Fire door installation and remediation · Scotland

Fire door installation and remediation in the Scottish Borders

Social landlords and managing agents in the Scottish Borders can use us for flat entrance doorsets, communal fire doors and remedials from inspection reports.

We take on fire door installation and remediation in the Scottish Borders for housing associations (which own most social homes here) and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Most social homes in the Scottish Borders belong to housing associations after the council transferred its stock.

Scottish Borders at a glance

Council: Scottish Borders Council
Nation: Scotland
Council homes: Transferred to housing associations
Housing standard: SHQS (Scotland)
Damp and mould timescales: Scottish 2026 regulations (since 6 Oct 2026)
Population: 115,240 (2020 estimate)
Regional price factor: 0.97 (our estimate)

Council housing status from published stock transfer histories (6 transfer and 26 stock-holding councils), not yet checked against Scottish Government tables. Population: ONS 2020 mid-year estimate.

Who owns the social homes in the Scottish Borders?

Most social homes in the Scottish Borders are owned by housing associations, following the transfer of the council's homes to housing association ownership. It is one of six Scottish councils that transferred their housing. Scottish Borders Council remains the strategic housing authority, with duties on homelessness and housing need.

What do we cover in the Scottish Borders?

Communal, riser and cupboard fire doors
Remedials from inspection reports: gaps, closers, seals, hinges, glazing
Fire door signage and keep-shut notices
Photographic evidence of every door before and after
Data for your fire door register

Fire door installation and remediation in a social home

How do we deliver it?

We match our completion log to your inspection report line by line, so your fire door register can be updated without interpretation.

Which rules apply in the Scottish Borders?

Fire doors in blocks of flats are part of the building's fire strategy and are reviewed through the responsible person's fire risk assessment. Remedial work is completed to the doorset manufacturer's certified details.

SHQS (Scotland) · More about fire door installation and remediation

What does fire door installation and remediation cost in the Scottish Borders?

Our guide range for a flat entrance fire doorset (FD30S), supplied and fitted in the Scottish Borders is £2,350–£3,800 per door. That is the UK range of £2,400–£3,900 (derived from published totals) adjusted by a regional cost factor of 0.97 (our own estimate); figures are before VAT where the source states it. Every job is priced after survey; specification, access and the condition of the homes will move the figure.

Questions about fire door installation and remediation in the Scottish Borders

Does Scottish Borders Council still own council homes?

Can you take on fire door installation and remediation in the Scottish Borders as a subcontractor?

Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in the Scottish Borders can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for fire door installation and remediation, working under their systems and their client's specification.

Which housing standard applies in the Scottish Borders?

Social landlords in Scotland must meet the Scottish Housing Quality Standard, with energy efficiency rules (EESSH2) under review ahead of a new Social Housing Net Zero Standard.