Cover pebble dash · County Londonderry
Covering pebble dash in Coleraine
We quote pebble dash covering for homes in Coleraine (BT52) and nearby Limavady and Ballymena, with guide prices online and a free survey to fix the price. Before quoting Coleraine pebble dash jobs, we tap-test each elevation and mark any hollow areas.
- Free survey in BT52 and nearby
- Guide price from £72 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Coleraine
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
Included as standard
- Tap-testing finds hollow, loose areas before anything is decided
- Loose areas are cut out and patched first
- Removing dash entirely is noisy and can damage soft brick
- Sound dash can be insulated over with extra mechanical fixings
Local considerations in Coleraine
Surveys in Coleraine also cover the surrounding BT52 district and towns such as Limavady and Ballymena. Coleraine is about 27 miles from Derry~Londonderry. Northern Ireland has many rendered and pebble-dashed homes, older solid-walled rural houses, and estates built by the Housing Executive.
Parts of County Londonderry 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 your house in Coleraine is pebble-dashed, covering the dash is usually simpler than removing it.
- Postcode district
- BT52
- County or area
- County Londonderry
- Nation
- Northern Ireland
- Nearby
- Limavady, Ballymena, Magherafelt, Derry~Londonderry
Permissions in Northern Ireland
In Northern Ireland, permitted development is set by the 2015 Order; in Coleraine, changing a house's external appearance, and any work on flats or listed buildings, may need permission, so we check with the council.
Council building control in Northern Ireland checks insulation work of this kind; the quote says how the application is handled.
When does pebble dash need removing?
Where it's widely hollow, cracked or letting water in, or where the wall underneath needs to be inspected or repaired. Removal is dusty and noisy and can damage the face of soft bricks, so it's not the default.
Covering pebble dash prices in Coleraine
| 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 Coleraine: 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 Coleraine?
Yes — we survey and quote pebble dash covering in Coleraine (BT52) and nearby Limavady, Ballymena and Magherafelt, with a fixed written price before any work starts.