Cover pebble dash · Greater London
Covering pebble dash in Mitcham
If you're planning pebble dash covering in Mitcham, start with a free survey: we measure, check the walls and confirm planning and building control for your address. If your house in Mitcham is pebble-dashed, covering the dash is usually simpler than removing it.
- Free survey in CR4 and nearby
- Guide price from £72 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Mitcham
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
What you get
- Combining with insulation adds warmth as well as a new look
- Tap-testing finds hollow, loose areas before anything is decided
- Render-over uses a bonding coat and mesh to level the stones
- Removing dash entirely is noisy and can damage soft brick
Mitcham: walls, weather and approvals
As well as Mitcham itself, we quote in Morden, Wimbledon and Streatham. 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 Mitcham pebble dash jobs, we tap-test each elevation and mark any hollow areas.
- Postcode district
- CR4
- County or area
- Greater London
- Nation
- England
- Nearby
- Morden, Wimbledon, Streatham, Carshalton
England: planning and regulations
For a house in Mitcham, 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.
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 Mitcham
| 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 Mitcham: 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 Mitcham?
Yes — we survey and quote pebble dash covering in Mitcham (CR4) and nearby Morden, Wimbledon and Streatham, with a fixed written price before any work starts.