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Gisborne home owner pays more than $30,000 for roof that leaks and has holes

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  • A Gisborne homeowner says she and her husband are collecting water with buckets and towels after their newly built roof began leaking and developed holes.
  • The couple paid more than NZ$30,000 to replace their 40-year-old roof through the Roofbuddy platform, which agreed to pay for a new roof after the recommended roofer’s work failed.

A Gisborne homeowner is using buckets and towels to catch water leaking through a newly constructed roof, in what she described as an “absolute nightmare”.

Swinitha Brown, a registered nurse, and her husband decided to replace their 40-year-old roof through the online platform Roofbuddy. They paid more than NZ$30,000 for the work.

Roofbuddy has agreed to pay for a new roof after the work by the roofer it recommended failed.

absolute nightmare

· Swinitha BrownThe Gisborne homeowner described dealing with water leaking through the newly constructed roof.
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