.interior-page {
  --paper: #f4e9de;
  --paper-ink: #150d08;
  background: var(--bg);
}

.interior-hero {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  min-height: var(--route-hero-min, 780px);
  padding-top: var(--route-nav-clearance, 88px);
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
}

.interior-hero > img {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -3;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.interior-hero::before {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -2;
  inset: 0;
  content: "";
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(5,4,3,.92) 0%, rgba(5,4,3,.69) 52%, rgba(5,4,3,.30) 100%);
}

.interior-hero::after {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  inset: 0;
  content: "";
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(5,4,3,.22), rgba(5,4,3,.12) 52%, var(--bg));
}

.interior-hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  min-height: var(--route-hero-grid-min, 690px);
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 118px;
  align-items: end;
}

.interior-hero-copy {
  position: relative;
  isolation: isolate;
  min-width: 0;
  max-width: var(--route-copy-shell, 1180px);
  padding: var(--route-hero-pad, 150px var(--page-pad) 92px);
}

.interior-hero-copy::before {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  top: 20%;
  bottom: 6%;
  left: -7%;
  width: min(96vw, 1080px);
  content: "";
  background: radial-gradient(ellipse at 38% 57%, rgba(195, 146, 106, .17) 0%, rgba(86, 49, 29, .1) 36%, transparent 72%);
  filter: blur(12px);
  pointer-events: none;
}

.interior-hero h1 {
  max-width: var(--route-h1-measure, 1100px);
  margin: 34px 0 30px;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: var(--route-h1-size, clamp(3.7rem, 7.3vw, 7.8rem));
  font-weight: 420;
  letter-spacing: -0.05em;
  line-height: .91;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.interior-hero-copy > p:not(.eyebrow) {
  max-width: var(--route-sub-measure, 720px);
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(244,233,222,.76);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.35vw, 1.24rem);
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.interior-hero-copy .eyebrow,
.interior-hero h1,
.interior-hero-copy > p:not(.eyebrow),
.interior-actions {
  text-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5);
}

.interior-actions {
  display: flex;
  gap: 24px;
  margin-top: 36px;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}

.interior-hero .conversion-trust {
  text-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, .5);
}

/* Wave 9 convergence: keep route-specific copy measures and CTA rhythms,
   while holding the photographic hero family inside one composed band. */
.interior-hero {
  --route-hero-min: 820px;
  --route-hero-grid-min: 732px;
  --route-hero-pad: 146px var(--page-pad) 86px;
  --route-h1-size: clamp(3.35rem, 5.2vw, 5.8rem);
}

.route-work .interior-hero,
.route-about .interior-hero,
.route-service-areas-lake-of-the-ozarks .interior-hero {
  --route-h1-size: clamp(3.25rem, 4.8vw, 5.35rem);
}

.route-services-custom-decks .interior-hero,
.route-service-areas-columbia .interior-hero {
  --route-h1-size: clamp(3.2rem, 4.65vw, 5.2rem);
}

.route-legal .interior-hero {
  --route-hero-min: 800px;
  --route-hero-grid-min: 712px;
  --route-h1-size: clamp(3.2rem, 4.8vw, 5.35rem);
}

.interior-hero-copy .eyebrow {
  width: fit-content;
  max-width: 100%;
  padding: 7px 9px;
  background: rgba(5, 4, 3, .82);
  color: var(--ink);
}

/* Wave 5 route rhythm: every page keeps the Whiskey Cedar grammar while its
   hero proportions answer the route's job and the length of its real copy. */
.route-work {
  --route-hero-min: 840px;
  --route-hero-grid-min: 750px;
  --route-hero-pad: 190px var(--page-pad) 106px;
  --route-h1-size: clamp(3.7rem, 6.65vw, 7.15rem);
  --route-h1-measure: 1020px;
  --route-sub-measure: 610px;
}

.route-services {
  --route-hero-min: 810px;
  --route-hero-grid-min: 720px;
  --route-hero-pad: 155px var(--page-pad) 112px;
  --route-h1-size: clamp(3.8rem, 7.5vw, 8rem);
  --route-h1-measure: 1160px;
  --route-sub-measure: 660px;
}

.route-services-custom-fences {
  --route-hero-min: 800px;
  --route-hero-pad: 160px var(--page-pad) 96px;
  --route-h1-size: clamp(3.65rem, 6.8vw, 7.15rem);
  --route-h1-measure: 980px;
  --route-sub-measure: 630px;
}

.route-services-custom-decks {
  --route-hero-min: 830px;
  --route-hero-grid-min: 740px;
  --route-hero-pad: 190px var(--page-pad) 102px;
  --route-h1-size: clamp(3.8rem, 7.05vw, 7.5rem);
  --route-h1-measure: 1040px;
  --route-sub-measure: 690px;
}

.route-services-patios-hardscapes {
  --route-hero-min: 770px;
  --route-hero-grid-min: 680px;
  --route-hero-pad: 138px var(--page-pad) 86px;
  --route-h1-size: clamp(3.55rem, 6.35vw, 6.75rem);
  --route-h1-measure: 960px;
  --route-sub-measure: 600px;
}

.route-services-retaining-walls-drainage {
  --route-hero-min: 850px;
  --route-hero-grid-min: 760px;
  --route-hero-pad: 184px var(--page-pad) 112px;
  --route-h1-size: clamp(3.5rem, 6.05vw, 6.55rem);
  --route-h1-measure: 920px;
  --route-sub-measure: 650px;
}

.route-services-outdoor-living {
  --route-hero-min: 800px;
  --route-hero-grid-min: 710px;
  --route-hero-pad: 150px var(--page-pad) 100px;
  --route-h1-size: clamp(3.85rem, 7.65vw, 8.1rem);
  --route-h1-measure: 1120px;
  --route-sub-measure: 700px;
}

.route-how-we-work {
  --route-hero-min: 790px;
  --route-hero-grid-min: 700px;
  --route-hero-pad: 168px var(--page-pad) 90px;
  --route-h1-size: clamp(3.65rem, 6.55vw, 7rem);
  --route-h1-measure: 990px;
  --route-sub-measure: 590px;
}

.route-about {
  --route-hero-min: 860px;
  --route-hero-grid-min: 770px;
  --route-hero-pad: 208px var(--page-pad) 112px;
  --route-h1-size: clamp(3.8rem, 7.1vw, 7.6rem);
  --route-h1-measure: 1040px;
  --route-sub-measure: 720px;
}

.route-service-areas {
  --route-hero-min: 805px;
  --route-hero-grid-min: 715px;
  --route-hero-pad: 158px var(--page-pad) 104px;
  --route-h1-size: clamp(3.65rem, 6.6vw, 7.05rem);
  --route-h1-measure: 1010px;
  --route-sub-measure: 660px;
}

.route-city {
  --route-sub-measure: 670px;
}

.route-city .interior-actions {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: max-content max-content;
  gap: 18px;
}

.route-service-areas-jefferson-city {
  --route-hero-min: 820px;
  --route-hero-pad: 172px var(--page-pad) 98px;
  --route-h1-size: clamp(3.55rem, 6.35vw, 6.85rem);
  --route-h1-measure: 990px;
}

.route-service-areas-columbia {
  --route-hero-min: 790px;
  --route-hero-grid-min: 700px;
  --route-hero-pad: 142px var(--page-pad) 94px;
  --route-h1-size: clamp(3.45rem, 6vw, 6.45rem);
  --route-h1-measure: 970px;
}

.route-service-areas-lake-of-the-ozarks {
  --route-hero-min: 870px;
  --route-hero-grid-min: 780px;
  --route-hero-pad: 220px var(--page-pad) 118px;
  --route-h1-size: clamp(3.8rem, 7.1vw, 7.6rem);
  --route-h1-measure: 1060px;
  --route-sub-measure: 620px;
}

.route-contact {
  --route-hero-min: 760px;
  --route-hero-grid-min: 670px;
  --route-hero-pad: 132px var(--page-pad) 86px;
  --route-h1-size: clamp(3.8rem, 7.75vw, 8rem);
  --route-h1-measure: 1080px;
  --route-sub-measure: 560px;
}

.route-contact .interior-actions {
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 16px;
}

.route-legal {
  --route-hero-min: 650px;
  --route-hero-grid-min: 560px;
  --route-sub-measure: 590px;
}

.route-privacy {
  --route-hero-pad: 122px var(--page-pad) 74px;
  --route-h1-size: clamp(3.3rem, 5.9vw, 6.25rem);
  --route-h1-measure: 880px;
}

.route-terms {
  --route-hero-min: 690px;
  --route-hero-grid-min: 600px;
  --route-hero-pad: 150px var(--page-pad) 82px;
  --route-h1-size: clamp(3.2rem, 5.45vw, 5.85rem);
  --route-h1-measure: 820px;
}

.interior-rail {
  display: grid;
  height: 100%;
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(23,17,13,.78);
  place-items: center;
}

.interior-rail span {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .875rem;
  font-weight: 650;
  letter-spacing: .2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
}

.proof-ledger {
  display: block;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--surface);
}

.proof-ledger-inner {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
}

.proof-ledger article {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 170px;
  padding: 38px var(--page-pad);
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.proof-ledger .stat-card::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  left: var(--page-pad);
  width: clamp(44px, 5vw, 78px);
  height: 3px;
  background: var(--accent);
  content: "";
}

.proof-ledger article:last-child { border-right: 0; }

.proof-ledger strong {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(1.35rem, 2vw, 2rem);
  font-weight: 430;
  letter-spacing: -.03em;
  line-height: 1.1;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.proof-ledger p {
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.chapter {
  padding: clamp(90px, 10vw, 150px) 0;
}

.chapter-parchment {
  background: var(--paper);
  color: var(--paper-ink);
}

.chapter-whiskey { background: #2B1A12; }

.chapter-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .78fr) minmax(0, 1.22fr);
  gap: clamp(54px, 8vw, 140px);
  align-items: start;
}

.chapter-grid > *,
.chapter-heading,
.chapter-copy {
  min-width: 0;
}

.chapter-opening--visual {
  position: relative;
  overflow: clip;
  padding-block: clamp(104px, 11vw, 176px);
}

.chapter-opening__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .82fr) minmax(440px, 1.18fr);
  grid-template-rows: auto 1fr;
  gap: clamp(44px, 6vw, 96px) clamp(56px, 7vw, 118px);
  align-items: start;
}

.chapter-opening__grid > * { min-width: 0; }

.chapter-opening__grid .chapter-heading {
  grid-column: 1;
  grid-row: 1;
}

.chapter-opening__grid .chapter-copy {
  grid-column: 1;
  grid-row: 2;
}

.chapter-opening__visual {
  position: relative;
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1 / span 2;
  min-height: clamp(540px, 56vw, 760px);
  margin: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: #0d0907;
}

.chapter-opening__grid.is-reverse .chapter-heading,
.chapter-opening__grid.is-reverse .chapter-copy { grid-column: 2; }

.chapter-opening__grid.is-reverse .chapter-opening__visual { grid-column: 1; }

.chapter-opening__visual::before,
.decision-visual::before {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  top: clamp(18px, 2.2vw, 32px);
  left: clamp(18px, 2.2vw, 32px);
  width: clamp(54px, 5vw, 84px);
  height: clamp(54px, 5vw, 84px);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(244, 233, 222, .72);
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(244, 233, 222, .72);
  content: "";
  pointer-events: none;
}

.chapter-opening__visual::after,
.decision-visual::after {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  inset: 42% 0 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, rgba(5, 4, 3, .88));
  content: "";
  pointer-events: none;
}

.chapter-opening__visual img,
.decision-visual img {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: saturate(.78) contrast(1.08) brightness(.84);
  transform: scale(1.015);
}

.chapter-opening__visual figcaption,
.decision-visual figcaption {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 3;
  right: clamp(20px, 3vw, 44px);
  bottom: clamp(20px, 3vw, 40px);
  left: clamp(20px, 3vw, 44px);
  max-width: 48ch;
  margin: 0;
  color: rgba(244, 233, 222, .88);
  font-size: clamp(.75rem, .9vw, .88rem);
  font-weight: 650;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  line-height: 1.45;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.route-family-work .chapter-opening__visual img { object-position: 54% 52%; }
.route-family-about .chapter-opening__visual img { object-position: 66% 50%; }
.route-services-custom-fences .chapter-opening__visual img { object-position: 68% 50%; }
.route-services-custom-decks .chapter-opening__visual img { object-position: 62% 48%; }
.route-services-patios-hardscapes .chapter-opening__visual img { object-position: 48% 64%; }
.route-services-retaining-walls-drainage .chapter-opening__visual img { object-position: 54% 56%; }
.route-service-areas-lake-of-the-ozarks .chapter-opening__visual img { object-position: 68% 48%; }

.chapter-heading h2,
.media-copy h2,
.closing-band h2 {
  margin: 24px 0 0;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 5.1vw, 5.8rem);
  font-weight: 420;
  letter-spacing: -.05em;
  line-height: .97;
  overflow-wrap: normal;
  word-break: normal;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.chapter-heading h2 {
  max-width: 100%;
  font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 4.2vw, 4.8rem);
  overflow-wrap: normal;
  word-break: normal;
}

.chapter-copy > p:first-child {
  margin-top: 0;
}

.chapter-copy p,
.media-copy p {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.35vw, 1.18rem);
  line-height: 1.8;
}

.chapter-parchment .chapter-copy p,
.chapter-parchment .media-copy p { color: #62564d; }

.chapter-parchment .eyebrow {
  color: #6a3c27;
}

.decision-list {
  display: grid;
  margin-top: 42px;
  border-top: 1px solid currentColor;
}

.decision-item {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 52px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 18px;
  padding: 25px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(185,162,143,.26);
}

.chapter-parchment .decision-item { border-color: rgba(21,13,8,.2); }

.chapter-parchment .decision-item span {
  color: #6a3c27;
}

.chapter-parchment .decision-item p {
  color: #44372e;
}

.decision-item span {
  color: var(--accent);
  font-size: .875rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: .15em;
}

.decision-item h3 {
  margin: 0 0 8px;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 2rem);
  font-weight: 430;
  letter-spacing: -.03em;
  line-height: 1.12;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.decision-item p {
  margin: 0;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.decision-visual {
  position: relative;
  min-height: clamp(270px, 30vw, 390px);
  margin: clamp(38px, 5vw, 68px) 0 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: #0d0907;
}

.route-family-work .decision-visual img { object-position: 58% 50%; }
.route-family-about .decision-visual img { object-position: 42% 58%; }

.media-chapter {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.15fr) minmax(440px, .85fr);
  min-height: 760px;
  background: var(--surface);
}

.media-chapter.reverse { grid-template-columns: minmax(440px, .85fr) minmax(0, 1.15fr); }
.media-chapter.reverse .media-visual { order: 2; }

.media-visual {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 680px;
  overflow: hidden;
}

.media-visual::after {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 0;
  inset: auto 0 0;
  height: 46%;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent 0%, rgba(5,4,3,.94) 100%);
  content: "";
  pointer-events: none;
}

.media-visual img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.media-caption {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  right: 24px;
  bottom: 20px;
  left: 24px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 8px 10px;
  background: rgba(5,4,3,.82);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: .875rem;
  font-weight: 650;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.media-copy {
  display: flex;
  min-width: 0;
  padding: clamp(50px, 5vw, 78px);
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
}

.media-copy h2 {
  /* The authored split uses a deliberately narrow copy column. Keep its display
     scale proportional to that measure so long honest words remain readable. */
  font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 3.15vw, 2.6rem);
}

.service-signature {
  padding: clamp(92px, 11vw, 160px) 0;
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: #0d0907;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.signature-heading {
  max-width: 860px;
  margin: 0 auto clamp(52px, 7vw, 88px);
  text-align: center;
}

.signature-heading h2 {
  margin: 22px 0 24px;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(2.7rem, 5.15vw, 5.6rem);
  font-weight: 420;
  letter-spacing: -.05em;
  line-height: .98;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.signature-heading > p:last-child {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.3vw, 1.16rem);
  line-height: 1.75;
}

/* Fence: a measured slat profile makes sightline, access, grade, and finish
   feel like the four physical boundaries they are. */
.fence-profile {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.fence-profile article {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 410px;
  padding: 54px clamp(24px, 3vw, 44px) 42px;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.fence-profile article:last-child { border-right: 0; }

.fence-slat {
  display: block;
  width: clamp(24px, 2.6vw, 38px);
  height: 154px;
  margin: 0 auto 44px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(244,233,222,.22);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(195,146,106,.62), rgba(79,45,28,.9));
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 2px rgba(5,4,3,.24);
  clip-path: polygon(50% 0, 100% 14%, 100% 100%, 0 100%, 0 14%);
}

.fence-profile article:nth-child(2) .fence-slat { height: 112px; margin-top: 42px; }
.fence-profile article:nth-child(3) .fence-slat { height: 136px; margin-top: 18px; }
.fence-profile article:nth-child(4) .fence-slat { height: 126px; margin-top: 28px; }

.fence-profile strong,
.deck-path strong,
.water-path span,
.scope-ledger strong {
  display: block;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 1.9rem);
  font-weight: 430;
  letter-spacing: -.025em;
  line-height: 1.08;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.fence-profile p,
.deck-path p,
.water-path p,
.scope-ledger p {
  margin: 12px 0 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

/* Deck: an axial route rather than a comparison or a ledger. */
.service-signature-deck { background: #17110d; }

.deck-path {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: clamp(20px, 3vw, 42px);
  padding-top: 58px;
}

.deck-path::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: 14px;
  right: 0;
  left: 0;
  height: 1px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, var(--accent) 12%, var(--accent) 88%, transparent);
  content: "";
}

.deck-path article {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 260px;
  padding: 30px 28px 34px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.deck-path article::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: -51px;
  left: 28px;
  width: 14px;
  height: 14px;
  border: 3px solid #17110d;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--accent);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px var(--accent);
  content: "";
}

.deck-path article > span {
  display: block;
  margin-bottom: 58px;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-size: .875rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
}

/* Patio: a genuine two-direction comparison sourced from the intake. */
.service-signature-patio {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, #120d0a, #080605);
}

.surface-compare {
  display: grid;
  max-width: 1120px;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 92px minmax(0, 1fr);
  margin-inline: auto;
  align-items: stretch;
}

.surface-compare article {
  padding: clamp(34px, 4vw, 58px);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(244,233,222,.035);
}

.surface-compare article > span {
  color: var(--accent);
  font-size: .875rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.surface-compare h3 {
  margin: 72px 0 34px;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3.1vw, 3.25rem);
  font-weight: 430;
  letter-spacing: -.04em;
  line-height: 1.02;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.surface-compare ul {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.surface-compare li {
  padding: 16px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1rem;
}

.surface-seam {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
}

.surface-seam::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  left: 50%;
  width: 1px;
  background: var(--line);
  content: "";
}

.surface-seam span {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  display: grid;
  width: 48px;
  height: 48px;
  border: 1px solid var(--accent);
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: #0d0907;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-style: italic;
  place-items: center;
}

/* Drainage: a descending field line follows water from source to outlet. */
.service-signature-water { background: #100d0b; }

.water-path {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 2px;
  padding: 32px 0 72px;
}

.water-path::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: 32%;
  right: 2%;
  left: 2%;
  height: 2px;
  background: linear-gradient(100deg, var(--accent), rgba(195,146,106,.68) 42%, rgba(195,146,106,.16));
  content: "";
  transform: rotate(3deg);
  transform-origin: left center;
}

.water-path article {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 1;
  min-height: 250px;
  padding: 34px 28px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: rgba(13,9,7,.92);
}

.water-path article:nth-child(2) { transform: translateY(26px); }
.water-path article:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(52px); }
.water-path article:nth-child(4) { transform: translateY(78px); }

.water-path article > span { color: var(--accent); }

/* Outdoor living: a dense editorial ledger makes coordination visible. */
.service-signature-outdoor { background: #17110d; }

.signature-outdoor-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, .72fr) minmax(0, 1.28fr);
  gap: clamp(60px, 9vw, 150px);
  align-items: start;
}

.signature-outdoor-grid .signature-heading {
  position: sticky;
  top: 130px;
  margin: 0;
  text-align: left;
}

.signature-outdoor-grid .signature-heading > p:last-child { margin-left: 0; }

.scope-ledger { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }

.scope-ledger article {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 56px minmax(150px, .7fr) minmax(0, 1.3fr);
  gap: 22px;
  padding: 25px 0;
  align-items: baseline;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.scope-ledger article > span {
  color: var(--accent);
  font-size: .875rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
}

.scope-ledger p { margin: 0; }

.service-grid-page,
.work-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.service-grid-page:has(> :nth-child(odd):last-child) > :last-child {
  width: min(50%, 760px);
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  justify-self: center;
}

.service-tile,
.work-tile {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  min-height: 510px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);
  isolation: isolate;
  align-content: end;
  transition: box-shadow 240ms var(--ease-out), transform 240ms var(--ease-out);
}

.service-tile img,
.work-tile img {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -2;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  transition: transform 700ms var(--ease-out);
}

.service-tile::before,
.work-tile::before {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  inset: 0;
  content: "";
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(5,4,3,.12) 18%, rgba(5,4,3,.70) 58%, rgba(5,4,3,.98));
}

.tile-copy {
  padding: 46px;
  transition: opacity 260ms var(--ease-out), transform 320ms var(--ease-out);
}

.tile-copy h2,
.tile-copy h3 {
  margin: 12px 0;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3vw, 3.2rem);
  font-weight: 430;
  letter-spacing: -.04em;
  line-height: 1.03;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.tile-copy p {
  max-width: 540px;
  margin: 0 0 20px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.tile-copy .eyebrow {
  width: fit-content;
  padding: 6px 8px;
  background: rgba(5,4,3,.84);
  color: var(--ink);
  text-shadow: 0 2px 8px rgba(0,0,0,.9);
}

.attribution-note {
  padding: 26px var(--page-pad);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: #0d0907;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
}

.attribution-note strong {
  margin-right: 16px;
  color: var(--accent);
  letter-spacing: .15em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.faq-interior { padding: clamp(90px, 10vw, 140px) 0; }

.faq-interior-grid {
  display: grid;
  max-width: 820px;
  gap: clamp(42px, 6vw, 72px);
  margin-inline: auto;
}

.faq-interior-heading { text-align: center; }

.faq-interior-heading .answer-capsule {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto 28px;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.faq-interior h2 {
  margin: 20px 0 18px;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 4.6vw, 5rem);
  font-weight: 420;
  letter-spacing: -.05em;
  line-height: .98;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.faq-interior .faq-list { border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }

.faq-interior summary h3 {
  margin: 0;
  font: inherit;
  font-weight: 650;
  letter-spacing: 0;
  line-height: 1.5;
  text-transform: none;
}

.chapter-heading > .answer-capsule {
  max-width: 640px;
  margin-top: 28px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.page-freshness {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 22px var(--page-pad);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: #0d0907;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: .875rem;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-align: center;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.local-sources {
  padding: clamp(90px, 10vw, 150px) 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: #0d0907;
}

.local-sources-heading {
  display: grid;
  min-width: 0;
  max-width: 860px;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 16px;
  margin: 0 auto clamp(46px, 6vw, 80px);
  text-align: center;
}

.local-sources-heading h2 {
  margin: 0;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 5vw, 5.5rem);
  font-weight: 420;
  letter-spacing: -.05em;
  line-height: .98;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.local-sources-heading > p:last-child {
  max-width: 680px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  color: var(--muted);
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.local-sources-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, minmax(0, 1fr));
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.local-sources-grid:has(> :nth-child(2):last-child) {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 430px));
  justify-content: center;
}

.local-sources-grid a {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
  min-width: 0;
  min-height: 340px;
  padding: clamp(30px, 3vw, 46px);
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
  align-content: start;
  transition: background-color 220ms ease;
}

.local-sources-grid span {
  color: var(--accent);
  font-size: .875rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
}

.local-sources-grid h3 {
  margin: 58px 0 18px;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(1.45rem, 2vw, 2.25rem);
  font-weight: 430;
  letter-spacing: -.035em;
  line-height: 1.08;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.local-sources-grid p {
  margin: 0 0 26px;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.local-sources-grid strong {
  margin-top: auto;
  color: var(--accent);
  font-size: .875rem;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.launch-proof-note {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(180px, .35fr) minmax(0, 1.65fr);
  gap: 40px;
  margin-top: 36px;
  padding: 30px 0 0;
  color: var(--muted);
}

.launch-proof-note strong {
  color: var(--accent);
  font-size: .875rem;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.launch-proof-note p { max-width: 760px; margin: 0; line-height: 1.7; }

.closing-band {
  position: relative;
  min-height: 650px;
  display: grid;
  overflow: hidden;
  isolation: isolate;
  place-items: end start;
}

.closing-band img {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -2;
  inset: 0;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}

.closing-band::before {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: -1;
  inset: 0;
  content: "";
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(5,4,3,.98) 0%, rgba(5,4,3,.86) 64%, rgba(5,4,3,.62) 100%);
}

.closing-band-inner {
  width: 100%;
  padding-block: 100px;
}

.closing-band p:not(.eyebrow) {
  max-width: 650px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-size: 1.08rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
}

.contact-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, .72fr) minmax(0, 1.28fr);
  gap: clamp(60px, 9vw, 150px);
}

.contact-direct {
  display: grid;
  gap: 16px;
  margin-top: 40px;
}

.contact-direct a {
  width: fit-content;
  max-width: 100%;
  color: var(--paper-ink);
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(1.15rem, 2vw, 2rem);
  overflow-wrap: anywhere;
  text-decoration: none;
}

.project-form {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
  gap: 28px 22px;
  padding-top: 38px;
}

.contact-form::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  right: 0;
  left: 0;
  height: 4px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, #6f422b 0%, #d5a47d 48%, #8d5839 100%);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgba(141, 88, 57, .18);
  content: "";
}

.form-expectation {
  display: grid;
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  gap: 0;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(21, 13, 8, .2);
}

.form-expectation p {
  display: grid;
  max-width: none;
  grid-template-columns: 34px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 12px;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 12px 0;
  align-items: baseline;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(21, 13, 8, .2);
  color: #62564d;
  line-height: 1.45;
}

.form-expectation strong {
  color: #8d5839;
  font-size: .875rem;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
}

.form-field {
  display: grid;
  gap: 9px;
}

.form-field.full { grid-column: 1 / -1; }

.form-field label {
  font-size: .875rem;
  font-weight: 750;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.form-field input,
.form-field select,
.form-field textarea {
  width: 100%;
  border: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(21,13,8,.35);
  border-radius: 0;
  padding: 14px 0;
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--paper-ink);
  font: inherit;
}

.form-field textarea { min-height: 130px; resize: vertical; }

.form-field input:focus,
.form-field select:focus,
.form-field textarea:focus { border-color: var(--accent-on); }

.form-honeypot {
  position: absolute !important;
  left: -9999px !important;
  top: 0 !important;
  width: 1px !important;
  height: 1px !important;
  padding: 0 !important;
  margin: 0 !important;
  overflow: hidden !important;
  clip: rect(0, 0, 0, 0) !important;
  clip-path: inset(50%) !important;
  white-space: nowrap !important;
  border: 0 !important;
}

.form-note,
.form-status {
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
  margin: 0;
  color: #62564d;
  font-size: .875rem;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.form-status { min-height: 24px; color: #2f4b2d; font-weight: 700; }

.privacy-copy {
  max-width: 850px;
}

.privacy-copy h2 {
  margin: 55px 0 16px;
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 3rem);
  font-weight: 430;
  letter-spacing: -.035em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.privacy-copy p,
.privacy-copy li {
  color: #62564d;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.8;
}

@media (hover: hover) {
  .service-tile:hover img,
  .work-tile:hover img { transform: scale(1.045); }
  .direction-card .tile-copy { opacity: .78; transform: translateY(10px); }
  .direction-card:hover,
  .direction-card:focus-visible,
  html.js-motion .direction-card[data-reveal].is-visible:hover,
  html.js-motion .direction-card[data-reveal].is-visible:focus-visible {
    z-index: 2;
    box-shadow: 0 28px 72px rgba(0,0,0,.44), 0 10px 28px rgba(195,146,106,.16);
    transform: translateY(-6px);
  }
  .direction-card:hover .tile-copy,
  .direction-card:focus-visible .tile-copy { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); }
  .local-sources-grid a:hover,
  .local-sources-grid a:focus-visible { background: rgba(195,146,106,.08); }
}

@media (hover: none) {
  .direction-card .tile-copy {
    opacity: 1;
    transform: none;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 1020px) {
  .interior-hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 84px; }
  .chapter-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 50px; }
  .chapter-opening__grid,
  .chapter-opening__grid.is-reverse {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    grid-template-rows: auto;
    gap: 42px;
  }
  .chapter-opening__grid .chapter-heading,
  .chapter-opening__grid.is-reverse .chapter-heading {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: 1;
  }
  .chapter-opening__grid .chapter-opening__visual,
  .chapter-opening__grid.is-reverse .chapter-opening__visual {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: 2;
    min-height: 560px;
  }
  .chapter-opening__grid .chapter-copy,
  .chapter-opening__grid.is-reverse .chapter-copy {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: 3;
    max-width: 760px;
  }
  .media-chapter,
  .media-chapter.reverse { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .proof-ledger-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .proof-ledger article { border-right: 0; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .proof-ledger article:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
  .local-sources-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .local-sources-grid a { min-height: 0; }
  .fence-profile { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .fence-profile article:nth-child(2) { border-right: 0; }
  .fence-profile article:nth-child(-n + 2) { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .deck-path { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .deck-path::before { display: none; }
  .deck-path article::before { top: -8px; }
  .surface-compare { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr) 68px minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .water-path { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .water-path::before { display: none; }
  .water-path article:nth-child(n) { transform: none; }
  .signature-outdoor-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 58px; }
  .signature-outdoor-grid .signature-heading {
    position: static;
    max-width: 860px;
    margin-inline: auto;
    text-align: center;
  }
  .signature-outdoor-grid .signature-heading > p:last-child { margin-inline: auto; }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .interior-page main :where(h1, h2, h3) { overflow-wrap: normal; word-break: normal; }
  .launch-proof-note { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; }
  .interior-hero { min-height: var(--route-hero-mobile-min, 760px); }
  .interior-hero-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; min-height: var(--route-hero-mobile-grid, 672px); }
  .interior-hero-copy { padding: var(--route-hero-mobile-pad, 150px var(--page-pad) 72px); }
  .interior-hero h1 {
    max-width: 100%;
    font-size: var(--route-h1-mobile, clamp(2.35rem, 10vw, 4rem));
  }
  .interior-hero {
    --route-hero-mobile-min: 800px;
    --route-hero-mobile-grid: 712px;
    --route-hero-mobile-pad: 144px var(--page-pad) 74px;
    --route-h1-mobile: clamp(2.25rem, 9.5vw, 3.25rem);
  }
  .route-about .interior-hero,
  .route-service-areas-lake-of-the-ozarks .interior-hero {
    --route-hero-mobile-min: 810px;
    --route-hero-mobile-pad: 138px var(--page-pad) 74px;
    --route-h1-mobile: clamp(2.15rem, 8.8vw, 3rem);
  }
  .route-service-areas-columbia .interior-hero {
    --route-hero-mobile-min: 810px;
    --route-hero-mobile-pad: 138px var(--page-pad) 74px;
    --route-h1-mobile: clamp(2rem, 8.2vw, 3rem);
  }
  .route-legal .interior-hero {
    --route-hero-mobile-min: 790px;
    --route-hero-mobile-grid: 702px;
    --route-hero-mobile-pad: 136px var(--page-pad) 68px;
  }
  .interior-hero::before { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(5,4,3,.75), rgba(5,4,3,.63) 52%, var(--bg)); }
  .interior-rail { display: none; }
  .interior-actions {
    display: grid;
    width: min(100%, 360px);
    max-width: 100%;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
    align-items: stretch;
  }
  .route-city .interior-actions { grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr); }
  .interior-actions .text-link { width: 100%; }
  .proof-ledger article { min-height: 0; padding-block: 32px; }
  .chapter { padding-block: 78px; }
  .chapter-opening--visual { padding-block: 86px; }
  .chapter-opening__grid,
  .chapter-opening__grid.is-reverse { gap: 30px; }
  .chapter-opening__grid .chapter-opening__visual,
  .chapter-opening__grid.is-reverse .chapter-opening__visual {
    min-height: clamp(390px, 118vw, 530px);
    margin-inline: calc(-1 * var(--page-pad));
  }
  .chapter-opening__visual figcaption,
  .decision-visual figcaption {
    right: var(--page-pad);
    bottom: 20px;
    left: var(--page-pad);
  }
  .decision-visual {
    min-height: 330px;
    margin-inline: calc(-1 * var(--page-pad));
  }
  .chapter-heading h2 { overflow-wrap: normal; word-break: normal; }
  .media-chapter,
  .media-chapter.reverse { display: flex; min-height: 0; flex-direction: column; }
  .media-chapter.reverse .media-visual { order: 0; }
  .media-visual { min-height: 540px; }
  .media-copy { padding: 72px var(--page-pad); }
  .service-grid-page,
  .work-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .service-grid-page:has(> :nth-child(odd):last-child) > :last-child {
    width: 100%;
    grid-column: auto;
  }
  .service-tile,
  .work-tile { min-height: 480px; }
  .tile-copy { padding: 34px var(--page-pad); }
  .service-signature { padding-block: 82px; }
  .signature-heading { margin-bottom: 48px; }
  .signature-heading h2 { font-size: clamp(2.25rem, 11.4vw, 3.4rem); }
  .fence-profile { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .fence-profile article {
    display: grid;
    min-height: 0;
    grid-template-columns: 70px minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 4px 20px;
    padding: 28px 0;
    align-items: center;
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  }
  .fence-profile article:nth-child(n) { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .fence-profile article:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }
  .fence-slat,
  .fence-profile article:nth-child(n) .fence-slat {
    width: 28px;
    height: 82px;
    grid-row: 1 / 3;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }
  .fence-profile p { margin-top: 4px; }
  .deck-path { grid-template-columns: 1fr; padding-top: 0; }
  .deck-path article { min-height: 0; padding: 28px 0 30px 62px; }
  .deck-path article::before {
    top: 31px;
    left: 16px;
  }
  .deck-path article > span { margin-bottom: 24px; }
  .surface-compare { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .surface-compare article { padding: 32px 26px; }
  .surface-compare h3 { margin-top: 44px; }
  .surface-seam { height: 76px; }
  .surface-seam::before { top: 50%; right: 0; bottom: auto; left: 0; width: auto; height: 1px; }
  .water-path { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 12px; padding-block: 0; }
  .water-path article { min-height: 0; padding: 28px 24px; }
  .scope-ledger article {
    grid-template-columns: 48px minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 10px 16px;
  }
  .scope-ledger p { grid-column: 2; }
  .faq-interior-grid,
  .contact-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .faq-interior-grid { gap: 50px; }
  .closing-band { min-height: 720px; }
  .project-form { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .form-field.full { grid-column: auto; }

  .route-work { --route-hero-mobile-min: 790px; --route-hero-mobile-pad: 176px var(--page-pad) 78px; --route-h1-mobile: clamp(2.5rem, 11vw, 3.6rem); }
  .route-services { --route-hero-mobile-min: 810px; --route-hero-mobile-pad: 148px var(--page-pad) 86px; --route-h1-mobile: clamp(2.2rem, 9.6vw, 3.25rem); }
  .route-services-custom-fences { --route-hero-mobile-min: 780px; --route-h1-mobile: clamp(2.45rem, 10.8vw, 3.55rem); }
  .route-services-custom-decks { --route-hero-mobile-min: 800px; --route-hero-mobile-pad: 164px var(--page-pad) 80px; --route-h1-mobile: clamp(2.55rem, 11.2vw, 3.65rem); }
  .route-services-patios-hardscapes { --route-hero-mobile-min: 770px; --route-hero-mobile-pad: 138px var(--page-pad) 72px; --route-h1-mobile: clamp(2.3rem, 10vw, 3.35rem); }
  .route-services-retaining-walls-drainage { --route-hero-mobile-min: 820px; --route-hero-mobile-pad: 174px var(--page-pad) 84px; --route-h1-mobile: clamp(2.25rem, 9.6vw, 3.2rem); }
  .route-services-outdoor-living { --route-hero-mobile-min: 780px; --route-h1-mobile: clamp(2.6rem, 11.7vw, 3.8rem); }
  .route-how-we-work { --route-hero-mobile-min: 775px; --route-h1-mobile: clamp(2.42rem, 10.5vw, 3.5rem); }
  .route-about { --route-hero-mobile-min: 800px; --route-hero-mobile-pad: 184px var(--page-pad) 84px; --route-h1-mobile: clamp(2.2rem, 9vw, 3.1rem); }
  .route-service-areas { --route-hero-mobile-min: 800px; --route-h1-mobile: clamp(2.38rem, 10.35vw, 3.4rem); }
  .route-service-areas-jefferson-city { --route-hero-mobile-min: 790px; --route-h1-mobile: clamp(2.4rem, 10.4vw, 3.45rem); }
  .route-service-areas-columbia { --route-hero-mobile-min: 800px; --route-hero-mobile-pad: 142px var(--page-pad) 76px; --route-h1-mobile: clamp(2.28rem, 9.8vw, 3.3rem); }
  .route-service-areas-lake-of-the-ozarks { --route-hero-mobile-min: 820px; --route-hero-mobile-pad: 182px var(--page-pad) 88px; --route-h1-mobile: clamp(2.65rem, 11.6vw, 3.8rem); }
  .route-contact { --route-hero-mobile-min: 760px; --route-hero-mobile-pad: 130px var(--page-pad) 72px; --route-h1-mobile: clamp(2.7rem, 12vw, 3.9rem); }
  .route-privacy { --route-hero-mobile-min: 690px; --route-hero-mobile-grid: 602px; --route-hero-mobile-pad: 128px var(--page-pad) 66px; --route-h1-mobile: clamp(2.45rem, 10.6vw, 3.5rem); }
  .route-terms { --route-hero-mobile-min: 710px; --route-hero-mobile-grid: 622px; --route-hero-mobile-pad: 146px var(--page-pad) 72px; --route-h1-mobile: clamp(2.3rem, 9.9vw, 3.35rem); }
}

/* Wave 13: a common near-black ground carries distinct route-family cadences.
   Rules, image spans, and ledgers create hierarchy without generic card bands. */
.interior-page:not(.route-contact) :where(.chapter-opening, .chapter-parchment, .chapter-whiskey) {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--bg);
  color: var(--ink);
}

.interior-page:not(.route-contact) :where(.chapter-opening, .chapter-parchment) .chapter-copy p,
.route-family-legal .privacy-copy :where(p, li) {
  color: var(--muted);
}

.interior-page:not(.route-contact) :where(.chapter-opening, .chapter-parchment) .eyebrow,
.route-family-legal .privacy-copy a {
  color: var(--accent);
}

.interior-page main :where(.chapter-copy p, .media-copy p, .decision-item p, .signature-heading > p:last-child, .tile-copy p, .faq-interior p, .local-sources p, .attribution-note, .privacy-copy p, .privacy-copy li) {
  max-width: 72ch;
}

.interior-page main .heading-tail { white-space: nowrap; }

/* P-005 is a preference, never a license to clip copy. Interior h2s often sit in
   deliberately narrow architectural columns, so their final phrase may wrap. */
.interior-page main h2 .heading-tail { white-space: normal; }

.route-family-work .work-grid {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.18fr) minmax(0, .82fr);
}

.route-family-work .chapter-heading h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 4.1vw, 3.5rem);
}

.route-family-service .chapter-heading h2 {
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 4.1vw, 3.5rem);
}

.route-family-work .work-tile:nth-child(3n + 1) { min-height: 660px; }
.route-family-work .work-tile:nth-child(3n) { grid-column: 1 / -1; min-height: 590px; }

.route-family-services .service-grid-page {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .82fr) minmax(0, 1.18fr);
}

.route-family-services .service-grid-page > :first-child,
.route-family-areas .service-grid-page > :first-child { min-height: 650px; }

.route-family-services .service-grid-page > :last-child,
.route-family-areas .service-grid-page > :last-child {
  width: 100% !important;
  grid-column: 1 / -1;
}

.route-family-service .chapter-opening .chapter-grid {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .68fr) minmax(0, 1.32fr);
}

.route-family-service .media-chapter {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.32fr) minmax(360px, .68fr);
  background: var(--bg);
}

.route-family-process .chapter-grid {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .72fr) minmax(0, 1.28fr);
  gap: clamp(54px, 6vw, 96px);
}
.route-family-process .chapter-whiskey { padding-top: clamp(116px, 13vw, 190px); }

.route-family-about .signature-script { border-block: 1px solid var(--line); }
.route-family-about .media-chapter {
  width: min(92vw, 1500px);
  margin-inline: auto 0;
  background: #0d0907;
}

.route-family-areas .chapter-whiskey .chapter-grid {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.2fr) minmax(0, .8fr);
}

.route-family-city .media-chapter {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.25fr) minmax(370px, .75fr);
  background: #0d0907;
}

.local-sources-grid,
.local-sources-grid:has(> :nth-child(2):last-child) {
  display: block;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-left: 0;
}

.local-sources-grid a {
  display: grid;
  min-height: 0;
  grid-template-columns: 44px minmax(180px, .62fr) minmax(0, 1.2fr) max-content;
  gap: clamp(18px, 3vw, 48px);
  padding: clamp(26px, 3vw, 42px) 0;
  align-items: baseline;
  border-right: 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.local-sources-grid h3,
.local-sources-grid p,
.local-sources-grid strong { margin: 0; }

.local-sources-grid h3 { font-size: clamp(1.25rem, 2vw, 2rem); }
.local-sources-grid strong { white-space: nowrap; }

.route-family-legal .chapter-parchment {
  padding-top: clamp(104px, 12vw, 170px);
}

@media (max-width: 1020px) {
  .interior-page main :where(h1, h2, h3) { overflow-wrap: normal; word-break: normal; }
  .route-family-service .chapter-opening .chapter-grid,
  .route-family-process .chapter-grid,
  .route-family-areas .chapter-whiskey .chapter-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .route-family-service .media-chapter,
  .route-family-city .media-chapter { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .local-sources-grid a {
    grid-template-columns: 38px minmax(170px, .65fr) minmax(0, 1fr);
  }
  .local-sources-grid strong { grid-column: 2 / -1; }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .interior-page main .heading-tail { white-space: normal; }

  .route-family-work .work-grid,
  .route-family-services .service-grid-page { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .route-family-work .work-tile:nth-child(n),
  .route-family-services .service-grid-page > :first-child,
  .route-family-areas .service-grid-page > :first-child {
    min-height: 480px;
    grid-column: auto;
  }
  .route-family-about .media-chapter { width: 100%; }
  .local-sources-grid a {
    grid-template-columns: 34px minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 12px 16px;
  }
  .local-sources-grid h3,
  .local-sources-grid p,
  .local-sources-grid strong { grid-column: 2; }
  .local-sources-grid strong { white-space: normal; }
}

/* Wave 8: one honest, hand-drawn cedar-grain mark on About. It is not a
   personal signature and introduces no third typeface. */
[data-about-flourish] {
  display: grid;
  width: min(100% - (2 * var(--page-pad)), 760px);
  gap: 12px;
  margin: -18px auto 86px;
  color: var(--accent);
  place-items: center;
  text-align: center;
}

[data-about-flourish] svg {
  width: min(100%, 420px);
  height: auto;
  fill: none;
  stroke: currentColor;
  stroke-linecap: round;
  stroke-linejoin: round;
  stroke-width: 1.25;
}

[data-about-flourish] span {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-family: var(--body);
  font-size: 0.875rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

/* Every actionable mobile surface meets the stricter LocalCraft 48px floor.
   Inline legal/contact links gain a deliberate line-height target rather than
   an invisible oversized pseudo-element that could overlap neighboring copy. */
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .skip-link,
  .text-link,
  .chapter-copy a,
  .footer-contact a,
  .footer-nav a,
  .footer-bottom a,
  .contact-direct a,
  .privacy-copy a {
    display: inline-flex;
    min-height: 48px;
    min-width: 48px;
    align-items: center;
  }

  .footer-nav {
    gap: 0;
  }

  .footer-bottom > div {
    gap: 8px 18px;
  }

  .privacy-copy a {
    max-width: 100%;
    vertical-align: middle;
    overflow-wrap: anywhere;
  }
}

/* 2026-08-18 — image-led interior balance. Informational chapters retain the
   dark architectural ground, but photography now carries equal visual weight
   beside the copy instead of arriving after it as an isolated afterthought. */
.decision-chapter {
  position: relative;
  overflow: clip;
  background: #21140e;
}

.decision-chapter__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .82fr) minmax(460px, 1.18fr);
  grid-template-rows: auto 1fr;
  gap: clamp(42px, 5vw, 76px) clamp(58px, 7vw, 118px);
  align-items: start;
}

.decision-chapter__grid > * { min-width: 0; }

.decision-chapter__grid .chapter-heading {
  grid-column: 1;
  grid-row: 1;
}

.decision-chapter__grid .decision-list {
  grid-column: 1;
  grid-row: 2;
  margin-top: 0;
}

.decision-chapter__grid .decision-visual {
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1 / span 2;
  min-height: clamp(700px, 70vw, 940px);
  margin: 0;
}

.decision-chapter__grid.is-reverse {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(460px, 1.18fr) minmax(0, .82fr);
}

.decision-chapter__grid.is-reverse .chapter-heading,
.decision-chapter__grid.is-reverse .decision-list { grid-column: 2; }

.decision-chapter__grid.is-reverse .decision-visual { grid-column: 1; }

.decision-chapter .decision-visual img {
  filter: saturate(.82) contrast(1.08) brightness(.9);
  transform: scale(1.02);
}

.balanced-visual {
  position: relative;
  min-width: 0;
  margin: 0;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: #0d0907;
}

.balanced-visual::after {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 1;
  inset: 42% 0 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, transparent, rgba(5, 4, 3, .9));
  content: "";
  pointer-events: none;
}

.balanced-visual img {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  filter: saturate(.78) contrast(1.1) brightness(.87);
}

.balanced-visual figcaption {
  position: absolute;
  z-index: 2;
  right: clamp(20px, 3vw, 42px);
  bottom: clamp(20px, 3vw, 38px);
  left: clamp(20px, 3vw, 42px);
  max-width: 52ch;
  color: rgba(244, 233, 222, .9);
  font-size: clamp(.75rem, .82vw, .86rem);
  font-weight: 680;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
  line-height: 1.5;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.faq-interior--visual {
  padding-block: clamp(110px, 11vw, 170px);
  background: #090706;
}

.faq-interior-shell {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(380px, .84fr) minmax(0, 1.16fr);
  gap: clamp(58px, 7vw, 118px);
  align-items: start;
}

.faq-interior-shell.is-reverse {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.16fr) minmax(380px, .84fr);
}

.faq-interior-shell.is-reverse .faq-interior__visual { order: 2; }
.faq-interior-shell.is-reverse .faq-interior-grid { order: 1; }

.faq-interior__visual {
  position: sticky;
  top: 104px;
  min-height: 650px;
  height: calc(100svh - 146px);
  max-height: 860px;
}

.faq-interior-grid {
  max-width: none;
  margin: 0;
  gap: clamp(46px, 5vw, 72px);
}

.faq-interior-heading { text-align: left; }

.faq-interior-heading .answer-capsule {
  max-width: 66ch;
  margin-inline: 0;
}

.faq-interior h2 {
  max-width: 12ch;
  font-size: clamp(2.55rem, 4.25vw, 4.8rem);
}

.local-sources--visual {
  padding-block: clamp(110px, 11vw, 170px);
  background: #120c09;
}

.local-sources-layout {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(360px, .74fr) minmax(0, 1.26fr);
  gap: clamp(54px, 7vw, 110px);
  align-items: stretch;
}

.local-sources-layout.is-reverse {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.26fr) minmax(360px, .74fr);
}

.local-sources-layout.is-reverse .local-sources__visual { order: 2; }
.local-sources-layout.is-reverse .local-sources-content { order: 1; }

.local-sources__visual { min-height: 720px; }

.local-sources-heading {
  max-width: 820px;
  margin-inline: auto;
  text-align: center;
}

.local-sources-heading .eyebrow {
  width: fit-content;
  margin-inline: auto;
  text-align: center;
}

.local-sources-heading h2 { font-size: clamp(2.45rem, 4.25vw, 4.9rem); }

.local-sources-grid a {
  padding: clamp(28px, 3vw, 42px) clamp(24px, 2.7vw, 40px);
}

/* The visual source chapter gives the guidance ledger only the text-side
   column. Keep that ledger intentionally stacked instead of compressing the
   title, explanation, and action into four narrow desktop tracks. */
.local-sources--visual .local-sources-content { min-width: 0; }

.local-sources--visual .local-sources-grid a {
  grid-template-columns: 42px minmax(0, 1fr);
  gap: 12px clamp(18px, 2vw, 30px);
  align-items: start;
}

.local-sources--visual .local-sources-grid h3,
.local-sources--visual .local-sources-grid p,
.local-sources--visual .local-sources-grid strong {
  grid-column: 2;
  min-width: 0;
}

.local-sources--visual .local-sources-grid strong {
  width: fit-content;
  white-space: normal;
}

.route-passage--visual {
  padding-block: clamp(112px, 11vw, 168px);
  background: #090706;
}

.route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid,
.route-family-work .route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid,
.route-family-services .route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid,
.route-family-areas .route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid,
.route-family-about .route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid,
.route-family-city .route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(330px, .72fr) minmax(150px, .34fr) minmax(0, 1.14fr);
  gap: clamp(36px, 4.5vw, 76px);
  align-items: center;
}

.route-passage__visual {
  grid-column: 1;
  grid-row: 1;
  min-height: clamp(540px, 48vw, 720px);
}

.route-passage--visual .route-passage__coordinate {
  grid-column: 2;
  grid-row: 1;
  order: initial;
  margin-top: 0;
}

.route-passage--visual .route-passage__body {
  grid-column: 3;
  grid-row: 1;
  order: initial;
  margin-top: 0;
}

.route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid.is-reverse .route-passage__visual { grid-column: 3; }
.route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid.is-reverse .route-passage__coordinate { grid-column: 2; }
.route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid.is-reverse .route-passage__body { grid-column: 1; }

.route-passage--visual .route-passage__body h2 {
  max-width: 13ch;
  font-size: clamp(2.5rem, 4.35vw, 4.8rem);
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  html.js-motion .balanced-visual img {
    transform: scale(1.07);
    transition: transform 1.2s var(--ease-out);
  }

  html.js-motion .balanced-visual.is-visible img { transform: scale(1); }
}

@media (max-width: 1180px) {
  .decision-chapter__grid,
  .decision-chapter__grid.is-reverse {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .9fr) minmax(360px, 1.1fr);
    gap: 42px 54px;
  }

  .faq-interior-shell,
  .faq-interior-shell.is-reverse,
  .local-sources-layout,
  .local-sources-layout.is-reverse {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(300px, .78fr) minmax(0, 1.22fr);
    gap: 48px;
  }

  .route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid,
  .route-family-work .route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid,
  .route-family-services .route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid,
  .route-family-areas .route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid,
  .route-family-about .route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid,
  .route-family-city .route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid,
  .route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid.is-reverse {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(280px, .75fr) minmax(0, 1.25fr);
    gap: 42px 54px;
  }

  .route-passage__visual,
  .route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid.is-reverse .route-passage__visual {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: 1 / span 2;
  }

  .route-passage--visual .route-passage__body,
  .route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid.is-reverse .route-passage__body {
    grid-column: 2;
    grid-row: 1;
  }

  .route-passage--visual .route-passage__coordinate,
  .route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid.is-reverse .route-passage__coordinate {
    grid-column: 2;
    grid-row: 2;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 820px) {
  .decision-chapter__grid,
  .decision-chapter__grid.is-reverse,
  .faq-interior-shell,
  .faq-interior-shell.is-reverse,
  .local-sources-layout,
  .local-sources-layout.is-reverse,
  .route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid,
  .route-family-work .route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid,
  .route-family-services .route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid,
  .route-family-areas .route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid,
  .route-family-about .route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid,
  .route-family-city .route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid,
  .route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid.is-reverse {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1fr);
    gap: 44px;
  }

  .decision-chapter__grid .chapter-heading,
  .decision-chapter__grid.is-reverse .chapter-heading { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 1; }
  .decision-chapter__grid .decision-visual,
  .decision-chapter__grid.is-reverse .decision-visual { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 2; min-height: 560px; }
  .decision-chapter__grid .decision-list,
  .decision-chapter__grid.is-reverse .decision-list { grid-column: 1; grid-row: 3; }

  .faq-interior-shell.is-reverse .faq-interior__visual,
  .local-sources-layout.is-reverse .local-sources__visual { order: 1; }
  .faq-interior-shell.is-reverse .faq-interior-grid,
  .local-sources-layout.is-reverse .local-sources-content { order: 2; }

  .faq-interior__visual {
    position: relative;
    top: auto;
    min-height: 520px;
    height: auto;
  }

  .local-sources__visual { min-height: 520px; }

  .route-passage__visual,
  .route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid.is-reverse .route-passage__visual {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: 1;
    min-height: 480px;
  }

  .route-passage--visual .route-passage__body,
  .route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid.is-reverse .route-passage__body {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: 2;
  }

  .route-passage--visual .route-passage__coordinate,
  .route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid.is-reverse .route-passage__coordinate {
    grid-column: 1;
    grid-row: 3;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 520px) {
  .decision-chapter__grid .decision-visual,
  .decision-chapter__grid.is-reverse .decision-visual,
  .faq-interior__visual,
  .local-sources__visual,
  .route-passage__visual,
  .route-passage--visual .route-passage__grid.is-reverse .route-passage__visual {
    min-height: 420px;
  }

  .faq-interior--visual,
  .local-sources--visual,
  .route-passage--visual { padding-block: 88px; }

  .local-sources-grid a {
    padding: 26px 18px;
  }

  .local-sources-grid h3,
  .local-sources-grid p,
  .local-sources-grid strong { padding-right: 4px; }
}

/* Operator review: let each photograph read as a photograph. The text-side
   veil remains strong enough for contrast, while the open half of every hero
   is no longer buried under a near-black wash. */
.interior-hero::before {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(5,4,3,.76) 0%, rgba(5,4,3,.48) 43%, rgba(5,4,3,.10) 78%, rgba(5,4,3,.02) 100%);
}

.interior-hero::after {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(5,4,3,.08), transparent 48%, rgba(5,4,3,.66) 100%);
}

.interior-hero > img {
  filter: saturate(.9) contrast(1.04) brightness(1.02) !important;
}

.route-services-outdoor-living .interior-hero > img,
.route-service-areas-lake-of-the-ozarks .interior-hero > img {
  filter: saturate(.96) contrast(1.04) brightness(.91) !important;
}

.interior-hero .conversion-trust { display: none !important; }

@media (max-width:760px) {
  .interior-hero::before {
    background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(5,4,3,.58) 0%, rgba(5,4,3,.22) 46%, rgba(5,4,3,.72) 100%);
  }
}

/* Wave 15: route-aware photography. Reusing the truthful approved set is
   intentional; focal point, tonal grade, scale, and edge relationship now
   answer each route instead of repeating one dark full-bleed crop. */
.route-work .interior-hero > img {
  object-position: 38% 50%;
  filter: saturate(.68) contrast(1.12) brightness(.88);
}

.route-services .interior-hero > img {
  object-position: 58% 54%;
  filter: saturate(.84) contrast(1.06) brightness(.88);
}

.route-services-custom-fences .interior-hero > img {
  object-position: 72% 50%;
  filter: saturate(.76) contrast(1.10) brightness(.90);
}

.route-services-custom-decks .interior-hero > img {
  object-position: 72% 48%;
  filter: saturate(.86) contrast(1.05) brightness(.88);
}

.route-services-patios-hardscapes .interior-hero > img {
  object-position: 54% 66%;
  filter: saturate(.72) contrast(1.11) brightness(.88);
}

.route-services-retaining-walls-drainage .interior-hero > img {
  object-position: 76% 48%;
  filter: saturate(.62) contrast(1.13) brightness(.84);
}

.route-services-outdoor-living .interior-hero > img {
  object-position: 62% 42%;
  filter: saturate(.92) contrast(1.06) brightness(.79);
}

.route-how-we-work .interior-hero > img {
  object-position: 42% 54%;
  filter: saturate(.60) contrast(1.12) brightness(.84);
}

.route-about .interior-hero > img {
  object-position: 29% 54%;
  filter: sepia(.05) saturate(.74) contrast(1.11) brightness(.85);
}

.route-service-areas .interior-hero > img {
  object-position: 70% 50%;
  filter: saturate(.78) contrast(1.08) brightness(.84);
}

.route-service-areas-jefferson-city .interior-hero > img {
  object-position: 62% 48%;
  filter: saturate(.68) contrast(1.11) brightness(.88);
}

.route-service-areas-columbia .interior-hero > img {
  object-position: 30% 52%;
  filter: saturate(.82) contrast(1.07) brightness(.86);
}

.route-service-areas-lake-of-the-ozarks .interior-hero > img {
  object-position: 68% 42%;
  filter: saturate(.88) contrast(1.08) brightness(.78);
}

.route-contact .interior-hero > img {
  object-position: 72% 48%;
  filter: saturate(.66) contrast(1.12) brightness(.82);
}

.route-privacy .interior-hero > img {
  object-position: 22% 50%;
  filter: sepia(.10) saturate(.58) contrast(1.16) brightness(.83);
}

.route-terms .interior-hero > img {
  object-position: 78% 50%;
  filter: sepia(.05) saturate(.50) contrast(1.18) brightness(.80);
}

.media-chapter {
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.media-visual img {
  filter: saturate(.78) contrast(1.07) brightness(.92);
}

/* Work: a quiet close-up at the trailing edge, not another gallery tile. */
.route-family-work .media-visual img {
  object-position: 72% 50%;
  filter: sepia(.08) saturate(.58) contrast(1.18) brightness(.82);
}

/* Services/areas: wide architectural context rather than a framed card. */
.route-family-services .media-visual img,
.route-family-areas .media-visual img {
  object-position: 50% 58%;
  filter: saturate(.84) contrast(1.06) brightness(.90);
}

/* Individual service pages: one image grammar per material/problem. */
.route-services-custom-fences .media-visual img {
  object-position: 63% 50%;
  filter: sepia(.04) saturate(.72) contrast(1.12) brightness(.90);
}

.route-services-custom-decks .media-visual img {
  object-position: 60% 48%;
  filter: saturate(.82) contrast(1.06) brightness(.94);
}

.route-services-patios-hardscapes .media-visual img {
  object-position: 52% 68%;
  filter: saturate(.72) contrast(1.12) brightness(.91);
}

.route-services-retaining-walls-drainage .media-visual img {
  object-position: 42% 54%;
  filter: saturate(.66) contrast(1.13) brightness(.88);
}

.route-services-outdoor-living .media-visual img {
  object-position: 62% 48%;
  filter: saturate(.90) contrast(1.06) brightness(.86);
}

.route-family-process .media-visual img {
  object-position: 38% 58%;
  filter: sepia(.06) saturate(.70) contrast(1.15) brightness(.87);
}

.route-family-about .media-visual img {
  object-position: 68% 50%;
  filter: sepia(.05) saturate(.68) contrast(1.14) brightness(.88);
}

.route-family-city .media-visual img {
  filter: saturate(.72) contrast(1.11) brightness(.88);
}

.route-service-areas-jefferson-city .media-visual img { object-position: 40% 54%; }
.route-service-areas-columbia .media-visual img { object-position: 66% 50%; }
.route-service-areas-lake-of-the-ozarks .media-visual img { object-position: 70% 46%; }

@media (min-width: 1021px) {
  .route-family-work .media-chapter {
    width: min(88vw, 1460px);
    min-height: 620px;
    margin-inline: auto 0;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(360px, .68fr) minmax(0, 1.32fr);
    background: var(--bg);
  }

  .route-family-work .media-visual { min-height: 620px; }

  .route-family-services .media-chapter,
  .route-family-areas .media-chapter {
    width: calc(100% - var(--page-pad));
    min-height: 700px;
    margin-left: var(--page-pad);
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.48fr) minmax(390px, .62fr);
    background: #0d0907;
  }

  /* Vertical material crop: cedar stock reads as material evidence. */
  .route-services-custom-fences .media-chapter {
    width: min(90vw, 1480px);
    min-height: 840px;
    margin-inline: var(--page-pad) auto;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(380px, .76fr) minmax(0, 1.24fr);
  }
  .route-services-custom-fences .media-visual { min-height: 840px; }

  /* Architectural split: the house-to-yard connection gets width. */
  .route-services-custom-decks .media-chapter {
    width: min(94vw, 1600px);
    min-height: 700px;
    margin-inline: 0 auto;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.25fr) minmax(400px, .75fr);
  }

  /* Full-bleed edge: the installed surface reads horizontally. */
  .route-services-patios-hardscapes .media-chapter {
    min-height: 650px;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.52fr) minmax(370px, .48fr);
  }
  .route-services-patios-hardscapes .media-visual { min-height: 650px; }

  /* Ledger-adjacent problem image: condition first, response alongside. */
  .route-services-retaining-walls-drainage .media-chapter {
    width: min(94vw, 1580px);
    min-height: 720px;
    margin-inline: auto 0;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(380px, .72fr) minmax(0, 1.28fr);
  }
  .route-services-retaining-walls-drainage .media-visual { order: 2; }
  .route-services-retaining-walls-drainage .media-copy { order: 1; }

  .route-services-outdoor-living .media-chapter {
    width: calc(100% - var(--page-pad));
    min-height: 700px;
    margin-left: var(--page-pad);
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.42fr) minmax(390px, .58fr);
  }

  .route-family-process .media-chapter {
    width: min(90vw, 1480px);
    min-height: 650px;
    margin-inline: 0 auto;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, .86fr) minmax(0, 1.14fr);
    background: #0d0907;
  }

  .route-family-about .media-chapter {
    min-height: 820px;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(420px, .82fr) minmax(0, 1.18fr);
  }
  .route-family-about .media-visual { min-height: 820px; }

  .route-family-city .media-chapter {
    width: min(90vw, 1480px);
    min-height: 650px;
  }

  .route-service-areas-columbia .media-chapter,
  .route-service-areas-lake-of-the-ozarks .media-chapter {
    margin-inline: auto 0;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(380px, .78fr) minmax(0, 1.22fr);
  }
  .route-service-areas-columbia .media-visual,
  .route-service-areas-lake-of-the-ozarks .media-visual { order: 2; }
  .route-service-areas-columbia .media-copy,
  .route-service-areas-lake-of-the-ozarks .media-copy { order: 1; }

  .route-service-areas-jefferson-city .media-chapter {
    margin-inline: 0 auto;
    grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.18fr) minmax(390px, .82fr);
  }
}

@media (min-width: 761px) and (max-width: 1020px) {
  .route-services-custom-fences .media-chapter,
  .route-family-about .media-chapter {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(300px, .78fr) minmax(0, 1.22fr);
  }

  .route-services-retaining-walls-drainage .media-chapter,
  .route-service-areas-columbia .media-chapter,
  .route-service-areas-lake-of-the-ozarks .media-chapter {
    grid-template-columns: minmax(300px, .82fr) minmax(0, 1.18fr);
  }

  .route-services-retaining-walls-drainage .media-visual,
  .route-service-areas-columbia .media-visual,
  .route-service-areas-lake-of-the-ozarks .media-visual { order: 2; }

  .route-services-retaining-walls-drainage .media-copy,
  .route-service-areas-columbia .media-copy,
  .route-service-areas-lake-of-the-ozarks .media-copy { order: 1; }
}

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .interior-hero > img { object-position: var(--route-hero-mobile-position, 50% 50%); }
  .route-work { --route-hero-mobile-position: 61% 50%; }
  .route-services { --route-hero-mobile-position: 56% 50%; }
  .route-services-custom-fences { --route-hero-mobile-position: 67% 50%; }
  .route-services-custom-decks { --route-hero-mobile-position: 65% 48%; }
  .route-services-patios-hardscapes { --route-hero-mobile-position: 54% 62%; }
  .route-services-retaining-walls-drainage { --route-hero-mobile-position: 68% 50%; }
  .route-services-outdoor-living { --route-hero-mobile-position: 58% 48%; }
  .route-how-we-work { --route-hero-mobile-position: 44% 52%; }
  .route-about { --route-hero-mobile-position: 34% 52%; }
  .route-service-areas { --route-hero-mobile-position: 64% 50%; }
  .route-service-areas-jefferson-city { --route-hero-mobile-position: 62% 50%; }
  .route-service-areas-columbia { --route-hero-mobile-position: 35% 50%; }
  .route-service-areas-lake-of-the-ozarks { --route-hero-mobile-position: 62% 48%; }
  .route-contact { --route-hero-mobile-position: 70% 50%; }
  .route-privacy { --route-hero-mobile-position: 24% 50%; }
  .route-terms { --route-hero-mobile-position: 76% 50%; }

  .route-family-work .media-chapter,
  .route-family-services .media-chapter,
  .route-family-service .media-chapter,
  .route-family-process .media-chapter,
  .route-family-about .media-chapter,
  .route-family-areas .media-chapter,
  .route-family-city .media-chapter {
    width: 100%;
    margin-inline: 0;
    background: var(--bg);
  }

  .route-services-custom-fences .media-visual,
  .route-family-about .media-visual { min-height: 590px; }

  .route-services-custom-decks .media-visual,
  .route-services-patios-hardscapes .media-visual,
  .route-services-outdoor-living .media-visual,
  .route-family-process .media-visual,
  .route-family-city .media-visual { min-height: 470px; }

  .route-services-retaining-walls-drainage .media-visual { min-height: 540px; }

  .route-services-retaining-walls-drainage .media-visual,
  .route-service-areas-columbia .media-visual,
  .route-service-areas-lake-of-the-ozarks .media-visual { order: 0; }

  .route-services-retaining-walls-drainage .media-copy,
  .route-service-areas-columbia .media-copy,
  .route-service-areas-lake-of-the-ozarks .media-copy { order: 1; }

  .media-caption {
    right: 16px;
    bottom: 14px;
    left: 16px;
  }
}

@media (max-width: 430px) {
  .interior-page main :where(
    .chapter-heading,
    .media-copy,
    .signature-heading,
    .faq-interior-heading,
    .local-sources-heading,
    .closing-band-inner
  ) > h2 {
    font-size: clamp(2.15rem, 11vw, 2.7rem);
  }

  .route-family-work .chapter-heading h2,
  .route-family-service .chapter-heading h2 {
    font-size: clamp(2.15rem, 11vw, 2.7rem);
  }
}

@media (max-width: 360px) {
  .route-about .interior-hero h1 { font-size: 2rem; }
  .route-family-legal .privacy-copy h2 { font-size: 1.5rem; }
}

/* Wave 16: a route-aware discovery passage. This is prose on an architectural
   rule, not a related-card widget; each route names only the next useful turns. */
.route-passage {
  position: relative;
  overflow: clip;
  padding: clamp(92px, 11vw, 164px) 0;
  border-block: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--bg);
}

.route-passage::before {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  right: clamp(20px, 8vw, 128px);
  width: clamp(84px, 17vw, 250px);
  height: clamp(42px, 6vw, 84px);
  border-right: 1px solid rgba(195,146,106,.64);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(195,146,106,.64);
  content: "";
}

.route-passage__grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(170px, .46fr) minmax(0, 1.54fr);
  gap: clamp(48px, 9vw, 150px);
  align-items: start;
}

.route-passage__coordinate {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  gap: 18px;
  padding-top: 24px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--accent);
}

.route-passage__coordinate::after {
  width: min(100%, 142px);
  height: 52px;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  content: "";
  justify-self: end;
}

.route-passage__coordinate span {
  color: var(--accent);
  font-size: .875rem;
  font-weight: 760;
  letter-spacing: .18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.route-passage__coordinate strong {
  max-width: 18ch;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 1rem;
  font-weight: 560;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

.route-passage__body {
  width: min(100%, 920px);
}

.route-passage__body .eyebrow {
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  color: var(--accent);
}

.route-passage__body h2 {
  max-width: 15ch;
  margin: 0 0 clamp(34px, 4vw, 54px);
  font-family: var(--display);
  font-size: clamp(2.55rem, 5.2vw, 5.6rem);
  font-weight: 420;
  letter-spacing: -.05em;
  line-height: .98;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.route-passage__body > p:last-child {
  max-width: 70ch;
  margin: 0;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: clamp(1rem, 1.25vw, 1.14rem);
  line-height: 2.05;
}

.route-passage__body a {
  padding-block: 7px;
  color: var(--ink);
  text-decoration-line: underline;
  text-decoration-color: var(--accent);
  text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
  text-underline-offset: 5px;
  transition: color .2s ease, text-decoration-thickness .2s ease;
}

@media (hover: hover) {
  .route-passage__body a:hover {
    color: var(--accent);
    text-decoration-thickness: 2px;
  }
}

.route-passage__body a:focus-visible {
  border-radius: 0;
  outline: 2px solid var(--accent);
  outline-offset: 4px;
}

/* Family-specific turns keep the shared grammar from becoming repeated furniture. */
.route-family-work .route-passage__grid,
.route-family-services .route-passage__grid,
.route-family-areas .route-passage__grid {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(210px, .62fr) minmax(0, 1.38fr);
}

.route-family-service .route-passage::before {
  right: auto;
  left: clamp(20px, 8vw, 128px);
  border-right: 0;
  border-left: 1px solid rgba(195,146,106,.64);
}

.route-family-process .route-passage__body {
  margin-top: clamp(44px, 6vw, 86px);
}

.route-family-about .route-passage__coordinate {
  order: 2;
  align-self: end;
}

.route-family-about .route-passage__grid {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.54fr) minmax(170px, .46fr);
}

.route-family-about .route-passage__body { order: 1; }

.route-family-city .route-passage__grid {
  grid-template-columns: minmax(0, 1.34fr) minmax(190px, .66fr);
}

.route-family-city .route-passage__coordinate {
  order: 2;
  margin-top: clamp(76px, 10vw, 150px);
}

.route-family-city .route-passage__body { order: 1; }

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .route-passage {
    padding: 88px 0 82px;
  }

  .route-passage::before {
    right: 16px;
    left: auto;
    width: 72px;
    height: 40px;
    border-right: 1px solid rgba(195,146,106,.64);
    border-left: 0;
  }

  .route-passage__grid,
  .route-family-work .route-passage__grid,
  .route-family-services .route-passage__grid,
  .route-family-areas .route-passage__grid,
  .route-family-about .route-passage__grid,
  .route-family-city .route-passage__grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 52px;
  }

  .route-passage__coordinate,
  .route-family-about .route-passage__coordinate,
  .route-family-city .route-passage__coordinate {
    order: 1;
    width: min(100%, 260px);
    margin-top: 0;
  }

  .route-passage__body,
  .route-family-about .route-passage__body,
  .route-family-city .route-passage__body {
    order: 2;
    margin-top: 0;
  }

  .route-passage__body h2 {
    max-width: 12ch;
    font-size: clamp(2.35rem, 10.8vw, 3.25rem);
  }

  .route-passage__body > p:last-child {
    line-height: 1.95;
  }

  .route-passage__body a {
    display: inline-flex;
    min-height: 48px;
    padding-block: 8px;
    align-items: center;
  }
}