Charleston · permits through City of Charleston
Quick answer: Painters in Charleston. Southeastern Renovation is a licensed South Carolina general contractor (CLG.127339); painting work is coordinated by Southeastern Renovation and performed by painting subcontractors, who pull their own trade permits through City of Charleston. Call (843) 718-8177 for an estimate.
The oldest housing stock in the region — the Historic District, Harleston Village and Wagener Terrace hold houses from before 1940, and Charleston County has roughly 10,000 of them. Downtown work also runs through the Board of Architectural Review.
Permits for Charleston go through City of Charleston (Charleston County).
Most asked for in Charleston: Interior Painting.
City of Charleston. The licensed subcontractor pulls it, in their own name.
Because Charleston sits in Charleston County, its inspection schedule and fee table are City of Charleston's and not the neighbouring town's — worth confirming before anyone promises you a start date, since that is where most Lowcountry schedules actually slip.
Downtown work also runs through the Board of Architectural Review. That is why a quote for Charleston is not a quote for the next town over: the housing stock and the ground under it decide most of what the job actually involves, and City of Charleston decides the rest.
Painters and interior painting. That is not a guess — those are the phrases that complete in Google with "Charleston" attached, which is a reasonable proxy for what the street is actually dealing with.