if (!CGRectIsNull(rectIntersection)) {
    CGRect newFrame = CGRectOffset (rectIntersection, 0, -2);
    [backgroundView setFrame:newFrame];
} else{
    [viewsUpdater invalidate];
    viewsUpdater = nil;
}

CGRect mainViewFrame = [mainView frame];
if (!CGRectContainsRect(mainViewFrame, backgroundFrame)) {
    CGRect newMainViewFrame = CGRectMake(0,
                                         0,
                                         mainViewFrame.size.width,
                                         (mainViewFrame.size.height + 2));
    [mainView setFrame:newMainViewFrame];
}

if (!CGRectIsNull(rectIntersection)) {
    // here you set the wrong frame
    //CGRect newFrame = CGRectOffset (rectIntersection, 0, -2);
    CGRect newFrame = CGRectOffset (backgroundView.frame, 0, -2);
    [backgroundView setFrame:newFrame];
} else{
    [viewsUpdater invalidate];
    viewsUpdater = nil;
}

// eventually a control action method, pass nil for direct call
-(void)performBackgroundViewAnimation:(id)sender {
    // first, double the mainView's frame height
    CGFrame newFrame = CGRectMake(mainView.frame.origin.x,
                                  mainView.frame.origin.y,
                                  mainView.frame.size.width,
                                  mainView.frame.size.height*2);
    // then get the backgroundView's destination rect
    CGFrame newBVFrame = CGRectOffset(backgroundView.frame,
                                      0,
                                      -(backgroundView.frame.size.height));
    // run the animation
    [UIView animateWithDuration:1.0
                     animations:^{
                                     mainView.frame = newFrame;
                                     backgroundView.frame = newBVFrame;
                                 }
    ];
}