Some shingles are warranted to withstand various levels of hurricane force winds but the labor to replace them sometimes isn't.

I had a contractor replace 12 caps and I asked him how much for the repair and he said it was free. I guess I got lucky.

I lost about 45 shingles and paid $140 for labor. I bought the shingles for $50. Yes you were overcharged. There was a lot of that happening after the hurricane.

I do not own a roofing company but my cousin does. With the overhead he pays I don't know how he can stay in business. Roofing material costs are extremely expensive but it is the insurances and work men's compensation and payroll taxes that are thru the roof, no pun intended! For every $100 in payroll he has to pay , he state gets ?60 in workmans comp. just a little perspective. Forgot liability insurance. Roofers must charge or they can't afford to stay in business