Greenville County · South Carolina
Mauldin more than doubled in the 1970s, and many of its neighborhoods date from that boom. Brick ranches and split-levels are common off Butler Road and Main Street, with wide, simple roof planes that suit solar well. The catch is age, since many are on a second or third roof and the decking underneath has taken a lot of nails.
✓Any roofer. Any installer. Any brand.
✓Written quote before a panel moves
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How we cover it
Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so there is no van around the corner in Mauldin. Call or text the address, the panel count and what is going on, and you get a straight answer: what the job needs, roughly what it costs, and whether we can take it on or who should.
On the ground in Mauldin
The city's Business and Development department issues building permits and does its own inspections, and unincorporated pockets around Mauldin fall to Greenville County instead. Duke Energy Carolinas supplies most homes, though Laurens Electric Cooperative keeps an office on East Butler Road and serves some surrounding areas. Interstate 385 runs along the east side of the city. A typical ranch here has two long, unbroken roof planes, which makes it simple to rack again. On those low-slope roofs there is less margin for water, so the flashing at every mount matters more than it would on a steep roof. Sweetgum, pine and water oak along the creeks drop gumballs, needles and leaves that collect under panels and hold moisture. Helene brought plenty of those trees down in 2024, some of them onto roofs.
Along Butler Road and near the Mauldin Cultural Center, many houses are on their second or third roof, and a leak traced to a mount on a low-slope ranch is a common find. Others are dealing with a dead inverter on a system whose installer has closed, so the manufacturer warranty has to be claimed without the original paperwork.
Local details
Before you book
FAQ
Often, yes, when it is planned. Art of Solar is a Florida solar company, so South Carolina work is booked ahead and grouped with other jobs in Upstate, and it only goes ahead with the South Carolina license the work needs. Send the address, the panel count and the roofer's tear-off date for a straight answer.
In South Carolina, the mounting and the wiring are licensed separately. A licensed residential builder or a registered roofer handles the roof mounts, and a licensed residential builder, a licensed residential electrician or a mechanical contractor licensed for electrical work handles the wiring. The Residential Builders Commission also registers solar panel installers to assemble and install the panels themselves.
Homes in Mauldin are generally served by Duke Energy Carolinas for most homes, Laurens Electric Cooperative in some nearby areas. When an array goes back on after a roof job the utility usually needs to know, and the building department normally inspects the reinstall before the system is switched back on.
Usually. The installer's own workmanship warranty is gone, but the panels, inverter and optimizers carry manufacturer warranties that normally still apply, and a dead system is often one failed part rather than a worn-out array.
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Get a quote
The address, roughly how many panels, who installed them if you know, and what is happening. A photo of the array from the street and one of the inverter get you an accurate number fastest, and texting them is the quickest way to send them.
Any brand, any roofer, any original installer. Written quote before a panel moves.