diff --git a/src/gui/components/_legacy.py b/src/gui/components/_legacy.py
index cefcb25..88cc2ff 100644
--- a/src/gui/components/_legacy.py
+++ b/src/gui/components/_legacy.py
@@ -104,11 +104,13 @@ footer {
 .stMainBlockContainer,
 [data-testid="stMainBlockContainer"] {
     padding-top: 0.5rem !important;
-    /* +4rem buys a comfortable read of the last line of content on a
-       page that fills the viewport: the fixed Help/Close footer is
-       ~36px (≈2.25rem) tall and we want at least a button-height of
-       free space between the last widget and the footer's top edge. */
-    padding-bottom: 4rem !important;
+    /* The fixed Help/Close footer sits over the bottom of the
+       viewport (~36px tall) — the block container needs enough
+       bottom padding that the LAST line of content clears it cleanly
+       when scrolled all the way down. 4rem turned out to be just
+       enough to graze the footer's top; 7rem buys clear breathing
+       room on every page including the long tool pages. */
+    padding-bottom: 7rem !important;
 }
 /* Scale content to fit app window */
 .stApp {