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The Story: How Biola's ₦105,000 Savings on DPC Cost Her ₦2 Million in Damp Damage

Biola saved ₦105,000 by skipping DPC when her builder from Stack and Stark recommended it. Chief James, the landlord association chairman, told her it was unnecessary. Two years later, her walls were covered in mold, her plaster was falling off, and the repair cost? ₦2 million.