Getting 960 grid layout to 100% height - css

I'm working on a layout using the 960 CSS grid layout and having some trouble getting my content div to stretch all the way to the bottom, no matter how much content there is.
I have height: 100% on both html and body tags. Usually a min-height: 100% on the content div would work but that does not seem to be the case with the 960 grid.
Any ideas?

Not sure if this answer is still needing to be answered, but I ran into the same problem today working on a wordpress template and solved the problem.
What you have to do is make a wrapper before the container_12 or container_16 that is provided by the grid. You don't need html or body equaling height: 100% at all. You don't even need a min-height on the wrapper.
Make sure that your wrapper doesn't have a height or width set, and put the clearfix on container_12 or container_16 and it should expand all the way down.
I have this working on my wordpress template.
<div id="yourwrapper">
<div class="container_12 clearfix">
<div class="grid_12">
<!-- YOUR CONTENT SHOULD BE COMPLETELY WRAPPED BY THE WRAPPER -->
</div>
</div>
</div>

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I 'm using pull and push classes to adjust the visual layout so the .secondarycol div looks like its on the left hand side, even though it is after the .primarycol div in the code.
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This is the codepen of my base structure.
http://codepen.io/onebitrocket/pen/ZYQLMm/
I've added in the third column as well as some pages require one.
The column system is based on bootstraps, but i think it's an improved version:
The column classes are declared from smallest size to largest size.
I've also changed the class names to indicate the breakpoint size rather then xs,sm,md,lr etc..
Thanks
At least on chrome you need to set the height on the html tag too. Try it - http://jsfiddle.net/27kze60s/
html, body { height: 100%; }
Fixed, thanks to everyone for the suggestions
I've added the following to the css
height:100% to body
min-height:100% to .main
overflow:-y: auto to .secondarycol
I've updated the codepen - http://codepen.io/onebitrocket/pen/ZYQLMm/

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