What about roofers, just spent 26k on repairs and in the first heavy rain a...

What does your contract say about remedies & disputes? Have you referred the matter to your insurers? Considered the disputes tribunal (for claims up to $30k)? Good luck

I feel you have further recourse to the LBP Board (LBP, Licenced Building Practioner) I think its the board. This is for technical issues only. Do not try to bring up contractual issues. The repairs under taken from the amount involved appear to be extensive and I’m reasonably confident should have been undertaken with an LBP roofing of some class or type. In my opinion irrespective of what they said about re-newing rather than repair, they should have not undertaken to do the repair if they were unable to do it properly. This is why I think you have a case and can take it to the LBP Board.

The LBP will also throw it out if it’s a fault in the materials, they’ll only entertain it if you can prove negligent building practices or they used the wrong materials to start with. In my experience you need a solid case, any doubts and they won’t act so get another roofer that you can trust (not one that just wants the job) or a forensic building specialist to write a report and submit it with your application. For $27k spending another $1k on a solid report could be worth it. And if you decide to take them to court the report can be used again.