Window and door replacement · Scotland

Window and door replacement in the Scottish Borders

Social landlords in the Scottish Borders can use us for planned window and door replacement and for one-off replacements in occupied homes.

Window and door replacement in the Scottish Borders is carried out by our site teams and specialist subcontractors under our management, with photographs, notes and certificates on every job. 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?

Front and rear doors, including composite doors with security hardware to your specification
Trickle vents and background ventilation to current guidance
Fire escape windows and child-safe restrictors
Making good of reveals, cills and plaster inside and out
Removal and recycling of old frames

Window and door replacement in a social home

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 the Scottish Borders?

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 the Scottish Borders?

Our guide range for uPVC window replacement in the Scottish Borders 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 the Scottish Borders

Does Scottish Borders Council still own council homes?

Do you also work near the Scottish Borders?

Yes. We take on window and door replacement across Scotland, including Midlothian, East Lothian, Edinburgh and West Lothian, and in every other UK nation.

Can you take on window and door replacement 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 window and door replacement, working under their systems and their client's specification.