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+# Validation Run: D. Martel Plumbing Service & Repair
+
+**Date:** 2026-08-15
+**Business:** D. Martel Plumbing Service & Repair
+**Rating:** 4.7 ★ | **Reviews:** 104
+**Engine findings:** 7 | **Material (in report):** 2 | **Rejected FP/low-signal:** 3 | **Needs verification:** 0
+
+## Reviewer dispositions (locked process v1.0 §3)
+
+### Material (survive normalization → in REPORT-final.md)
+
+- **immediate** — Hours mismatch on 5 day(s) — GBP is authoritative  
+  `5 day(s) genuinely differ: monday: 7 AM-7 PM vs 8:00 AM-5:00 PM; tuesday: 7 AM-7 PM vs 8:00 AM-5:00 PM; wednesday: 7 AM-7 PM vs 8:00 AM-5:00 PM; thursday: 7 AM-7 PM vs 8:00 AM-5:00 PM`
+- **medium** — JSON-LD present but no LocalBusiness type  
+  `schema at https://dmartelplumbing.com/ lacks LocalBusiness/Dentist/Plumber type — AI/structured data can't classify the business`
+
+### Needs verification (excluded from report until confirmed)
+
+- none
+
+### Rejected (format false-positives / low-signal / tooling gaps)
+
+- ~~Address inconsistent across 1 surface(s)~~ — same street/city/zip; suite format only (# vs Ste vs Unit)
+- ~~Review count varies by 147 across surfaces~~ — low-signal: platforms count reviews differently; not an integrity issue
+- ~~Category varies across surfaces: consumer sector, home service, plumber~~ — low-signal: per-platform taxonomy (Apple 'consumer sector' is its default)
+
+### Enhancement tier (noted, excluded from client report)
+
+- Only 0% of sample reviews mention specific services or practitioners
+- Price level not set on GBP or Apple Maps
+
+## Pre-delivery consistency gate (v1.0 §6)
+- Count match: executive summary states 2; Findings section contains 2 ✅
+- Evidence present: every cited value exists in findings.json / raw capture ✅
+- Identity match: name, location, and date match intake record ✅
+
+*Generated by normalization pass (review_pass rules). Reviewer: dispositions above are the standing review for this run; re-run before any client use if the raw capture is re-fetched.*