<prompt> Human: We had a storm back in April where the hail was softball sized, and wrecked 12 the town. We called the local contractor who sent a rep the company is owned by my neighbor who I dont know too well who said it might be covered, try to file a claim. I asked him how much an 1100 ranch roof might cost, he said 5 or 6 K. Filed claim, insurance adjuster came out and met with contractor, and approved several structures were damaged. We received the estimate from insurance, 13,500, less our 1K deductible. Contractor comes back over and looks at our insurance paperwork. He takes the entire amount given for the roofs, adds all the depreciated value of the air conditioner and gutters and a few random things to his price. His price is now written down as 10,133 on the contract, the only thing left we have from the insurance is a garage door, which we upgraded and will pay the extra for the upgrade. He called to say he contacted the insurance company to request 2800 more. The roof on my tiny house is now about 14K. I dont have an itemized bill or receipt from this company, and it REALLY bothers me. They did a good job on the roof, did some damage to a screen and gutters while doing the job. Im just a little disheveled at 14K for a roof when he originally said 56k. We could have used the depreciated value of the gutters and other stuff to help with the garage door. Is this the way these companies work? Ive never had to do this before. Edit for more facts: The contract states the price is 10,133, plus any additional money received will go to the roofing contractor. They asked for 2800 more, for a permit 60.00 and Ice shield, which was included in the original contract. Im wondering where the additional 2,720 is going?? It seems skeevy to me.  <response>: this is normal on a cash price vs insurance-payout price. 