Cover pebble dash · Argyll and Bute
Covering pebble dash in Dunoon
Covering pebble dash in Dunoon: free survey, written specification and a fixed price, with the details that keep walls dry planned from the start. Before quoting Dunoon pebble dash jobs, we tap-test each elevation and mark any hollow areas.
- Free survey in PA23 and nearby
- Guide price from £72 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Dunoon
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
What you get
- Render-over uses a bonding coat and mesh to level the stones
- Loose areas are cut out and patched first
- Tap-testing finds hollow, loose areas before anything is decided
- Removing dash entirely is noisy and can damage soft brick
Before we quote in Dunoon
As well as Dunoon itself, we quote in Greenock, Helensburgh and Clydebank. It's roughly 8 miles from Dunoon to Helensburgh, the largest town in Argyll and Bute. The Highlands and Islands have many exposed stone and harled homes, timber-framed houses and scattered rural properties.
Parts of Argyll and Bute fall in the higher wind-driven rain exposure bands, especially coastal and upland sites, so render specification, movement joints and detailing at cills, verges and the base of the wall matter more than usual.
If you're covering pebble dash in Dunoon, we price both a render-over and an insulate-over option.
- Postcode district
- PA23
- County or area
- Argyll and Bute
- Nation
- Scotland
- Nearby
- Greenock, Helensburgh, Clydebank, Paisley
Scotland: planning and regulations
Scottish householder rules mean many Dunoon jobs that change the outside of a house need a planning application; we confirm the position before quoting.
Scotland's building standards cover changes to external wall construction; we check whether your job in Dunoon needs a warrant.
Can you render over pebble dash?
Yes, if it's well bonded. The surface is cleaned, any loose patches removed and repaired, then a levelling base coat with mesh goes over the stones before the finish. This is cheaper and less disruptive than removing the dash.
Covering pebble dash prices in Dunoon
| 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.
From enquiry to finished wall
Get a guide price
Try the online quote tool for a ballpark figure.
Book the survey
A visit at a time that suits you.
Agree the quote
Nothing starts until you've signed the written price.
We do the work
Planned around weather, with you kept informed.
Cover pebble dash in Dunoon: questions
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.
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.
Do you cover Dunoon?
Yes — we survey and quote pebble dash covering in Dunoon (PA23) and nearby Greenock, Helensburgh and Clydebank, with a fixed written price before any work starts.