Window and door replacement · Scotland
Window and door replacement in Edinburgh
We replace windows and doors in Edinburgh for social landlords, programmed street by street and fitted with the resident's day in mind.
We take on window and door replacement in Edinburgh for City of Edinburgh Council, housing associations and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. City of Edinburgh Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.
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?
- uPVC, aluminium or composite windows to your specification
- Trickle vents and background ventilation to current guidance
- Making good of reveals, cills and plaster inside and out
- Building regulations compliance through a competent person scheme installer or building control
- Removal and recycling of old frames
How do we deliver it?
Each home is surveyed before ordering, so the frames that arrive fit and meet the egress and ventilation requirements for that room.
Which rules apply in Edinburgh?
In Scotland, building work, conversion or demolition needs a building warrant unless it is exempt, with a completion certificate at the end. The council's building standards service is the verifier.
SHQS (Scotland) · More about window and door replacement
What does window and door replacement cost in Edinburgh?
Our guide range for uPVC window replacement in Edinburgh is £4,350–£11,650 per home. That is the UK range of £4,500–£12,000 (published figure) 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 window and door replacement in Edinburgh
Does City of Edinburgh Council still own council homes?
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.
Do you also work near Edinburgh?
Yes. We take on window and door replacement across Scotland, including Midlothian, West Lothian, Falkirk and Fife, and in every other UK nation.
Can you take on window and door replacement in Edinburgh as a subcontractor?
Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Edinburgh can engage us as a tier-2 subcontractor for window and door replacement, working under their systems and their client's specification.
Other works we carry out in Edinburgh
- Electrical remedial works and rewires
- Roofing and rainwater goods
- Brickwork, pointing and render repairs
- Void property works
- Estate and external works
- Housing disrepair works
- Fire door installation and remediation
- Heating upgrades and heat pumps
- Aids and adaptations
- Bathroom replacement programmes
- Acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment
- Loft and cavity wall insulation