diff --git a/sway/CMakeLists.txt b/sway/CMakeLists.txt
index 259e9ab3..23829dc3 100644
--- a/sway/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/sway/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ target_link_libraries(sway
 	${PCRE_LIBRARIES}
 	${JSONC_LIBRARIES}
 	${WAYLAND_SERVER_LIBRARIES}
+	m
 )
 
 install(
diff --git a/sway/handlers.c b/sway/handlers.c
index 751e894c..b8bd9eff 100644
--- a/sway/handlers.c
+++ b/sway/handlers.c
@@ -279,8 +279,8 @@ static void handle_view_focus(wlc_handle view, bool focus) {
 }
 
 static void handle_view_geometry_request(wlc_handle handle, const struct wlc_geometry *geometry) {
-	sway_log(L_DEBUG, "geometry request for %ld %dx%d : %dx%d",
-			handle, geometry->origin.x, geometry->origin.y, geometry->size.w, geometry->size.h);
+	sway_log(L_DEBUG, "geometry request for %ld %dx%d @ %d,%d", handle,
+			geometry->size.w, geometry->size.h, geometry->origin.x, geometry->origin.y);
 	// If the view is floating, then apply the geometry.
 	// Otherwise save the desired width/height for the view.
 	// This will not do anything for the time being as WLC improperly sends geometry requests
diff --git a/sway/layout.c b/sway/layout.c
index d7265605..d5fdbf0b 100644
--- a/sway/layout.c
+++ b/sway/layout.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <math.h>
 #include <wlc/wlc.h>
 #include "extensions.h"
 #include "layout.h"
@@ -379,6 +380,11 @@ void update_geometry(swayc_t *container) {
 	swayc_t *ws = swayc_parent_by_type(container, C_WORKSPACE);
 	swayc_t *op = ws->parent;
 	int gap = container->is_floating ? 0 : swayc_gap(container);
+	if (gap % 2 != 0) {
+		// because gaps are implemented as "half sized margins" it's currently
+		// not possible to align views properly with odd sized gaps.
+		gap -= 1;
+	}
 
 	struct wlc_geometry geometry = {
 		.origin = {
@@ -430,11 +436,16 @@ static void arrange_windows_r(swayc_t *container, double width, double height) {
 		width = container->width;
 		height = container->height;
 	}
+	// pixels are indivisable. if we don't round the pixels, then the view
+	// calculations will be off (e.g. 50.5 + 50.5 = 101, but in reality it's
+	// 50 + 50 = 100). doing it here cascades properly to all width/height/x/y.
+	width = floor(width);
+	height = floor(height);
 
 	sway_log(L_DEBUG, "Arranging layout for %p %s %fx%f+%f,%f", container,
 		container->name, container->width, container->height, container->x, container->y);
 
-	int x = 0, y = 0;
+	double x = 0, y = 0;
 	switch (container->type) {
 	case C_ROOT:
 		for (i = 0; i < container->children->length; ++i) {
@@ -489,8 +500,8 @@ static void arrange_windows_r(swayc_t *container, double width, double height) {
 				}
 			}
 			int gap = swayc_gap(container);
-			container->x = x + gap;
-			container->y = y + gap;
+			x = container->x = x + gap;
+			y = container->y = y + gap;
 			width = container->width = width - gap * 2;
 			height = container->height = height - gap * 2;
 			sway_log(L_DEBUG, "Arranging workspace '%s' at %f, %f", container->name, container->x, container->y);
@@ -509,10 +520,11 @@ static void arrange_windows_r(swayc_t *container, double width, double height) {
 	default:
 		container->width = width;
 		container->height = height;
+		x = container->x;
+		y = container->y;
 		break;
 	}
 
-	x = y = 0;
 	double scale = 0;
 	switch (container->layout) {
 	case L_HORIZ:
@@ -536,9 +548,14 @@ static void arrange_windows_r(swayc_t *container, double width, double height) {
 			for (i = 0; i < container->children->length; ++i) {
 				swayc_t *child = container->children->items[i];
 				sway_log(L_DEBUG, "Calculating arrangement for %p:%d (will scale %f by %f)", child, child->type, width, scale);
-				child->x = x + container->x;
-				child->y = y + container->y;
-				arrange_windows_r(child, child->width * scale, height);
+				child->x = x;
+				child->y = y;
+				if (i == container->children->length - 1) {
+					double remaining_width = container->x + width - x;
+					arrange_windows_r(child, remaining_width, height);
+				} else {
+					arrange_windows_r(child, child->width * scale, height);
+				}
 				x += child->width;
 			}
 		}
@@ -563,9 +580,14 @@ static void arrange_windows_r(swayc_t *container, double width, double height) {
 			for (i = 0; i < container->children->length; ++i) {
 				swayc_t *child = container->children->items[i];
 				sway_log(L_DEBUG, "Calculating arrangement for %p:%d (will scale %f by %f)", child, child->type, height, scale);
-				child->x = x + container->x;
-				child->y = y + container->y;
-				arrange_windows_r(child, width, child->height * scale);
+				child->x = x;
+				child->y = y;
+				if (i == container->children->length - 1) {
+					double remaining_height = container->y + height - y;
+					arrange_windows_r(child, width, remaining_height);
+				} else {
+					arrange_windows_r(child, width, child->height * scale);
+				}
 				y += child->height;
 			}
 		}