Window and door replacement · Scotland
Window and door replacement in Shetland
Social landlords in Shetland can use us for planned window and door replacement and for one-off replacements in occupied homes.
We take on window and door replacement in Shetland for Shetland Islands Council, housing associations and supported housing providers, managing every trade ourselves and working to the timescales in your order. Shetland Islands Council still owns council homes here, alongside housing association stock.
Shetland at a glance
- Council
- Shetland Islands 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
- 22,870 (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 Shetland?
Shetland Islands Council is one of the 26 Scottish councils that still own their homes. Housing associations (registered social landlords) also own social homes in Shetland, and we can work for both.
What do we cover in Shetland?
- uPVC, aluminium or composite windows to your specification
- Front and rear doors, including composite doors with security hardware 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
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 Shetland?
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 Shetland?
Our guide range for uPVC window replacement in Shetland 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 Shetland
Does Shetland Islands Council still own council homes?
Shetland Islands Council is one of the 26 Scottish councils that still own their homes. Housing associations (registered social landlords) also own social homes in Shetland, and we can work for both.
Do you also work near Shetland?
Yes. We take on window and door replacement across Scotland, including Orkney, Moray, Aberdeenshire and Aberdeen, and in every other UK nation.
Can you take on window and door replacement in Shetland as a subcontractor?
Yes. Main contractors working for social landlords in Shetland 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 Shetland
- Bathroom replacement programmes
- Cyclical and external decoration
- Fire door installation and remediation
- Electrical remedial works and rewires
- Whole-house retrofit
- Fire stopping and compartmentation
- Housing disrepair works
- Acquisition and temporary accommodation refurbishment
- Damp and mould remediation
- Loft and cavity wall insulation
- External wall insulation
- Estate and external works