Jump to 2021 September and Josh put up solar panels! This photo shows the first bottom row of six panels which are 350W each, which - for those of you who don't know - is a very high ability to generate electricity per panel. Older solar panels will often be around 120W, so more than twice as powerful which means you need less panels on your roof for the same amount of electricity creation. The plan is for another row of 6 panels above this.

Then in November Josh's brother came for a visit and brought along some supports he'd made for attaching under the house. 10mm steel plates were welded to the house posts, then bolted to lengths of bar which attached to another piece on the other side with a turnbuckle in the middle for tightening. Unfortunately the weather was against us with constant rain and only a short window of time to do it in, but the boys managed to work out how to get it done just in time. These supports made a difference in the structural integrity of the house with immediate results. Thanks Ben!