Cover pebble dash · Berkshire
Covering pebble dash in Earley
Need pebble dash covering in Earley? Tell us about the property and we'll arrange a free survey and a written quote. If you're covering pebble dash in Earley, we price both a render-over and an insulate-over option.
- Free survey in RG6 and nearby
- Guide price from £72 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Earley
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
Included as standard
- Tap-testing finds hollow, loose areas before anything is decided
- Render-over uses a bonding coat and mesh to level the stones
- Sound dash can be insulated over with extra mechanical fixings
- Removing dash entirely is noisy and can damage soft brick
Earley: walls, weather and approvals
We cover Earley and nearby Reading, Wokingham and Crowthorne. Earley is about 3 miles from Reading. Homes across the South East range from inter-war semis and post-war estates, which are mostly cavity-walled, to older solid-walled cottages and Victorian town terraces.
Much of Berkshire sits in the lower wind-driven rain exposure bands, which keeps the choice of finishes wide — though hilltop, coastal and exposed gable walls can still need a tougher specification, so we check the actual site.
If your house in Earley is pebble-dashed, covering the dash is usually simpler than removing it.
- Postcode district
- RG6
- County or area
- Berkshire
- Nation
- England
- Nearby
- Reading, Wokingham, Crowthorne, Yateley
Approvals in England
For a house in Earley, external insulation or render is often permitted development if it looks similar to the existing walls; conservation areas, flats, commercial buildings and listed buildings need permission or consent, so we check your address first.
Insulating or re-rendering more than half of a wall's area brings in Part L of the Building Regulations, so building control is notified and the wall is upgraded to about 0.30 W/m²K where practical.
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 Earley
| 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 Earley: questions
Does covering pebble dash need planning permission?
Changing the finish on a house usually doesn't in England and Wales outside conservation areas, but check if your house is in one or is listed.
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 Earley?
Yes — we survey and quote pebble dash covering in Earley (RG6) and nearby Reading, Wokingham and Crowthorne, with a fixed written price before any work starts.