diff --git a/view/css/conversation.css b/view/css/conversation.css
index 325303559..3de9a1ec9 100644
--- a/view/css/conversation.css
+++ b/view/css/conversation.css
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
 /* conversation */
 
 .thread-wrapper.toplevel_item {
-	width: 92%;
+	width: 90%;
 }
 
 /* conv_item */
diff --git a/view/css/default.css b/view/css/default.css
index eeeb3d7cf..b5babbccd 100644
--- a/view/css/default.css
+++ b/view/css/default.css
@@ -6,25 +6,23 @@ header #banner {
 	margin-right: auto;
 }
 
+main {
+	padding: 55px 0px 200px 0px;
+	border-spacing: 10px;
+}
+
 aside#region_1 {
-	display: block;
-	width: 210px;
-	position: absolute;
-	top: 65px;
-	left: 0;
-	margin-left: 10px;
+	min-width: 210px;
+	display: table-cell;
+	vertical-align: top;
 }
 
 aside input[type='text'] {
  width: 174px;
 }
 
-
 section {
-	position: absolute;
-	top: 65px;
-	left: 250px;
-	display: block;
-	right: 15px;
-	padding-bottom: 350px;
+	width: 100%;
+	display: table-cell;
+	vertical-align: top;
 }
diff --git a/view/php/default.php b/view/php/default.php
index fd29ef3db..87b92161b 100644
--- a/view/php/default.php
+++ b/view/php/default.php
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html >
-<html>
-<head>
-  <title><?php if(x($page,'title')) echo $page['title'] ?></title>
-  <script>var baseurl="<?php echo $a->get_baseurl() ?>";</script>
-  <?php if(x($page,'htmlhead')) echo $page['htmlhead'] ?>
-</head>
-<body>
-	<header><?php if(x($page,'header')) echo $page['header']; ?></header>
-	<nav class="navbar navbar-inverse navbar-fixed-top" role="navigation"><?php if(x($page,'nav')) echo $page['nav']; ?></nav>
-	<aside id="region_1"><?php if(x($page,'aside')) echo $page['aside']; ?></aside>
-	<section id="region_2"><?php if(x($page,'content')) echo $page['content']; ?>
-		<div id="page-footer"></div>
-		<div id="pause"></div>
-	</section>
-	<aside id="region_3"><?php if(x($page,'right_aside')) echo $page['right_aside']; ?></aside>
-	<footer><?php if(x($page,'footer')) echo $page['footer']; ?></footer>
-</body>
-</html>
-
+<!DOCTYPE html >
+<html>
+<head>
+  <title><?php if(x($page,'title')) echo $page['title'] ?></title>
+  <script>var baseurl="<?php echo $a->get_baseurl() ?>";</script>
+  <?php if(x($page,'htmlhead')) echo $page['htmlhead'] ?>
+</head>
+<body>
+	<header><?php if(x($page,'header')) echo $page['header']; ?></header>
+	<nav class="navbar navbar-inverse navbar-fixed-top" role="navigation"><?php if(x($page,'nav')) echo $page['nav']; ?></nav>
+	<main>
+		<aside id="region_1" class="hidden-xs"><?php if(x($page,'aside')) echo $page['aside']; ?></aside>
+		<section id="region_2"><?php if(x($page,'content')) echo $page['content']; ?>
+					<div id="page-footer"></div>
+			<div id="pause"></div>
+		</section>
+		<aside id="region_3"><?php if(x($page,'right_aside')) echo $page['right_aside']; ?></aside>
+	</main>
+	<footer><?php if(x($page,'footer')) echo $page['footer']; ?></footer>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/view/theme/redbasic/css/style.css b/view/theme/redbasic/css/style.css
index 47613c200..cdd77ae6b 100644
--- a/view/theme/redbasic/css/style.css
+++ b/view/theme/redbasic/css/style.css
@@ -2233,7 +2233,7 @@ nav .dropdown-menu {
 
 /* bootstrap overrides */
 blockquote {
-    font-size: $body_font_size;
+	font-size: $body_font_size;
 }
 
 .dropdown-menu {
@@ -2282,3 +2282,8 @@ blockquote {
 	background-color: $nav_bd;
 	color: $nav_active_icon_colour;
 }
+
+#expand-aside {
+	color: $nav_active_icon_colour;
+	padding: 7px 10px;
+}
diff --git a/view/theme/redbasic/js/redbasic.js b/view/theme/redbasic/js/redbasic.js
index e41fde2b8..7e957a4f4 100644
--- a/view/theme/redbasic/js/redbasic.js
+++ b/view/theme/redbasic/js/redbasic.js
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ function cmtBbClose(comment, id) {
 
 $(document).ready(function() {
 
+$('[data-toggle=show_hide]').click(function() {
+	$('#expand-aside-icon').toggleClass('icon-circle-arrow-right').toggleClass('icon-circle-arrow-left');
+	$('#region_1').toggleClass('hidden-xs');
+});
+
 $('.group-edit-icon').hover(
 	function() {
 		$(this).css('opacity','1.0');},
diff --git a/view/tpl/nav.tpl b/view/tpl/nav.tpl
index 41bc7dc10..1b35cdcae 100755
--- a/view/tpl/nav.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/nav.tpl
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 				<span class="icon-bar"></span>
 				<span class="icon-bar"></span>
 			</button>
+			{{if $localuser}}
+			<button id="expand-aside" type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-toggle="show_hide" data-target="#region_1">
+				<i class="icon-circle-arrow-right" id="expand-aside-icon"></i>
+			</button>
+			{{/if}}
 			{{if $userinfo}}
 			<img class="dropdown-toggle fakelink" data-toggle="dropdown" id="avatar" src="{{$userinfo.icon}}" alt="{{$userinfo.name}}"><span class="caret" id="usermenu-caret"></span>
 				{{if $localuser}}
