Cover pebble dash · Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
Covering pebble dash in Aberdeen
We quote pebble dash covering for homes in Aberdeen (AB10) and nearby Inverurie and Peterhead, with guide prices online and a free survey to fix the price. If your house in Aberdeen is pebble-dashed, covering the dash is usually simpler than removing it.
- Free survey in AB10 and nearby
- Guide price from £72 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Aberdeen
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
Part of every quote
- Combining with insulation adds warmth as well as a new look
- Removing dash entirely is noisy and can damage soft brick
- Loose areas are cut out and patched first
- Tap-testing finds hollow, loose areas before anything is decided
Aberdeen: walls, weather and approvals
Surveys in Aberdeen also cover the surrounding AB10 district and towns such as Inverurie and Peterhead. North East Scotland has granite and stone-built homes, harled cottages and post-war estates, with exposed coastal settings along much of it.
Exposure to wind-driven rain varies across Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire: sheltered town streets fare better than walls on high ground or facing the prevailing weather, and the render, beads and cill details are chosen with that in mind.
If you're covering pebble dash in Aberdeen, we price both a render-over and an insulate-over option.
- Postcode district
- AB10
- County or area
- Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire
- Nation
- Scotland
- Nearby
- Inverurie, Peterhead, Montrose, Arbroath
Scotland: planning and regulations
For Aberdeen properties, flats and tenements need planning permission for external insulation, and a noticeable change of finish on a house often does too under Scottish rules.
Over-cladding work in Scotland often needs a building warrant from the council's building standards service, with Section 6 of the Technical Handbooks setting insulation benchmarks.
Is it better to insulate over pebble dash?
If you're paying for scaffolding and a new finish anyway, adding insulation costs more but improves comfort considerably on solid or non-traditional walls. On cavity walls, check whether the cavity is filled first.
Covering pebble dash prices in Aberdeen
| Item | Guide price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Render over sound pebble dash | £72–£114 per m²inc VAT | Excluding scaffold |
| Insulate over pebble dash (EWI) | £110–£175 per m²0% VAT | |
| Pebble dash removal | £24–£48 per m²inc VAT | Where needed |
Confirmed by a fixed written quote after survey. Prices include VAT at 20%. 0% VAT: installing insulation in a home is zero-rated until 31 March 2027, so these figures are the total; 5% applies from 1 April 2027.
How it works
Enquiry
Send your postcode and a few details.
Measured survey
Walls, damp, eaves, cills and services recorded.
Written price
A fixed price with the specification attached.
Work and handover
Installed, inspected and documents handed over.
Cover pebble dash in Aberdeen: questions
Is it cheaper to cover pebble dash or remove it?
Covering is usually cheaper and less disruptive, as long as the dash is sound.
Will the stones show through?
No. A levelling base coat with mesh fills over the stones before the finish goes on.
Can I paint pebble dash instead?
You can, but it doesn't fix hollow areas or cracks, and paint on dash often needs redoing every few years.
Do you cover Aberdeen?
Yes — we survey and quote pebble dash covering in Aberdeen (AB10) and nearby Inverurie, Peterhead and Montrose, with a fixed written price before any work starts.