Salt air on the coast, red clay in the upstate and a hurricane season that touches all of it: South Carolina homeowners need trades who understand both halves of the state. These rankings aggregate the highest-rated businesses from every TopRated city directory in South Carolina.
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Salt air, rental turnover, and hurricane season: Myrtle Beach property owners need pros who can get there fast...
Upstate South Carolina grew fast and kept its manners. Greenville homeowners expect work done right the first ...
Salt air, historic homes and hurricane season are hard on a house. Lowcountry owners need trades who understan...
Contractor's Licensing Board is the relevant authority. South Carolina requires a general contractor license at or above $5,000; residential specialty contractors have their own threshold and registration.
Licensing threshold: $5,000 or more (general contracting).
LLR's license lookup covers the Contractor's Licensing Board. Check a license here.
Signed a contract at your door and had second thoughts? Federal law (the FTC's Cooling-Off Rule) gives you 3 business days to cancel most door-to-door sales over $25, no reason required - South Carolina follows the same 3-day window for home-solicitation sales.
To report a problem: South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs, file a complaint here. The Contractor's Licensing Board's Recovery Fund can pay claims against a licensed general contractor, up to statutory limits.
Hurricane season (June-November) is the coastal driver; humidity makes HVAC a year-round trade rather than a summer one.
Facts sourced from published state statute, the licensing board's own site, and government tax pages current as of this writing; treat as a starting point, not legal advice, and confirm anything material with the board or agency directly.
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