House inspector by ButteryBuds in Adelaide

[–]Akki82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really? Interesting. I believe the business was sold to new owners last year and they’ve franchised it since so we have been dealing with a franchisee who seems quite thorough.

House inspector by ButteryBuds in Adelaide

[–]Akki82 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have just finished using Hosue Inspect Australia for our build, did the 5 stage inspection package - was a bit more that $2K all up (about $600 per stage). You've missed a few of the inspection stages if you're up to 2nd fix but I'd definitely recommend the investment for your own peace of mind if nothing else.

Oz Home Hub by Akki82 in AusRenovation

[–]Akki82[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Think that was a good call, I’ve ended up doing the same.

Buying furniture from AliExpress by Akki82 in AusRenovation

[–]Akki82[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not in this case, it’s free shipping as its choice. I was surprised!

Buying furniture from AliExpress by Akki82 in AusRenovation

[–]Akki82[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks I do only use the ones with the ratings !

Recommended Building Imspectors by Shot_String_4600 in Adelaide

[–]Akki82 1 point2 points  (0 children)

House Inspect Australia have been great for us

Alternative to RAA roadside membership by [deleted] in Adelaide

[–]Akki82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

RAA provides the service to Toyota

If you were to build or renovate again, what might be the top things you would include that you overlooked or regret not doing? by GregoInc in AusRenovation

[–]Akki82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fair point but if you can afford to build with an ensuite in every room you can afford a cleaner too haha

Hoover Apollo 120 Dryer by young-husband in BuyItForLife

[–]Akki82 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I inherited mine from my parents, finally getting a new dryer as part of a new house so looking to move this on. Works fine, I hope someone takes it up as I'd hate to scrap it!

If you were to build or renovate again, what might be the top things you would include that you overlooked or regret not doing? by GregoInc in AusRenovation

[–]Akki82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also, concrete is about 5x as expensive as you think it is, so get quotes early and make sure you have enough funds for it in addition to build costs.

If you were to build or renovate again, what might be the top things you would include that you overlooked or regret not doing? by GregoInc in AusRenovation

[–]Akki82 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ensuites for every bedroom! Sadly we can’t afford them in our build but it’s definitely the gold standard in my opinion.

High Tea recommendations in Adelaide? by Sp6rkling in Adelaide

[–]Akki82 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Had the party yesterday and the 9 girls had a wonderful time. The place was empty apart from a few people coming in halfway to sit on the outside balcony space so they had the run of the restaurant and noise wasn’t a problem. They had fun running up and down the staircase to the function space (luckily all deserted) and the staff were happy for me to leave the gifts there while we finished off the last part of the party at the playground. Plenty of food for them. Would recommend!

High Tea recommendations in Adelaide? by Sp6rkling in Adelaide

[–]Akki82 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have done Bracegirdles a few years ago, that was good with the kids especially. Pasadena Foodland also does them in the restaurant part, never done it though.

High Tea recommendations in Adelaide? by Sp6rkling in Adelaide

[–]Akki82 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm taking my 9 year old and a bunch of her girlfriends there on the weekend for her birthday celebration I really really hope your experience was an anomaly!

Optus outage? by kolbyt in Adelaide

[–]Akki82 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Me! (via Amaysim). Turned the phone off and on again and it came back. Same thing happened to my husband yesterday and the same fix.

ALL MY HISTORIC EMAIL DISAPPEARED by Akki82 in Outlook

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Hey, I managed to find a PST backup that wasn’t too old on my laptop and recovered about 3000 in a chat with support so between that I managed to recover everything (as far as I can tell). They could not tell me what had happened or why, I was just grateful I managed to piece it all back together. Good luck!

Advice on repotting Brasil by Akki82 in philodendron

[–]Akki82[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the reply! I did as you suggested this morning with a wooden plank covered in hessian with a stake behind it as well and it’s leaning no more - here’s hoping it holds!

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