Cover pebble dash · East Sussex
Covering pebble dash in Hastings
If you're planning pebble dash covering in Hastings, start with a free survey: we measure, check the walls and confirm planning and building control for your address. If your house in Hastings is pebble-dashed, covering the dash is usually simpler than removing it.
- Free survey in TN34 and nearby
- Guide price from £72 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Hastings
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
Included as standard
- Render-over uses a bonding coat and mesh to level the stones
- Sound dash can be insulated over with extra mechanical fixings
- Tap-testing finds hollow, loose areas before anything is decided
- Combining with insulation adds warmth as well as a new look
Hastings: walls, weather and approvals
We cover Hastings and nearby Bexhill-on-Sea, Eastbourne and Seaford. Hastings is about 31 miles from Brighton. 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.
Exposure to wind-driven rain varies across East Sussex: 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 Hastings, we price both a render-over and an insulate-over option.
- Postcode district
- TN34
- County or area
- East Sussex
- Nation
- England
- Nearby
- Bexhill-on-Sea, Eastbourne, Seaford, Crowborough
England: planning and regulations
Before quoting in Hastings, we check whether the property is in a conservation area, under an Article 4 direction or listed, because that decides whether changing the outside needs planning permission.
If the work covers more than half of a wall, or a quarter of the building's whole envelope, it counts as renovating a thermal element, with a target of about 0.30 W/m²K where feasible.
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 Hastings
| 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.
What happens next
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 Hastings: questions
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.
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.
Do you cover Hastings?
Yes — we survey and quote pebble dash covering in Hastings (TN34) and nearby Bexhill-on-Sea, Eastbourne and Seaford, with a fixed written price before any work starts.