/* Valuation Plus, Inc. - stylesheet (v3): traditional serif, black & white, square corners, no external resources.
   Liberation Serif is metric-compatible with Times New Roman and is embedded so every visitor sees the same type. */
@font-face{font-family:"VP Serif";font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-display:swap;src:url("fonts/LiberationSerif-Regular.woff2") format("woff2")}
@font-face{font-family:"VP Serif";font-weight:400;font-style:italic;font-display:swap;src:url("fonts/LiberationSerif-Italic.woff2") format("woff2")}
@font-face{font-family:"VP Serif";font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-display:swap;src:url("fonts/LiberationSerif-Bold.woff2") format("woff2")}
@font-face{font-family:"VP Serif";font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-display:swap;src:url("fonts/LiberationSerif-BoldItalic.woff2") format("woff2")}

:root{--ink:#111;--black:#000;--white:#fff;--gray-1:#f5f5f3;--gray-2:#e6e6e3;--gray-3:#c9c9c6;--gray-5:#4f4f4f;
  --wrap:1080px;--font:"VP Serif","Times New Roman",Times,"Liberation Serif",serif}
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box;border-radius:0!important}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%;scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;font-family:var(--font);font-size:1.1rem;line-height:1.6;color:var(--ink);background:var(--white);font-kerning:normal}
img,svg{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
a{color:inherit;text-underline-offset:3px;text-decoration-thickness:1px}
a:hover{text-decoration-thickness:2px}
:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--black);outline-offset:3px}
.on-dark :focus-visible,.site-footer :focus-visible,.cta-band :focus-visible,.hero-panel :focus-visible,.band :focus-visible{outline-color:var(--white)}
.skip{position:absolute;left:-999px;top:0;background:var(--black);color:var(--white);padding:.75rem 1rem;z-index:100}
.skip:focus{left:0}
.wrap{max-width:var(--wrap);margin:0 auto;padding:0 1.25rem}
h1,h2,h3,h4{font-weight:700;line-height:1.15;margin:0 0 .55em}
h1{font-size:clamp(2.2rem,5.2vw,3.5rem);letter-spacing:-.005em}
h2{font-size:clamp(1.7rem,3.2vw,2.3rem)}
h3{font-size:1.3rem}
p{margin:0 0 1em}
.eyebrow{font-style:italic;font-size:1.1rem;margin:0 0 .9rem}
.lead{font-size:clamp(1.2rem,2.1vw,1.4rem);line-height:1.5;max-width:40ch}
.muted{color:var(--gray-5)}

/* placeholders: clearly marked for the owner */
.ph{background:var(--gray-2);padding:.05em .35em;font-style:normal;white-space:normal}

/* header: double rule beneath, like a letterhead */
.site-header{border-bottom:5px double var(--black);background:var(--white);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50}
.header-in{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem;min-height:88px}
.brand{display:block;line-height:0}
.brand img{height:52px;width:auto}
.nav{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:1.75rem}
.nav ul{display:flex;gap:1.75rem;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.nav a{font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;font-size:1.1rem;padding:.35rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid transparent}
.nav a:hover,.nav a[aria-current="page"]{border-bottom-color:var(--black);font-weight:700}
.nav a.btn{border:1px solid var(--black);padding:.6rem 1.1rem;font-weight:700}
.nav-toggle{display:none;background:var(--black);color:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--black);font:inherit;font-weight:700;padding:.5rem .9rem;cursor:pointer}

/* buttons */
.btn{display:inline-block;background:var(--black);color:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--black);font:inherit;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;padding:.8rem 1.6rem;cursor:pointer;line-height:1.2;text-align:center}
.btn:hover{background:var(--white);color:var(--black);text-decoration:none}
.btn-outline{background:var(--white);color:var(--black)}
.btn-outline:hover{background:var(--black);color:var(--white)}
.btn-invert{background:var(--white);color:var(--black);border-color:var(--white)}
.btn-invert:hover{background:var(--black);color:var(--white)}
.btn-row{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:.9rem;margin-top:1.75rem}

/* hero */
.hero{padding:4rem 0 4.5rem}
.hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.2fr 1fr;gap:3rem;align-items:center}
.hero-panel{background:var(--black);color:var(--white);aspect-ratio:1/1;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:2.5rem;outline:1px solid var(--black);outline-offset:6px}
.hero-panel img{width:min(100%,360px)}

/* sections */
.section{padding:4.25rem 0}
.section.alt{background:var(--gray-1);border-top:1px solid var(--gray-3);border-bottom:1px solid var(--gray-3)}
.section-head{max-width:46rem;margin-bottom:2.25rem}
.section-head h2{padding-bottom:.45rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--black);display:inline-block}
.grid{display:grid;gap:1.5rem}
.g3{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}
.g2{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
.g4{grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr)}
.tile{border:1px solid var(--black);padding:1.5rem;background:var(--white);display:flex;flex-direction:column;box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 4px var(--white),inset 0 0 0 5px var(--black)}
.tile .num{font-style:italic;font-size:1rem;margin-bottom:.8rem}
.tile h3{margin-bottom:.5rem}
.tile p{margin:0;color:#222}
.tile .more{margin-top:auto;padding-top:1rem;font-style:italic;font-weight:700}
a.tile{text-decoration:none}
a.tile:hover{background:var(--black);color:var(--white);box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 4px var(--black),inset 0 0 0 5px var(--white)}
a.tile:hover p{color:var(--white)}
.point{border-top:3px double var(--black);padding-top:1rem}
.point h3{margin-bottom:.4rem}
.band{background:var(--black);color:var(--white);padding:2.1rem 0}
.band p{margin:0;font-size:1.2rem;font-style:italic}
.cta-band{background:var(--black);color:var(--white);padding:4rem 0}
.cta-band h2{margin-bottom:.4em}
.cta-band p{max-width:44ch}

/* page titles */
.page-title{padding:3.5rem 0 2.5rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--gray-3)}
.page-title p{max-width:46rem;margin-bottom:0}
.strip{border-left:3px double var(--black);padding:.2rem 0 .2rem 1rem;margin:1.5rem 0 0;max-width:46rem}

/* services */
.bul{list-style:none;margin:.9rem 0 0;padding:0}
.bul li{position:relative;padding-left:1.1rem;margin:0 0 .35rem}
.bul li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:.62em;width:.45rem;height:.45rem;background:var(--black)}
a.tile:hover .bul li::before{background:var(--white)}
.tile .bul{margin-bottom:1rem}
.badge{display:inline-block;align-self:flex-start;font-size:.95rem;font-style:italic;border:1px solid currentColor;padding:.02rem .55rem;margin-bottom:.7rem}
.svc-row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1.2fr;gap:2.5rem;padding:2.5rem 0;border-top:3px double var(--black)}
.svc-row:first-child{margin-top:1rem}
.svc-row .num{font-style:italic;margin:0 0 .5rem}
.svc-row h2{margin-bottom:.5rem}
.lead2{font-size:1.2rem;margin:0;max-width:34ch}
.bul.big{margin-top:.2rem}
.bul.big li{font-size:1.2rem;padding:.7rem 0 .7rem 1.4rem;margin:0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--gray-3)}
.bul.big li::before{top:1.15em}

/* team */
.team-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:2rem}
.person .photo{aspect-ratio:1/1;background:var(--gray-2);display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;font-style:italic;color:var(--gray-5);font-size:1.1rem;margin-bottom:1rem;border:1px solid var(--gray-3)}
.person h3{margin-bottom:.15rem}
.person .role{font-style:italic;margin-bottom:.75rem}

/* forms */
.form{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:1.25rem 1.5rem;max-width:860px}
.field{display:flex;flex-direction:column}
.field.full{grid-column:1/-1}
label,.label{font-weight:700;margin-bottom:.35rem;font-size:1.05rem}
.req{font-weight:400;font-style:italic}
input,select,textarea{font:inherit;color:var(--ink);background:var(--white);border:1px solid var(--black);padding:.7rem .8rem;width:100%;min-height:50px}
textarea{min-height:150px;resize:vertical}
input:focus-visible,select:focus-visible,textarea:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--black);outline-offset:2px}
.help{font-size:.98rem;font-style:italic;color:var(--gray-5);margin:.35rem 0 0}
.error{display:none;margin:.4rem 0 0;font-weight:700;font-size:1rem;border-left:5px solid var(--black);padding-left:.6rem}
.field.invalid .error{display:block}
.field.invalid input,.field.invalid select,.field.invalid textarea{border-width:3px}
.hp{position:absolute;left:-9999px;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden}
.notice{border:1px solid var(--black);padding:1rem 1.25rem;background:var(--gray-1);max-width:860px;margin:0 0 2rem}
.success{display:none;border:3px double var(--black);padding:1.5rem;max-width:860px}
.success.show{display:block}
.success h2{font-size:1.7rem}

/* contact */
.contact-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:3rem}
.dl{margin:0}
.dl dt{font-weight:700;font-style:italic;margin-top:1.15rem}
.dl dd{margin:.1rem 0 0;font-size:1.2rem}
.map{background:var(--gray-2);aspect-ratio:4/3;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;text-align:center;color:var(--gray-5);font-style:italic;padding:1rem;border:1px solid var(--gray-3)}

/* footer */
.site-footer{background:var(--black);color:var(--white);padding:3.5rem 0 2rem;font-size:1.05rem;border-top:5px double var(--white)}
.foot-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr 1.2fr;gap:2.5rem}
.site-footer img{width:250px}
.site-footer ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.site-footer li{margin-bottom:.4rem}
.site-footer h2{font-size:1.15rem;margin-bottom:.7rem;padding-bottom:.3rem;border-bottom:1px solid #777}
.site-footer .ph{background:#333;color:#fff}
.legal{border-top:1px solid #777;margin-top:2.5rem;padding-top:1.25rem;font-size:.98rem;color:#e0e0e0}
.band .ph,.cta-band .ph,.on-dark .ph{background:#3a3a3a;color:#fff}

/* responsive */
@media (max-width:960px){
  .g4{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .g3,.team-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
  .hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .hero-panel{aspect-ratio:auto;padding:2.5rem 1.5rem;outline:none}
  .hero-panel img{width:min(100%,320px)}
  .foot-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
  .foot-grid>:first-child{grid-column:1/-1}
  .svc-row{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:1rem}
}
@media (max-width:760px){
  body{font-size:1.0625rem}
  .header-in{min-height:76px}
  .brand img{height:42px}
  .js .nav-toggle{display:block}
  .js .nav{display:none;position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:100%;background:var(--white);border-bottom:5px double var(--black);flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:0;padding:.5rem 1.25rem 1.25rem}
  .js .nav.open{display:flex}
  .nav ul{flex-direction:column;gap:0}
  .nav a{display:block;padding:.8rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--gray-3)}
  .nav a.btn{margin-top:1rem;border:1px solid var(--black)}
  .nav{flex-wrap:wrap}
  .hero{padding:2.5rem 0 3rem}
  .section{padding:3rem 0}
  .g3,.g2,.g4,.team-grid,.svc-list,.contact-grid,.form{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .foot-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .btn-row .btn{flex:1 1 100%}
  .svc-row{padding:2rem 0}
  .person .photo{max-width:260px}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){html{scroll-behavior:auto}}
@media print{.site-header,.nav-toggle,.cta-band{display:none}}

/* ===== v4: imagery, residential emphasis, FAQ, Title Case layout ===== */
.nav ul{gap:1.4rem}
.nav{gap:1.4rem}
.hero-bg{position:relative;background-color:#000;background-size:cover;background-position:center;color:var(--white);padding:5rem 0 5.5rem}
.hero-bg::before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:rgba(0,0,0,.66)}
.hero-bg>.wrap{position:relative}
.hero-bg h1{color:var(--white);max-width:20ch}
.hero-bg .lead{max-width:44ch}
.hero-bg a:not(.btn){color:var(--white)}
.bg-hero{background-image:url("images/hero-home-800.webp")}
.bg-res-hero{background-image:url("images/residential-hero-800.webp")}
.bg-com-hero{background-image:url("images/commercial-hero-800.webp")}
.bg-cta{position:relative;background-color:#000;background-size:cover;background-position:center;background-image:url("images/cta-library-800.webp")}
.bg-cta::before{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;background:rgba(0,0,0,.78)}
.bg-cta>.wrap{position:relative}
@media (min-width:900px){
  .bg-hero{background-image:url("images/hero-home-1600.webp")}
  .bg-res-hero{background-image:url("images/residential-hero-1600.webp")}
  .bg-com-hero{background-image:url("images/commercial-hero-1600.webp")}
  .bg-cta{background-image:url("images/cta-library-1600.webp")}
}
.hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1.5fr 1fr}
.hero-card{border:1px solid var(--white);outline:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.7);outline-offset:5px;background:rgba(0,0,0,.55);padding:1.75rem}
.hero-card h2{font-size:1.5rem;margin-bottom:.9rem;padding-bottom:.6rem;border-bottom:1px solid var(--white)}
.hero-card a{display:block;padding:.7rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.35);text-decoration:none;font-weight:700}
.hero-card a:last-child{border-bottom:0;padding-bottom:0}
.hero-card a:hover{text-decoration:underline}
.btn-ghost{background:transparent;color:var(--white);border-color:var(--white)}
.btn-ghost:hover{background:var(--white);color:var(--black)}
.hero-bg .btn-invert:hover{background:transparent;color:var(--white)}
.hero-bg :focus-visible{outline-color:var(--white)}
.tile.feature{background:var(--black);color:var(--white);box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 4px var(--black),inset 0 0 0 5px var(--white)}
.tile.feature p{color:#eee}
.tile.feature .bul li::before{background:var(--white)}
a.tile.feature:hover{background:var(--white);color:var(--black);box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 4px var(--white),inset 0 0 0 5px var(--black)}
a.tile.feature:hover p{color:var(--black)}
a.tile.feature:hover .bul li::before{background:var(--black)}
.split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1.05fr;gap:3rem;align-items:center}
.split.reverse{grid-template-columns:1.05fr 1fr}
.split.reverse .split-img{order:2}
.split-img img{width:100%;height:auto;border:1px solid var(--black);outline:1px solid var(--black);outline-offset:5px;background:var(--gray-2)}
.split h2{margin-bottom:.6rem}
.bul.cols2{columns:2;column-gap:2rem;margin:1.2rem 0 0}
.bul.cols2 li{break-inside:avoid}
.res-grid .point p{margin:0;color:#222}
.steps{padding-left:1.4rem;margin:1rem 0 0}
.steps li{margin-bottom:.8rem}
.feature-row{background:var(--black);color:var(--white);padding:2.5rem 1.5rem;margin:1.5rem -1.5rem 0;border-top:0;border:1px solid var(--black);box-shadow:inset 0 0 0 5px var(--black),inset 0 0 0 6px var(--white)}
.feature-row .bul.big li{border-bottom-color:#666}
.feature-row .bul li::before{background:var(--white)}
.feature-row .btn{background:var(--white);color:var(--black);border-color:var(--white)}
.feature-row .btn:hover{background:var(--black);color:var(--white)}
.feature-row :focus-visible{outline-color:var(--white)}
.faq{max-width:52rem}
.faq-item{border-top:1px solid var(--black)}
.faq-item:last-child{border-bottom:1px solid var(--black)}
.faq-item summary{cursor:pointer;font-weight:700;font-size:1.2rem;padding:1rem 2rem 1rem 0;list-style:none;position:relative}
.faq-item summary::-webkit-details-marker{display:none}
.faq-item summary::after{content:"+";position:absolute;right:.2rem;top:.85rem;font-size:1.6rem;line-height:1;font-weight:400}
.faq-item[open] summary::after{content:"\2212"}
.faq-item p{margin:0 0 1.1rem;max-width:46rem}
.eyebrow{font-weight:400}
@media (max-width:1020px){
  .js .nav-toggle{display:block}
  .js .nav{display:none;position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:100%;background:var(--white);border-bottom:5px double var(--black);flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:0;padding:.5rem 1.25rem 1.25rem}
  .js .nav.open{display:flex}
  .nav ul{flex-direction:column;gap:0}
  .nav a{display:block;padding:.8rem 0;border-bottom:1px solid var(--gray-3)}
  .nav a.btn{margin-top:1rem;border:1px solid var(--black)}
}
@media (max-width:960px){
  .hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
  .hero-card{margin-top:1.5rem}
  .split,.split.reverse{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:1.75rem}
  .split.reverse .split-img{order:0}
  .feature-row{margin-left:0;margin-right:0}
}
@media (max-width:760px){
  .hero-bg{padding:3rem 0 3.5rem}
  .bul.cols2{columns:1}
  .faq-item summary{font-size:1.1rem}
  .feature-row{padding:2rem 1rem}
}
.hero-bg .ph,.bg-cta .ph{background:#3a3a3a;color:#fff}

/* v5: streamlined spacing */
.section{padding:5rem 0}
.hero-bg{padding:6rem 0 6.5rem}
.hero-bg .lead{max-width:34ch}
.section-head{margin-bottom:2.5rem}
.res-grid{gap:2.5rem 2rem}
.tile{padding:1.75rem}
.tile p{margin-bottom:1.25rem}
.cta-band{padding:4.5rem 0}
.svc-row .lead2{max-width:36ch}
.feature-row .lead2{max-width:30ch}
@media (max-width:760px){.section{padding:3.5rem 0}.hero-bg{padding:3.5rem 0 4rem}}

/* v6: real details */
.stats{border-bottom:1px solid var(--gray-3);background:var(--white)}
.stats ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:2.25rem 0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);text-align:center}
.stats li{padding:.25rem 1rem;border-left:1px solid var(--gray-3)}
.stats li:first-child{border-left:0}
.stats strong{display:block;font-size:clamp(2.2rem,4.5vw,3rem);line-height:1.1;font-weight:700}
.stats span{display:block;font-style:italic;font-size:1.1rem;margin-top:.25rem}
.pt-grid{gap:2.5rem 2rem}
.pt-group h3{padding-top:1rem;border-top:3px double var(--black);margin-bottom:.8rem}
.pt-group .bul li{margin-bottom:.6rem}
.bul.cols3{columns:3;column-gap:2rem;margin:0}
.bul.cols3 li{break-inside:avoid}
.area{font-size:1rem;margin:1rem 0 0;max-width:36ch}
.feature-row .area{color:#ddd}
.contact-lines{margin:.35rem 0 .8rem;font-size:1rem;line-height:1.5;word-break:break-word}
.map-link{border:1px solid var(--black);outline:1px solid var(--black);outline-offset:5px;padding:2rem;background:var(--gray-1)}
.map-link p{margin:0 0 1rem}
.map-link p:last-child{margin:0}
.dl dd.small{font-size:1.05rem;margin-top:.35rem}
@media (max-width:760px){.stats ul{grid-template-columns:1fr;padding:1.5rem 0}.stats li{border-left:0;border-top:1px solid var(--gray-3);padding:1rem}.stats li:first-child{border-top:0}.bul.cols3{columns:2}}

/* Team bios (no photos yet): single readable column, thin dividers */
.bio-list{max-width:46rem}
.bio-list .person{padding:1.75rem 0;border-top:1px solid var(--gray-3)}
.bio-list .person:first-child{border-top:0;padding-top:0}
.bio-list .person:last-child{padding-bottom:0}
.bio-list .person p{line-height:1.65}
.bio-list .person .contact-lines{margin:.9rem 0 0}