960.gs with 100% width header - css

Ok, I am using the 960.gs and for some design purposes I want a 100% width line with my header elements. But I can't get it to work properly without having to include multiple containers, wich I don't exactly favor.
So my question is this; how can I have a 100% width div on the top of my page, and have the content of that div follow the grid system?
Thank you in advance!

If I guessed this is what you want:
<div style="width: 100%; ...">
<div class="container_12">
your grid layout here
</div>
</div>

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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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rightmost <div class="rightShadow"> with 100% height to container, with right shadow image as background for <div class="rightShadow">
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This is what you are looking for, I hope. :)
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