home repair gone sour

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Just wondering if anyonne here has any experience in this area… We bought a
house 15 months ago; it was inspected and there had been a few leaks in the
roof. All were dormant. We finally decided to replace a board up there that had
been damaged from the previous leak. Called a roofer and paid him 375.00 to
take out the old rotten piece of board and replace and reshingle that spot. Lo
and behold, 2 months later after all of these rains, all leaks are now active
(and I mean QUITE active!), to the point that water was pouring out of my
upper cabinets that devide the kitchen from the LR. Now, this was after he had
returned once to “fix” a brand new leak that has left a stain about 3 feet long
on our ceiling. Also, the other spots where the leaks were are wet again and
staining. In one place, the white gravely stuff is falling off the ceiling. He
came out to “fix” this leak once again, said he siliconed the area in the attic
where my DH had marked where water was dripping from the roof. I noticed that
he wouldn’t look at me when he was telling me all that he did. He told me he
was gong to go get some tar and put it on the roof. I told him just to wait
and I would call him Monday. (Didn’t want anything else messed up.) DH went up
there last night to check the silicone patch and there was no silicone up
there. Had another roofer come today and basically told us we paid him for
nothing.
My question is what are my rights? We have these new stains and very active
leaks only because they replaced that board. The cabinets that are attached to
the ceiling have about a one inch shadow around them now, both in the kitchen
and LR. This is also new. I am fearful of what might be lurking above the
cabinets. I would like tham to be torn out anyway, but not because of water
damage. How much of the repairs should this guy have to pay for? And how do I
get
him to pay? Small claims? By the way, where the board he replaced in the roof
is…you can look in the attic in the daytime and see sunlight through it. If ya
can see the light, the water can get through, right? DUH.
TIA to anyone who might know where to point me in the right direction,
Lea, NC

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