Cover pebble dash · Hampshire
Covering pebble dash in Eastleigh
We quote pebble dash covering for homes in Eastleigh (SO50) and nearby Southampton and Winchester, with guide prices online and a free survey to fix the price. If your house in Eastleigh is pebble-dashed, covering the dash is usually simpler than removing it.
- Free survey in SO50 and nearby
- Guide price from £72 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Eastleigh
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
Included as standard
- 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
- Loose areas are cut out and patched first
What we look for in Eastleigh
Surveys in Eastleigh also cover the surrounding SO50 district and towns such as Southampton and Winchester. It's roughly 5 miles from Eastleigh to Southampton, the largest town in Hampshire. 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 Hampshire: 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 Eastleigh, we price both a render-over and an insulate-over option.
- Postcode district
- SO50
- County or area
- Hampshire
- Nation
- England
- Nearby
- Southampton, Winchester, Totton, Hythe
Planning and building control in England
For a house in Eastleigh, 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 Eastleigh
| 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 Eastleigh: 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.
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.
Do you cover Eastleigh?
Yes — we survey and quote pebble dash covering in Eastleigh (SO50) and nearby Southampton, Winchester and Totton, with a fixed written price before any work starts.