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+"""Section-by-section cascade pins against U985 PDF line refs.
+
+Each pin walks the actual cert→inputs cascade (not the per-section
+isolation tests) and asserts the produced value matches the worksheet
+PDF line ref to abs=1e-4 for every fixture in the cohort. Tests run in
+worksheet order (§1, §2, §3, ..., §12) — when a pin fails the residual
+localises by section. Bottom-up discipline: a failing §3 pin gets
+fixed before §10a is touched.
+
+Per `[[feedback-e2e-validation-philosophy]]`: tolerances are NOT
+widened to mask drift. A failing pin is a named calculator bug.
+
+Reference: SAP 10.2 specification (14-03-2025).
+"""
+from typing import Final
+
+import pytest
+
+from domain.sap.rdsap.cert_to_inputs import cert_to_inputs
+from domain.sap.worksheet.dimensions import dimensions_from_cert
+from domain.sap.worksheet.tests import (
+    _elmhurst_worksheet_000474 as _w000474,
+    _elmhurst_worksheet_000477 as _w000477,
+    _elmhurst_worksheet_000480 as _w000480,
+    _elmhurst_worksheet_000487 as _w000487,
+    _elmhurst_worksheet_000490 as _w000490,
+    _elmhurst_worksheet_000516 as _w000516,
+)
+
+
+_FIXTURES: Final[dict[str, object]] = {
+    "000474": _w000474,
+    "000477": _w000477,
+    "000480": _w000480,
+    "000487": _w000487,
+    "000490": _w000490,
+    "000516": _w000516,
+}
+
+_FLOAT_PIN_ABS: Final[float] = 1e-4
+
+
+def _pin(actual: float, expected: float, tag: str) -> None:
+    """Assert `actual` matches `expected` to abs=1e-4. The PDF lodges
+    every worksheet line ref to 4 d.p.; anything looser is drift."""
+    diff = abs(actual - expected)
+    assert diff < _FLOAT_PIN_ABS, (
+        f"{tag}: actual={actual}, expected={expected}, diff={diff:.6f}"
+    )
+
+
+# ============================================================================
+# §1 Overall dwelling dimensions — LINE_4 TFA, LINE_5 Volume
+# ============================================================================
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("fixture_name", list(_FIXTURES), ids=lambda x: x)
+def test_section_1_line_4_total_floor_area_matches_pdf(fixture_name: str) -> None:
+    """§1 (4) — total floor area Σ across heated storeys."""
+    # Arrange
+    mod = _FIXTURES[fixture_name]
+    epc = mod.build_epc()  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+
+    # Act
+    dim = dimensions_from_cert(epc)
+
+    # Assert
+    _pin(
+        dim.total_floor_area_m2,
+        mod.LINE_4_TFA_M2,  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+        f"§1 (4) {fixture_name}",
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("fixture_name", list(_FIXTURES), ids=lambda x: x)
+def test_section_1_line_5_volume_matches_pdf(fixture_name: str) -> None:
+    """§1 (5) — dwelling internal volume Σ across storeys."""
+    # Arrange
+    mod = _FIXTURES[fixture_name]
+    epc = mod.build_epc()  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+
+    # Act
+    dim = dimensions_from_cert(epc)
+
+    # Assert
+    _pin(
+        dim.volume_m3,
+        mod.LINE_5_VOLUME_M3,  # type: ignore[attr-defined]
+        f"§1 (5) {fixture_name}",
+    )