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i have a bg on the left side of the side bar its repeat-y and u want it to be 100% in height.
this is my current css
here’s a screenshot
You haven’t added the HTML so it’s difficult to give a straight answer. You are going to have to apply a clearfix to the parent element. Have a look at this article: http://perishablepress.com/press/2008/02/05/lessons-learned-concerning-the-clearfix-css-hack/
If you want a 100% height sidebar ,you could try this solution: http://innonesen.se/test/l-6/
Basically, it is an implementation of : http://www.positioniseverything.net/art … qualheight which utilizes a long padding for the element , countered with negative margin of the same size.