New projects this spring include building a new dock on the lake – just as the water started rising and then over April staycation – getting the kitchen trim painted that was installed last year (yes a year ago!).

First the dock. The permit came in just before the water level started to rise. Ryan and his dad rented a post hole digger and the first Saturday got the posts installed (it then rained all day on Sunday). The next Saturday they got the rest of the main framing/joists done on the dock.

Trex decking came in the next week in time for our staycation. Ryan spent Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday installing the decking on the ramp part of the dock. It then rained for a few days but he was back to it on Sunday. He probably has a full day or two left to finish off the decking at this point.

The old dock will come down in the fall and we’ll close out the permit. We are looking forward to a nice dock that should last!

While the dock was in progress I focussed on the kitchen trim project. First I had to sand and prep all the trim in both the kitchen and diningroom. Next caulk in the kitchen and priming. I focussed my attention mostly on the 2 sections that needed the grey cabinet paint because it’s oil based and I wanted to do it while the kids were in school. Any other time I had I got some of the trim (especially around the cabinets) painted and some of the wall in the kitchen.

The diningroom trim is all primed but not yet caulked or painted. It’s quite a large undertaking and hopefully in the coming weekends I’ll have time to make some progress there.

That’s it – all caught up on house progress. I’ll add a post on the garden soon as that project kicked off in March with seeds starting and I now have plants in the greenhouse.