Cover pebble dash · Greater London
Covering pebble dash in Bexley
Covering pebble dash in Bexley: free survey, written specification and a fixed price, with the details that keep walls dry planned from the start. If your house in Bexley is pebble-dashed, covering the dash is usually simpler than removing it.
- Free survey in DA5 and nearby
- Guide price from £72 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Bexley
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
Part of every quote
- Sound dash can be insulated over with extra mechanical fixings
- Render-over uses a bonding coat and mesh to level the stones
- Combining with insulation adds warmth as well as a new look
- Removing dash entirely is noisy and can damage soft brick
Local considerations in Bexley
We cover Bexley and nearby Welling, Dartford and Swanley. London's housing includes a large stock of Victorian and Edwardian solid-wall terraces, inter-war semis and post-war blocks, and conservation areas cover many streets — so planning is often the first question for external work.
Much of Greater London 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.
Before quoting Bexley pebble dash jobs, we tap-test each elevation and mark any hollow areas.
- Postcode district
- DA5
- County or area
- Greater London
- Nation
- England
- Nearby
- Welling, Dartford, Swanley, Chislehurst
Approvals in England
Before quoting in Bexley, 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.
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 Bexley
| 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
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 Bexley: 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.
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.
Do you cover Bexley?
Yes — we survey and quote pebble dash covering in Bexley (DA5) and nearby Welling, Dartford and Swanley, with a fixed written price before any work starts.