Cover pebble dash · County Armagh
Covering pebble dash in Portadown
Covering pebble dash in Portadown: free survey, written specification and a fixed price, with the details that keep walls dry planned from the start. If your house in Portadown is pebble-dashed, covering the dash is usually simpler than removing it.
- Free survey in BT62 and nearby
- Guide price from £72 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Portadown
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
- Tap-testing finds hollow, loose areas before anything is decided
- Loose areas are cut out and patched first
Portadown: walls, weather and approvals
Surveys in Portadown also cover the surrounding BT62 district and towns such as Craigavon and Lurgan. Portadown sits around 3 miles from Craigavon. Northern Ireland has many rendered and pebble-dashed homes, older solid-walled rural houses, and estates built by the Housing Executive.
Exposure to wind-driven rain varies across County Armagh: 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.
Before quoting Portadown pebble dash jobs, we tap-test each elevation and mark any hollow areas.
- Postcode district
- BT62
- County or area
- County Armagh
- Nation
- Northern Ireland
- Nearby
- Craigavon, Lurgan, Banbridge, Armagh
Northern Ireland: planning and regulations
Before quoting in Portadown, we check whether the property is listed or in a conservation area, which changes what needs planning permission in Northern Ireland.
Building control applies to insulation and major re-rendering in Northern Ireland, and the work is signed off by the council.
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 Portadown
| 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
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 Portadown: 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.
Will the stones show through?
No. A levelling base coat with mesh fills over the stones before the finish goes on.
Is it cheaper to cover pebble dash or remove it?
Covering is usually cheaper and less disruptive, as long as the dash is sound.
Do you cover Portadown?
Yes — we survey and quote pebble dash covering in Portadown (BT62) and nearby Craigavon, Lurgan and Banbridge, with a fixed written price before any work starts.