); }
/* WCAG 2.2 SC 2.5.8 , Lighthouse does not test target size (CLAUDE.md 4.6 #3).
   Inline links in running prose are exempt, but these lists are link-dense. */
.legal__list a, .legal__body p > a { display: inline-block; min-height: 24px; line-height: 24px; }