The link: www.sunnysolar.net.au

The problem: The background image shows fine in FF but it not there at all in IE8 which I find confusing. Any tips?

Cheers,

JL

hmm - try with colour before url - try without double quotes - use single quote around url - try to separate background code - e.g:
background-color:#38658F;
background-image: url('../images/housebg.jpg') etc etc
PS - it sits a little funny being bottom left in my browser - did you mean that?

Thanks JLJ, I will give that a go and let you know. What do you mean sits funny bottom left? It is just and image that is repeated so that might be why? I guess another way would be to have a image that is "sliced" in 2 with half of the image on the left, the other half on the right and the bit behind the actual content section transparent.

OK, took the background color out and just had the image. No change.

Used the single quotes. No change.

Used the background-image it removed the background image using FF.

Tried using background-image: url (images/housebg.jpg); No good, only the color shows.

THE FIX was:

background-image:url("../images/housebg.jpg");
background-color:#38658F;
background-attachment : fixed;
background-repeat:repeat-x;
background-position:bottom left;

Thanks for your help,

JL