Plumbers and heating and cooling contractors in South Carolina
169 plumbers and heating and cooling contractors are listed in South Carolina. 106 hold an active USDOT registration. The 1 counties listed below have at least 15 each and account for 65 of them.
South Carolina licenses plumbing through its Contractor's Licensing Board for commercial work and its Residential Builders Commission for home work.1, 2, 3 Heating and air conditioning are mechanical contractor classifications in South Carolina.1 Your local building department in South Carolina can tell you whether replacing a water heater, furnace or AC needs a permit.
Counties
| County | Contractors |
|---|---|
| Greenville County | 65 |
Other counties in South Carolina
104 contractors in 33 counties with fewer than 15 listings.
Abbeville County 1 contractor
Aiken County 9 contractors
Anderson Plumbing Co Inc, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, Fox Scott Plumbing, John Wade Plumbing Inc, McNeill Plumbing Inc, Mr Central Heating Cooling Plumbing & Electrical LLC, Plumb Line Transport Group LLC, Southern Plumbing Electrical Heating & Air, Turner Mechanical Inc
Allendale County 1 contractor
Anderson County 8 contractors
1-Tom-Plumber, Ace Plumbing Electric Heating & Air LLC, Advantage Plumbing LLC, Bobby Belt Plumbing Company Inc, MCG Mechanical Inc, Mr Rooter Plumbing of Anderson SC, Plumber Near Me Upstate, Steelwater Construction, LLC
Beaufort County 1 contractor
Berkeley County 1 contractor
Charleston County 6 contractors
Bishop & Son's Plumbing & Piping Inc, Cullum Constructors Inc, Prodigy Plumbing Contractors LLC, Smoak's Air Conditioning Co Inc, Triad Mechanical Contractors, Triad Mechanical Contractors Incorporated
Cherokee County 2 contractors
Chester County 2 contractors
Chesterfield County 1 contractor
Clarendon County 1 contractor
Colleton County 1 contractor
Darlington County 1 contractor
Dorchester County 1 contractor
Florence County 2 contractors
Johnsonville Mechanical Contractors, Stokes Plumbing and Trenchless
Horry County 10 contractors
Air Mechanical Inc, Avery & Sons Plumbing + Tankless, Four Star Plumbing, Jimmy's Plumbing Inc, Key Service Plumbing LLC, One Hour Heating and Air Conditioning, RJM Plumbing Inc, Tri-County Mechanical Inc, USA Plumbing II Inc, Vines Plumbing LLC
Jasper County 1 contractor
Kershaw County 1 contractor
Lancaster County 2 contractors
Laurens County 4 contractors
Albo Mike Plumbing, Lanford Industrial Services Co Inc, Mainstream Plumbing & Electrical, Southern Plumbing Services LLC
Lee County 1 contractor
Lexington County 3 contractors
Derrick Plumbing Inc, Plumbing Solutions LLC, Plumbkrazy Plumbing
Marion County 1 contractor
Newberry County 1 contractor
Oconee County 2 contractors
Crooks Plumbing & Electrical Inc, Davis Electrical & Plumbing Inc
Orangeburg County 2 contractors
Pickens County 5 contractors
Brezeale Plumbling and Sewer Service, Kris Mechanical Inc, One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning, Pride Mechanical & Fabrication Inc, Sir Flush A Lot
Richland County 5 contractors
BG Mechanical, Christensen Construction, Joshuas Plumbing and Drain Cleaning LLC, Meetze Plumbing Co, The South Carolina State Fair
Spartanburg County 14 contractors
1-Tom-Plumber, Babb's Plumbing and Backflow Services LLC, C J Compton Plumbing Heating Inc, C&M Septic and Plumbing LLC, ComfortPro Spartanburg AC Repair, Elite AC Repair Spartanburg, Icy Hot HVAC LLC, McCarter Mechanical Inc, Mike Varner Plumbing Inc, Piedmont Mechanical Inc, R E Gray Plumbing Co Inc, SDS Mechanical & Automation LLC, T E I Construction Services Inc, Weiss Mechanical and Fabrication LLC
Sumter County 3 contractors
Barwick Plumbing Co LLC, Hill Plumbing & Elec Co Inc, Sifco Mechanical Inc
Union County 2 contractors
Boulware Plumbing and Construction Inc, P & C Mechanical Inc
Williamsburg County 1 contractor
Plumbing and HVAC rules in South Carolina
- Heating and cooling license
State license.1
- State codes
South Carolina uses the 2021 International Plumbing Code with state modifications, and local enforcement is mandatory.4 South Carolina uses the 2021 International Mechanical Code with state modifications too.4
- Replacement permits
Ask your local building department whether replacing a water heater, furnace or AC needs a permit where you live.
What plumbing and HVAC work costs in South Carolina
These are published national ranges, not quotes. Local quotes vary.
- A plumber's hourly rate
- $45 to $200 an hour; most charge $70 to $150 (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- A plumber's service call
- $50 to $300 a visit, which often covers the first hour (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- After-hours or emergency call
- about $100 to $300 added to the call, or about $150 to $350 an hour (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Burst or leaking pipe repair
- $200 to $3,000; the guides' averages run $500 to $1,200 (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Clearing a sink, tub or toilet drain
- $100 to $275 (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Clearing the main line
- $175 to $800; typically $350 to $650 (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Hydro jetting
- $350 to $1,400, depending on the line and the blockage (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Gas tank water heater
- $700 to $2,700 installed; about $1,900 on average (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Tankless water heater
- $1,600 to $5,600 installed for gas, depending on gas line and venting work (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)$850 to $3,000 installed for electric, before any panel upgrade ($850 to $1,700) (Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Heat pump water heater
- $2,000 to $4,600 installed in place of an electric tank; more when it replaces gas (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Sewer camera inspection
- $125 to $500 (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Sewer line replacement
- about $1,400 to $5,300 for a typical line (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)$50 to $250 a linear foot (HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide)
- Replacing central AC on existing ducts
- $3,900 to $8,000; about $6,000 on average (HomeAdvisor, Fixr, Forbes Home)
- Swapping a heat pump on existing ducts
- $4,000 to $8,000; a 3-ton system about $3,900 to $6,200 (HomeAdvisor, Forbes Home, HomeGuide)
- A whole-home heat pump system
- commonly $14,000 or more (NYSERDA, Massachusetts EEAC, Fixr, HomeGuide)
- Replacing a gas furnace
- $3,800 to $6,200 at standard efficiency (HomeGuide, HomeAdvisor, Fixr, Forbes Home)$5,200 to $12,000 at high efficiency (90% AFUE and up) (HomeGuide, HomeAdvisor, Fixr, Forbes Home)
- Replacing an electric furnace
- $1,600 to $8,000, with a like-for-like swap at the low end (Fixr, HomeAdvisor)
- A single-zone mini-split
- $2,000 to $5,000 (HomeGuide, Fixr, Forbes Home)
- A multi-zone mini-split
- $3,000 to $14,000 for 2 to 4 zones (HomeGuide, Fixr, Forbes Home)
- An HVAC tune-up
- $70 to $350 a visit; a basic tune-up is often about $100 to $200 (HomeGuide, HomeAdvisor, Fixr)
Ranges from HomeAdvisor, HomeGuide, Fixr, Forbes Home, NYSERDA and the Massachusetts EEAC, checked September 2026.