Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation · Scotland

Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation in Edinburgh

If your homes in Edinburgh need alarms fitted, upgraded or replaced at end of life, we can survey and programme the work.

Social landlords in Edinburgh can appoint us for smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation, from a single home to a programme. City of Edinburgh Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock. We work to the Scottish Housing Quality Standard and to your own specification.

Edinburgh at a glance

Council: City of Edinburgh Council
Nation: Scotland
Council homes: Council-owned, managed by the council
Housing standard: SHQS (Scotland)
Damp and mould timescales: Scottish 2026 regulations (since 6 Oct 2026)
Population: 527,620 (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 Edinburgh?

City of Edinburgh Council is one of the 26 Scottish councils that still own their homes. Housing associations (registered social landlords) also own social homes in Edinburgh, and we can work for both.

What do we cover in Edinburgh?

Mains-wired interlinked smoke and heat alarms
Sealed-battery and radio-interlinked options
Carbon monoxide alarms near fixed combustion appliances
Alarm upgrades during voids, rewires and planned works
Testing and records for your compliance system

Smoke, heat and CO alarm installation in a social home

How do we deliver it?

Fitting alarms during a void or a rewire avoids a separate visit, so we flag homes in your other programmes where alarms are due.

Which rules apply in Edinburgh?

Since 1 February 2022 every home in Scotland has needed interlinked smoke alarms in the main living room and every hall or landing, a heat alarm in the kitchen, and a carbon monoxide alarm wherever there is a carbon-fuelled appliance or flue.

SHQS (Scotland) · More about smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation

What does smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation cost in Edinburgh?

Our guide range for mains-wired interlinked smoke, heat and CO alarms in Edinburgh is £435–£875 per home. That is the UK range of £450–£900 (our estimate) 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 smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation in Edinburgh

Does City of Edinburgh Council still own council homes?

Can you take on smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation in Edinburgh as a subcontractor?

Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Edinburgh can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for smoke, heat and carbon monoxide alarm installation, working under their systems and their client's specification.

Which housing standard applies in Edinburgh?

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.