diff --git a/src/directives/NgGrid.ts b/src/directives/NgGrid.ts
index dff9384..c005c22 100644
--- a/src/directives/NgGrid.ts
+++ b/src/directives/NgGrid.ts
@@ -363,6 +363,10 @@ export class NgGrid implements OnInit, DoCheck, OnDestroy {
 		this._cascadeGrid(null, null);
 	}
 
+	public triggerResize(): void {
+		this.resizeEventHandler(null);
+	}
+
 	public resizeEventHandler(e: any): void {
 		this._calculateColWidth();
 		this._calculateRowHeight();
@@ -1060,10 +1064,6 @@ export class NgGrid implements OnInit, DoCheck, OnDestroy {
 			if (this._itemGrid[pos.row + j] == null) this._itemGrid[pos.row + j] = {};
 
 			for (let i: number = 0; i < dims.x; i++) {
-				if (this._itemGrid[pos.row + j][pos.col + i] != null) {
-					console.error("ITEM COLLISION", this._hasGridCollision(pos, dims));
-				}
-
 				this._itemGrid[pos.row + j][pos.col + i] = item;
 			}
 		}
@@ -1084,7 +1084,6 @@ export class NgGrid implements OnInit, DoCheck, OnDestroy {
 				const withinCol = <any>x < (item.col + item.sizex) && <any>x >= item.col;
 
 				if (this._items.indexOf(this._itemGrid[y][x]) < 0 || !withinRow || !withinCol) {
-					console.error("LEFTOVER ITEM");
 					delete this._itemGrid[y][x];
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/src/directives/NgGridItem.ts b/src/directives/NgGridItem.ts
index 6243ec7..99c2fad 100644
--- a/src/directives/NgGridItem.ts
+++ b/src/directives/NgGridItem.ts
@@ -195,13 +195,15 @@ export class NgGridItem implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 	}
 
 	public findHandle(handleSelector: string, startElement: HTMLElement): boolean {
-		let targetElem: any = startElement;
+		try {
+			let targetElem: any = startElement;
 
-		while (targetElem && targetElem != this._ngEl.nativeElement) {
-			if (this.elementMatches(targetElem, handleSelector)) return true;
+			while (targetElem && targetElem != this._ngEl.nativeElement) {
+				if (this.elementMatches(targetElem, handleSelector)) return true;
 
-			targetElem = targetElem.parentElement;
-		}
+				targetElem = targetElem.parentElement;
+			}
+		} catch (err) {}
 
 		return false;
 	}
@@ -374,13 +376,16 @@ export class NgGridItem implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 			case 'up':
 			case 'left':
 			default:
-				this._renderer.setElementStyle(this._ngEl.nativeElement, 'transform', 'translate(' + x + 'px, ' + y + 'px)');
+				this._renderer.setElementStyle(this._ngEl.nativeElement, 'left', x + 'px');
+				this._renderer.setElementStyle(this._ngEl.nativeElement, 'top', y + 'px');
 				break;
 			case 'right':
-				this._renderer.setElementStyle(this._ngEl.nativeElement, 'transform', 'translate(' + -x + 'px, ' + y + 'px)');
+				this._renderer.setElementStyle(this._ngEl.nativeElement, 'right', x + 'px');
+				this._renderer.setElementStyle(this._ngEl.nativeElement, 'top', y + 'px');
 				break;
 			case 'down':
-				this._renderer.setElementStyle(this._ngEl.nativeElement, 'transform', 'translate(' + x + 'px, ' + -y + 'px)');
+				this._renderer.setElementStyle(this._ngEl.nativeElement, 'left', x + 'px');
+				this._renderer.setElementStyle(this._ngEl.nativeElement, 'bottom', y + 'px');
 				break;
 		}
 
@@ -394,20 +399,20 @@ export class NgGridItem implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 			case 'up':
 			case 'left':
 			default:
-				this._renderer.setElementStyle(this._ngEl.nativeElement, 'left', '0px');
-				this._renderer.setElementStyle(this._ngEl.nativeElement, 'top', '0px');
+				this._renderer.setElementStyle(this._ngEl.nativeElement, 'left', this._elemLeft + 'px');
+				this._renderer.setElementStyle(this._ngEl.nativeElement, 'top', this._elemTop + 'px');
 				this._renderer.setElementStyle(this._ngEl.nativeElement, 'right', null);
 				this._renderer.setElementStyle(this._ngEl.nativeElement, 'bottom', null);
 				break;
 			case 'right':
-				this._renderer.setElementStyle(this._ngEl.nativeElement, 'right', '0px');
-				this._renderer.setElementStyle(this._ngEl.nativeElement, 'top', '0px');
+				this._renderer.setElementStyle(this._ngEl.nativeElement, 'right', this._elemLeft + 'px');
+				this._renderer.setElementStyle(this._ngEl.nativeElement, 'top', this._elemTop + 'px');
 				this._renderer.setElementStyle(this._ngEl.nativeElement, 'left', null);
 				this._renderer.setElementStyle(this._ngEl.nativeElement, 'bottom', null);
 				break;
 			case 'down':
-				this._renderer.setElementStyle(this._ngEl.nativeElement, 'left', '0px');
-				this._renderer.setElementStyle(this._ngEl.nativeElement, 'bottom', '0px');
+				this._renderer.setElementStyle(this._ngEl.nativeElement, 'left', this._elemLeft + 'px');
+				this._renderer.setElementStyle(this._ngEl.nativeElement, 'bottom', this._elemTop + 'px');
 				this._renderer.setElementStyle(this._ngEl.nativeElement, 'right', null);
 				this._renderer.setElementStyle(this._ngEl.nativeElement, 'top', null);
 				break;
@@ -460,12 +465,15 @@ export class NgGridItem implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
 	//	Private methods
 	private elementMatches(element: any, selector: string): boolean {
+		if (!element) return false;
 		if (element.matches) return element.matches(selector);
 		if (element.oMatchesSelector) return element.oMatchesSelector(selector);
 		if (element.msMatchesSelector) return element.msMatchesSelector(selector);
 		if (element.mozMatchesSelector) return element.mozMatchesSelector(selector);
 		if (element.webkitMatchesSelector) return element.webkitMatchesSelector(selector);
 
+		if (!element.document || !element.ownerDocument) return false;
+
 		const matches: any = (element.document || element.ownerDocument).querySelectorAll(selector);
 		let i: number = matches.length;
 		while (--i >= 0 && matches.item(i) !== element) { }