:root {
  /* birminghamplumber-style palette (Danny's pick, 2026-08-11): white base,
     navy text, blue primary, orange accent CTAs. */
  --navy-900: #0a1f33;
  --navy-800: #123353;
  --navy-700: #163d63;
  --accent: #0e6bc9;
  --accent-dark: #0b56a3;
  --accent-soft: #e7f0fa;
  --mint: #e6f0e6;
  --teal-tint: #e0edf4;
  --grey-tint: #eef1f4;
  --orange: #ff7b0a;
  --orange-dark: #e66c00;
  --orange-soft: #ffe3c7;

  --ink: #1c2b38;
  --muted: #5b6b7a;
  --line: #e2e8ee;
  --bg: #ffffff;
  --surface: #f3f5f8;
  --danger: #b3261e;
  --focus: #0e6bc9;
  --radius: 14px;
  --radius-sm: 10px;
  --tap: 48px;
  --wrap: 1120px;
  --section-pad: clamp(56px, 9vw, 96px);

  --font-display: 'League Spartan', 'Avenir Next', 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
  --font-body: 'Work Sans', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
  --font-mono: 'Geist Mono', ui-monospace, 'SF Mono', Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
}

* {
  box-sizing: border-box;
}

html {
  -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;
  scroll-behavior: smooth;
  /* Hard guard against sideways page panning. `clip` (not `hidden`) keeps the
     body from becoming a scroll container, so the sticky header still works. */
  overflow-x: clip;
  overscroll-behavior-x: none;
}

body {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--bg);
  line-height: 1.65;
  font-size: 17px;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  overflow-x: clip;
  overscroll-behavior-x: none;
}

a {
  color: var(--accent);
  text-decoration: none;
}

a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}

h1,
h2,
h3,
h4 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  line-height: 1.15;
  color: var(--ink);
}

img,
svg {
  display: block;
  max-width: 100%;
}

:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--focus);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

/* --- buttons --- */

.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 8px;
  min-height: var(--tap);
  padding: 14px 24px;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-family: var(--font-body);
  line-height: 1.2;
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  border: 1.5px solid transparent;
  text-align: center;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: background 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease, transform 0.15s ease;
}

.btn:hover {
  text-decoration: none;
}

.btn-primary {
  background: var(--orange);
  color: #fff;
}

.btn-primary:hover {
  background: var(--orange-dark);
}

.btn-ghost {
  background: var(--bg);
  border-color: var(--line);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.btn-ghost:hover {
  border-color: var(--orange);
  color: var(--orange-dark);
}

.btn-white {
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--accent-dark);
}

.btn-white:hover {
  background: var(--accent-soft);
}

.btn-cta {
  background: var(--orange);
  color: #fff;
}

.btn-cta:hover {
  background: var(--orange-dark);
  color: #fff;
}

.btn-glass {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.35);
  color: #fff;
}

.btn-glass:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
  color: #fff;
}

.btn-lg {
  min-height: 56px;
  padding: 16px 28px;
  font-size: 16px;
}

.btn-glow {
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(255, 123, 10, 0.35);
}

.btn-arrow::after {
  content: '→';
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1;
  transition: transform 0.15s ease;
}

.btn-arrow:hover::after {
  transform: translateX(3px);
}

/* --- header (floating sticky glass bar, foxpixel-style) --- */

.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 8px;
  z-index: 30;
  max-width: calc(var(--wrap) + 40px);
  margin: 8px auto 0;
  border-radius: 14px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.88);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  backdrop-filter: blur(14px);
  border: 1px solid rgba(226, 232, 238, 0.9);
  box-shadow: 0 6px 20px rgba(10, 31, 51, 0.08);
  transition: background 0.2s ease, box-shadow 0.2s ease;
}

.site-header.is-scrolled {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.97);
  box-shadow: 0 12px 28px rgba(10, 31, 51, 0.13);
}

.nav-inner {
  max-width: var(--wrap);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 5px 12px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
}

.brand {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 9px;
  flex: none;
}

.brand:hover {
  text-decoration: none;
}

.brand-mark {
  width: 26px;
  height: 26px;
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: var(--accent-soft);
  color: var(--accent);
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex: none;
}

.brand-mark svg {
  width: 15px;
  height: 15px;
}

.brand-text {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--navy-900);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.site-nav {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 2px;
  flex: 1;
  overflow-x: auto;
  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
  scrollbar-width: none;
  overscroll-behavior-x: contain;
}

.site-nav::-webkit-scrollbar {
  display: none;
}

.nav-link {
  flex: none;
  padding: 6px 10px;
  font-size: 12.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 2px solid transparent;
}

.nav-link:hover {
  color: var(--accent);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.nav-link.is-active {
  color: var(--accent);
  border-bottom-color: var(--accent);
}

/* --- "Loft conversions" dropdown (desktop: hover/focus-within reveal; mobile:
       flattens into the panel's link grid, see the <=900px media query) --- */

.nav-item {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
}

.nav-dropdown {
  position: relative;
}

.nav-dropdown-toggle {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 4px;
  background: none;
  border: none;
  cursor: pointer;
  font-family: inherit;
}

.nav-dropdown-chevron {
  width: 13px;
  height: 13px;
  transition: transform 0.15s ease;
}

.nav-dropdown:hover .nav-dropdown-chevron,
.nav-dropdown:focus-within .nav-dropdown-chevron {
  transform: rotate(180deg);
}

.nav-dropdown-menu {
  display: none;
  position: absolute;
  top: calc(100% + 8px);
  left: 0;
  min-width: 200px;
  padding: 6px;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 12px;
  box-shadow: 0 16px 34px rgba(10, 31, 51, 0.14);
  z-index: 40;
}

.nav-dropdown:hover .nav-dropdown-menu,
.nav-dropdown:focus-within .nav-dropdown-menu {
  display: block;
}

.nav-dropdown-menu .nav-link {
  display: block;
}

.header-actions {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  flex: none;
}

.btn-phone {
  min-height: 34px;
  padding: 7px 14px;
  font-size: 12.5px;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.btn-phone-icon {
  display: inline-flex;
  flex: none;
}

.btn-phone-icon svg {
  width: 15px;
  height: 15px;
}

.nav-toggle {
  display: none;
  flex: none;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-direction: column;
  gap: 5px;
  width: 42px;
  height: 42px;
  padding: 0;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 10px;
  background: var(--bg);
  cursor: pointer;
  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent;
}

.nav-toggle:focus-visible {
  outline: 3px solid var(--focus);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

.nav-toggle-bar {
  display: block;
  width: 20px;
  height: 2px;
  border-radius: 1px;
  background: var(--navy-900);
  transition: transform 0.2s ease, opacity 0.2s ease;
}

/* --- layout --- */

.page {
  display: block;
}

.wrap {
  max-width: var(--wrap);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding-left: 20px;
  padding-right: 20px;
}

/* --- hero (foxpixel-modelled two-column: warm dusk image, copy left, the
       5-step survey-quote wizard in a white card on the right) --- */

.hero {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: var(--navy-900);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.hero-bg {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 0;
}

.hero-bg img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

/* Scrim — the photo stays visible on the right (behind the opaque quote
   card), with targeted darkening behind the copy column on the left for text
   contrast, plus a light bottom fade for the CTA/coverage line. Two layers:
   left-to-right darkening (readability), then the vertical fade. */
.hero-scrim {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  z-index: 1;
  background:
    linear-gradient(
      90deg,
      rgba(8, 14, 36, 0.5) 0%,
      rgba(8, 14, 36, 0.32) 32%,
      rgba(8, 14, 36, 0.08) 56%,
      rgba(8, 14, 36, 0) 68%
    ),
    linear-gradient(
      180deg,
      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.06) 0%,
      rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.02) 32%,
      rgba(18, 28, 64, 0.22) 68%,
      rgba(15, 24, 58, 0.46) 100%
    );
}

.hero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: var(--wrap);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 128px 20px 74px;
}

.hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(0, 0.95fr);
  gap: 48px;
  align-items: center;
}

.hero-copy {
  text-align: left;
}

.hero-copy h1 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #ffffff;
  text-shadow: 0 1px 16px rgba(4, 8, 22, 0.35);
  font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 4.6vw, 3.6rem);
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  max-width: 14ch;
}

.hero-answer {
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
  text-shadow: 0 1px 12px rgba(4, 8, 22, 0.3);
  margin: 0 0 28px;
  max-width: 52ch;
}

.hero-actions {
  margin: 0 0 14px;
}

.hero-coverage {
  font-size: 14.5px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.72);
  margin: 0;
}

/* --- plain page header (guides, areas, trust — no hero image/wizard) ------ */

.page-intro {
  text-align: center;
}

.page-intro h1 {
  font-size: clamp(2rem, 4.6vw, 2.9rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  margin: 14px 0 16px;
  max-width: 22ch;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}

/* --- local landmark list (area pages) -------------------------------------- */

.local-ref-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 10px 0 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px;
}

.local-ref-list li {
  background: var(--accent-soft);
  color: var(--navy-800);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  padding: 8px 14px;
  border-radius: 999px;
}

/* --- areas-we-cover hub index grid ----------------------------------------- */

.area-index-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr));
  gap: 14px;
  margin: 10px 0 0;
}

.area-index-card {
  display: block;
  padding: 20px;
  background: var(--bg);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  color: var(--ink);
  transition: background 0.15s ease, transform 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;
}

.area-index-card:hover {
  background: var(--surface);
  border-color: var(--orange);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.area-index-card h3 {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin: 0 0 6px;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.area-index-card p {
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 0;
}

/* Light-on-image eyebrow overrides (hero copy sits over the dark-scrimmed
   left side of the photo, not the light card background). */
.hero-eyebrow .eyebrow-number {
  color: var(--orange-dark);
}

.hero-eyebrow .eyebrow-label {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
}

/* Right-hand quote card with the embedded wizard. scroll-margin-top offsets
   the sticky header when the "Get my free quote" buttons scroll to #get-a-quote
   instead of navigating to /quote/ (Danny, 2026-08-13). */
.hero-quote {
  position: relative;
  scroll-margin-top: 90px;
}

.quote-card {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  background: #fff;
  border-radius: 18px;
  padding: 26px 26px 30px;
  box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(22, 38, 95, 0.18);
}

.quote-card-title {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--navy-900);
  margin: 0 0 6px;
}

.quote-card-sub {
  font-size: 14.5px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 0 0 18px;
}

/* --- embedded wizard component (homepage hero card; /quote/ loads its own
       wizard.css copy of these rules) --- */

.progress {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}

.progress-track {
  flex: 1;
  height: 6px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  background: var(--surface);
  overflow: hidden;
}

.progress-fill {
  height: 100%;
  width: 0;
  background: var(--accent);
  transition: width 0.25s ease;
}

.progress-label {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--muted);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.step-question {
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.3;
  color: var(--navy-900);
  margin: 0 0 16px;
}

.option-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0 0 6px;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 10px;
}

.option-item {
  position: relative;
}

.option-item input[type='radio'] {
  position: absolute;
  opacity: 0;
  width: 1px;
  height: 1px;
}

.option-item label {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
  min-height: var(--tap);
  padding: 14px 16px;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  background: var(--bg);
  cursor: pointer;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.option-item label:hover {
  border-color: var(--accent);
}

.option-item input[type='radio']:focus-visible + label {
  outline: 3px solid var(--focus);
  outline-offset: 2px;
}

.option-item input[type='radio']:checked + label {
  border-color: var(--accent);
  background: var(--accent-soft);
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1.5px var(--accent);
}

.option-check {
  width: 22px;
  height: 22px;
  border: 2px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 50%;
  flex: none;
  display: inline-block;
  position: relative;
}

.option-item input[type='radio']:checked + label .option-check {
  border-color: var(--accent);
}

.option-item input[type='radio']:checked + label .option-check::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 3px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--accent);
}

.form-fields {
  display: grid;
  gap: 14px;
  margin: 0 0 8px;
}

.form-field label {
  display: block;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.form-field input {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: var(--tap);
  padding: 12px 14px;
  font-size: 16px;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  background: var(--bg);
}

.form-field input:focus {
  outline: 3px solid var(--focus);
  outline-offset: 1px;
  border-color: var(--focus);
}

.field-error {
  display: none;
  color: var(--danger);
  font-size: 13px;
  margin-top: 4px;
}

.form-field.invalid input {
  border-color: var(--danger);
}

.form-field.invalid .field-error {
  display: block;
}

.data-notice {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 12px 0 0;
}

.data-notice a {
  color: var(--accent);
}

.wizard-actions {
  display: flex;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-top: 20px;
}

.wizard-actions .btn {
  flex: 1;
}

.wizard-actions .btn-primary {
  background: var(--orange);
  color: #fff;
}

.wizard-actions .btn-primary:hover {
  background: var(--orange-dark);
}

.wizard-actions .btn-primary:disabled {
  background: #f6c79b;
  cursor: not-allowed;
}

.form-error {
  display: none;
  color: var(--danger);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-top: 12px;
}

.form-error.visible {
  display: block;
}

.verdict {
  display: none;
  padding: 4px 0;
}

.verdict.visible {
  display: block;
}

.verdict-badge {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  padding: 6px 12px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
}

.verdict-badge.good {
  background: var(--accent-soft);
  color: var(--accent-dark);
}

.verdict-badge.possible {
  background: #fdf3e0;
  color: #8a5a00;
}

.verdict-badge.unlikely {
  background: #fbeae9;
  color: var(--danger);
}

.verdict h2 {
  font-size: 24px;
  line-height: 1.2;
  color: var(--navy-900);
  margin: 0 0 12px;
}

.verdict-note {
  font-size: 15.5px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 16px;
}

.verdict-recs {
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
  display: grid;
  gap: 8px;
}

.verdict-recs li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 12px 14px;
  background: var(--surface);
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 15px;
}

.verdict-recs li::before {
  content: '✓';
  color: var(--accent);
  font-weight: 700;
}

.verdict-confirm {
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--navy-900);
  margin: 0;
}

.verdict-demo {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--muted);
  background: #fdf3e0;
  border: 1px solid #ecd9a8;
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
  padding: 10px 12px;
  margin: 16px 0 0;
}

.spinner {
  display: inline-block;
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
  border: 2px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.4);
  border-top-color: #fff;
  border-radius: 50%;
  animation: spin 0.7s linear infinite;
  vertical-align: -3px;
  margin-right: 8px;
}

@keyframes spin {
  to {
    transform: rotate(360deg);
  }
}

/* --- badge pills --- */

.badge {
  display: inline-block;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 12.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1.4;
  padding: 8px 16px;
  border-radius: 999px;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}

.badge-hero {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
  border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.38);
  color: #fff;
}

.badge-tint {
  background: var(--accent-soft);
  color: var(--navy-800);
}

/* --- text link with arrow (reference "Learn more" treatment) --- */

.text-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--accent-dark);
}

.text-link::after {
  content: '→';
  font-size: 15px;
  transition: transform 0.15s ease;
}

.text-link:hover {
  text-decoration: none;
}

.text-link:hover::after {
  transform: translateX(3px);
}

/* --- "Our Expertise" two-column band --- */

.expertise-section {
  padding: clamp(56px, 9vw, 96px) 0;
}

.expertise-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.05fr) minmax(0, 0.95fr);
  gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 64px);
  align-items: stretch;
}

.expertise-copy h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.8vw, 2.6rem);
  color: var(--navy-900);
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  max-width: 26ch;
}

.expertise-copy p {
  font-size: 17px;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 0 0 26px;
  max-width: 58ch;
}

.expertise-actions {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 22px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  margin: 0;
}

.expertise-image {
  height: 100%;
  min-height: 360px;
  border-radius: 15px;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 24px 60px rgba(10, 31, 51, 0.18);
}

.expertise-image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

/* --- "Our promise" value-card band (light blue rounded panel,
       reference "Delivery promise": badge + heading + 5-across items) --- */

.promise-band {
  padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 40px) 0;
}

.promise-panel {
  background: #edf4fc;
  border-radius: 15px;
  padding: clamp(36px, 5.5vw, 60px) clamp(20px, 4vw, 44px);
}

.promise-head {
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto 40px;
}

.promise-head h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 4vw, 2.2rem);
  color: var(--navy-900);
  margin: 0;
}

.promise-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(5, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 30px 22px;
}

.promise-item {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  text-align: center;
}

.promise-icon {
  width: 52px;
  height: 52px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--accent);
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  box-shadow: 0 6px 16px rgba(14, 107, 201, 0.12);
}

.promise-icon svg {
  width: 24px;
  height: 24px;
}

.promise-item h3 {
  font-size: 16.5px;
  color: var(--navy-900);
  margin: 0 0 8px;
}

.promise-item p {
  font-size: 14.5px;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 0;
  max-width: 32ch;
}

/* --- "Loft Conversion Insights" band (2-col: photo grid left, copy right) --- */

.insights-section {
  padding: clamp(48px, 8vw, 88px) 0;
}

.insights-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 0.95fr) minmax(0, 1.05fr);
  gap: clamp(28px, 5vw, 64px);
  align-items: center;
}

.insights-media {
  min-width: 0;
}

.insights-photos {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 30px;
  align-items: center;
}

.insights-photo-col {
  display: grid;
  gap: 30px;
}

.insights-photo-col img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  border-radius: 10px;
  object-fit: cover;
  box-shadow: 0 16px 36px rgba(10, 31, 51, 0.16);
}

.insights-photo-col .insight-photo--tall {
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 5;
}

.insights-photo-col .insight-photo--wide {
  aspect-ratio: 16 / 11;
}

.insights-copy {
  text-align: left;
}

.insights-copy h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.8vw, 2.6rem);
  color: var(--navy-900);
  margin: 0 0 16px;
  max-width: 22ch;
}

.insights-intro {
  font-size: 17px;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 0 0 26px;
  max-width: 52ch;
}

.insights-lists {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 14px 40px;
  margin: 0 0 28px;
}

.insights-check {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 13px;
}

.insights-check li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 11px;
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.insights-check li::before {
  content: '✓';
  width: 25px;
  height: 25px;
  flex: none;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--accent-soft);
  color: var(--accent);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}

.insights-cta {
  margin: 0;
}

/* --- "quick links" band (reference: filled accent card + tinted card with
       accent border and corner icon, each a process/offer signpost) --- */

.quicklinks-section {
  padding-top: 0;
}

.quicklinks-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(18px, 3vw, 30px);
  align-items: stretch;
}

.quicklink {
  position: relative;
  border-radius: 15px;
  padding: clamp(26px, 4vw, 44px);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
}

.quicklink--filled {
  background: var(--orange);
  color: #fff;
}

.quicklink--outline {
  background: var(--grey-tint);
  border: 1.5px solid var(--orange);
}

.quicklink-icon {
  position: absolute;
  top: 26px;
  right: 26px;
  width: 34px;
  height: 34px;
  color: var(--orange);
}

.quicklink-icon svg {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
}

.quicklink .quicklink-badge {
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid currentColor;
  color: inherit;
}

.quicklink--filled .quicklink-badge {
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
}

.quicklink--outline .quicklink-badge {
  color: var(--orange);
}

.quicklink h3 {
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2.4vw, 1.6rem);
  color: inherit;
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  max-width: 24ch;
}

.quicklink p {
  font-size: 15.5px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  margin: 0 0 24px;
  max-width: 46ch;
}

.quicklink--filled p {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
}

.quicklink--outline p {
  color: var(--muted);
}

.btn-quicklink {
  margin-top: auto;
  background: #fff;
  color: var(--orange-dark);
  border-radius: 50px;
}

.btn-quicklink:hover {
  background: var(--orange-soft);
  color: var(--orange-dark);
}

/* --- eyebrow rows (Manifold numbered section labels) --- */

.eyebrow-row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.eyebrow-number {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--accent);
  line-height: 1;
}

.eyebrow-label {
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 14px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: var(--navy-800);
  line-height: 1;
}

/* --- content sections --- */

.content-section {
  padding: clamp(28px, 5vw, 56px) 0;
}

.content-section h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 4vw, 2.15rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  margin: 0 0 18px;
  max-width: 26ch;
}

.content-section .lead {
  font-size: 19px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 auto 20px;
  line-height: 1.5;
  max-width: 60ch;
  text-align: center;
}

.content-section p {
  margin: 0 auto 20px;
  max-width: 68ch;
  text-align: left;
}

/* --- Q&A section card grid (reference-site boxed treatment) --- */

.sections-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 18px;
  margin: 10px 0 0;
}

/* An odd trailing card (e.g. 3 cards: 2 up top, 1 left over) spans the full
   row instead of leaving an empty column beside it. */
.sections-grid .qa-card:last-child:nth-child(odd) {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
}

.qa-card {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  padding: 26px 24px;
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.qa-card h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.3rem, 2.6vw, 1.55rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  max-width: none;
}

.qa-card .lead {
  font-size: 16.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  max-width: none;
  text-align: left;
}

.qa-card p {
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  max-width: none;
  text-align: left;
  font-size: 15.5px;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.qa-card p:last-of-type {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.qa-card .qa-card-links {
  margin-top: auto;
  padding-top: 18px;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 8px;
}

.qa-card-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  padding: 8px 14px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 999px;
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--accent);
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.3;
  transition: border-color 0.15s ease, color 0.15s ease, background 0.15s ease;
}

.qa-card-link::after {
  content: '→';
  font-size: 14px;
  transition: transform 0.15s ease;
}

.qa-card-link:hover {
  border-color: var(--orange);
  color: var(--orange-dark);
  text-decoration: none;
}

.qa-card-link:hover::after {
  transform: translateX(3px);
}

/* tint variants (rotated) — the reference site's mixed card band */

.qa-card--accent {
  background: var(--accent-soft);
  border-color: rgba(14, 107, 201, 0.22);
}

.qa-card--accent .lead {
  color: var(--accent-dark);
}

.qa-card--dark {
  background: var(--navy-900);
  border-color: transparent;
  color: #fff;
}

.qa-card--dark h2 {
  color: #fff;
}

.qa-card--dark .lead {
  color: #fff;
}

.qa-card--dark p {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82);
}

.qa-card--dark .qa-card-link {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.32);
  color: #fff;
}

.qa-card--dark .qa-card-link:hover {
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.16);
  border-color: var(--orange);
  color: var(--orange);
}

.qa-card--mint {
  background: var(--mint);
  border-color: rgba(74, 119, 74, 0.2);
}

.qa-card--plain {
  background: var(--bg);
  border-color: var(--line);
}

.band {
  background: var(--surface);
}

/* --- birminghamplumber-style section head (centered title + accent divider) --- */

.section-head {
  text-align: center;
  margin: 0 auto 28px;
  max-width: 720px;
}

.section-head h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 4vw, 2.25rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--navy-900);
  margin: 0 0 14px;
  max-width: none;
}

.section-divider {
  display: block;
  width: 56px;
  height: 4px;
  border-radius: 2px;
  background: var(--orange);
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* --- services grid (white service boxes, birminghamplumber-style) --- */

.services-section {
  background: var(--surface);
}

.services-section .wrap {
  padding-top: clamp(40px, 7vw, 72px);
  padding-bottom: clamp(40px, 7vw, 72px);
}

.services-intro {
  text-align: center;
  max-width: 620px;
  margin: -6px auto 26px;
  font-size: 16.5px;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.services-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(200px, 1fr));
  gap: 16px;
  margin: 10px 0 0;
}

.tinted-bento-card {
  display: block;
  background: var(--bg);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 14px;
  padding: 26px 24px;
  color: var(--ink);
  transition: transform 0.16s ease, box-shadow 0.16s ease, border-color 0.16s ease;
}

.tinted-bento-card:hover {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: var(--ink);
  transform: translateY(-4px);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 36px rgba(10, 31, 51, 0.12);
  border-color: var(--accent);
}

.service-icon {
  width: 52px;
  height: 52px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--accent-soft);
  color: var(--accent);
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}

.service-icon svg {
  width: 26px;
  height: 26px;
}

.service-name {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 19px;
  color: var(--navy-900);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}

.service-benefit {
  display: block;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}

.service-learn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 6px;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--orange);
}

.service-learn::after {
  content: '→';
  font-size: 14px;
  transition: transform 0.15s ease;
}

.tinted-bento-card:hover .service-learn::after {
  transform: translateX(3px);
}

/* --- table --- */

.table-wrap {
  overflow-x: auto;
  overscroll-behavior-x: contain;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  background: var(--bg);
  margin: 10px 0 4px;
}

table {
  width: 100%;
  border-collapse: collapse;
  font-size: 15px;
}

th,
td {
  text-align: left;
  padding: 14px 16px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  vertical-align: top;
}

th {
  background: var(--accent-soft);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--navy-800);
  white-space: nowrap;
}

tr:last-child td {
  border-bottom: none;
}

.table-caption {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--navy-800);
  text-align: center;
  padding: 14px 16px 10px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

/* --- reference section (detail table) --- */

.reference-section {
  padding-top: 0;
}

/* --- quick cost-estimator widget (guide pages with a conversion-type /
       indicative-range data_table — currently just the cost guide) --- */

.cost-calc {
  max-width: 480px;
  margin: 10px auto 0;
  padding: 24px;
  background: var(--bg);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  text-align: left;
}

.cost-calc-label {
  display: block;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--navy-800);
  margin: 0 0 6px;
}

.cost-calc-select {
  width: 100%;
  min-height: var(--tap);
  padding: 10px 14px;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-family: inherit;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: #fff;
  border: 1.5px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
}

.cost-calc-result {
  margin-top: 18px;
  padding: 16px 18px;
  background: var(--accent-soft);
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
}

.cost-calc-range {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 22px;
  color: var(--navy-900);
}

.cost-calc-suited {
  display: block;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--navy-800);
  margin-top: 4px;
}

.cost-calc-note {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--muted);
  margin: 14px 0 0;
}

/* --- "Considering a loft conversion?" CTA (reference: light grey rounded card,
       text left, actions right) --- */

.cta-panel {
  padding: clamp(24px, 4vw, 40px) 0;
}

.cta-inner {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 28px;
  background: #f4f4f4;
  border-radius: 15px;
  padding: clamp(28px, 4.5vw, 48px);
}

.cta-copy h2 {
  font-size: clamp(1.55rem, 3.6vw, 2.1rem);
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  max-width: 22ch;
}

.cta-hl {
  color: var(--orange);
}

.cta-sub {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 16.5px;
  max-width: 60ch;
}

.cta-actions {
  flex: none;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
}

/* --- FAQ accordion --- */

.faq-section {
  background: var(--surface);
}

.faq-section .wrap {
  padding-top: clamp(40px, 7vw, 72px);
  padding-bottom: clamp(40px, 7vw, 72px);
}

.faq {
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  margin: 0 0 12px;
  background: var(--bg);
  transition: border-color 0.15s ease;
}

.faq:hover {
  border-color: var(--orange);
}

.faq summary {
  cursor: pointer;
  padding: 16px 18px;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--ink);
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
}

.faq summary::-webkit-details-marker {
  display: none;
}

.faq summary::after {
  content: '+';
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--orange);
  flex: none;
}

.faq[open] summary::after {
  content: '−';
}

.faq p {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0 18px 16px;
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--muted);
}

/* --- related links (link tiles) --- */

.link-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(240px, 1fr));
  gap: 12px;
  margin: 10px 0 0;
}

.link-tile {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 16px 18px;
  background: var(--bg);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: var(--radius);
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink);
  transition: background 0.15s ease, transform 0.15s ease, border-color 0.15s ease;
}

.link-tile:hover {
  background: var(--surface);
  border-color: var(--orange);
  color: var(--navy-900);
  text-decoration: none;
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}

.link-tile::after {
  content: '→';
  color: var(--orange);
  font-size: 16px;
  flex: none;
}

/* --- footer (black/navy, Manifold-style) --- */

.site-footer {
  background: var(--navy-900);
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
  padding: clamp(48px, 8vw, 80px) 0 32px;
}

.footer-inner {
  max-width: var(--wrap);
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding-left: 20px;
  padding-right: 20px;
}

.footer-top {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 40px;
  padding-bottom: 36px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.12);
}

.footer-brand {
  font-family: var(--font-display);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 20px;
  color: #fff;
  margin: 0 0 10px;
}

.footer-tagline {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.65);
  max-width: 36ch;
}

.footer-head {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--font-mono);
  font-size: 12px;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.45);
  margin: 0 0 12px;
}

.footer-nav {
  display: grid;
  gap: 10px;
  align-content: start;
}

.footer-nav a {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.footer-nav a:hover {
  color: var(--orange);
}

.footer-contact a {
  color: #fff;
  font-weight: 600;
}

.footer-contact a:hover {
  color: var(--orange);
}

.footer-copy {
  margin: 28px 0 0;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
}

/* --- fixed mobile call bar (<=900px only, see media query below) --- */

.mobile-call-bar {
  display: none;
}

.mobile-call-btn {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 8px;
  width: 100%;
  min-height: 48px;
  background: var(--orange);
  color: #fff;
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 16px;
  border-radius: var(--radius-sm);
}

.mobile-call-btn:hover {
  background: var(--orange-dark);
  color: #fff;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.mobile-call-icon {
  display: inline-flex;
  flex: none;
}

.mobile-call-icon svg {
  width: 18px;
  height: 18px;
}

/* --- responsive (mobile-first) --- */

/* ≤900px: collapse the nav into a dropdown panel opened by the hamburger. The
   old horizontal-scroll strip is gone — the page never pans sideways now. The
   header-actions phone button hides in favour of the fixed mobile call bar at
   the bottom of the screen (Danny, 2026-08-13). */
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .mobile-call-bar {
    display: flex;
    position: fixed;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    bottom: 0;
    z-index: 50;
    padding: 10px 16px calc(10px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom));
    background: var(--navy-900);
    box-shadow: 0 -8px 24px rgba(10, 31, 51, 0.18);
  }

  body {
    padding-bottom: 68px;
  }

  .nav-inner {
    flex-wrap: wrap;
    gap: 10px;
  }

  .brand {
    order: 1;
    flex: 1;
    min-width: 0;
  }

  .brand-text {
    overflow: hidden;
    text-overflow: ellipsis;
    white-space: nowrap;
  }

  .header-actions {
    order: 2;
    display: none;
  }

  .nav-toggle {
    order: 3;
    display: inline-flex;
  }

  .site-nav {
    order: 4;
    flex-basis: 100%;
    display: none;
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
    gap: 2px;
    margin-top: 6px;
    padding: 10px 0 2px;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    overflow-y: auto;
    overscroll-behavior-y: contain;
    max-height: 72vh;
  }

  .site-header.is-open .site-nav {
    display: grid;
  }

  .site-header.is-open .nav-toggle-bar:nth-child(1) {
    transform: translateY(7px) rotate(45deg);
  }

  .site-header.is-open .nav-toggle-bar:nth-child(2) {
    opacity: 0;
  }

  .site-header.is-open .nav-toggle-bar:nth-child(3) {
    transform: translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg);
  }

  .nav-link {
    padding: 13px 10px;
    font-size: 14.5px;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 8px;
  }

  .nav-link:hover,
  .nav-link.is-active {
    background: var(--accent-soft);
    border-bottom: none;
  }

  /* The "Loft conversions" dropdown flattens into the panel's link grid on
     mobile — the wrapper divs generate no boxes of their own, so their <a>
     children become direct grid items alongside the top-level links. */
  .nav-item,
  .nav-dropdown,
  .nav-dropdown-menu {
    display: contents;
  }

  .nav-dropdown-toggle {
    display: none;
  }

  .footer-top {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 28px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 960px) {
  .expertise-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .expertise-image {
    order: -1;
    height: auto;
    min-height: 0;
  }

  .expertise-image img {
    aspect-ratio: 3 / 2;
    height: auto;
  }

  .insights-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .insights-media {
    order: -1;
    max-width: 640px;
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .promise-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }

  .hero-inner {
    padding-top: 118px;
    padding-bottom: 64px;
  }

  .hero-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 44px;
  }

  .hero-copy {
    text-align: center;
  }

  .hero-copy h1 {
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
  }

  .hero-answer {
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
  }

  .hero-quote {
    max-width: 540px;
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 860px) {
  .sections-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .quicklinks-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .cta-inner {
    flex-direction: column;
    text-align: center;
  }

  .cta-copy h2 {
    margin-left: auto;
    margin-right: auto;
  }

  .cta-actions {
    flex-direction: column;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 720px) {
  .promise-grid {
    grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  }
}

@media (max-width: 560px) {
  .hero-inner {
    padding-top: 108px;
    padding-bottom: 48px;
  }

  .hero-grid {
    gap: 34px;
  }

  .quote-card {
    padding: 22px 18px 26px;
    border-radius: 14px;
  }

  .promise-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .insights-lists {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  }

  .insights-photos {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 20px;
  }

  .insights-photo-col {
    gap: 20px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .header-actions {
    gap: 8px;
  }

  .btn-phone {
    padding: 12px 14px;
  }
}