Cover pebble dash · Highland
Covering pebble dash in Inverness
Looking for pebble dash covering in Inverness? We survey homes across Inverness and the IV2 area, then give you a fixed written price before any work starts. If you're covering pebble dash in Inverness, we price both a render-over and an insulate-over option.
- Free survey in IV2 and nearby
- Guide price from £72 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Inverness
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
What's included
- Loose areas are cut out and patched first
- Combining with insulation adds warmth as well as a new look
- Sound dash can be insulated over with extra mechanical fixings
- Removing dash entirely is noisy and can damage soft brick
What we look for in Inverness
We cover Inverness and nearby Nairn, Forres and Elgin. The Highlands and Islands have many exposed stone and harled homes, timber-framed houses and scattered rural properties.
Parts of Highland 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.
Before quoting Inverness pebble dash jobs, we tap-test each elevation and mark any hollow areas.
- Postcode district
- IV2
- County or area
- Highland
- Nation
- Scotland
- Nearby
- Nairn, Forres, Elgin, Lossiemouth
Scotland: planning and regulations
Scottish householder rules mean many Inverness jobs that change the outside of a house need a planning application; we confirm the position before quoting.
Where a building warrant is needed for Inverness work, it's obtained before installation starts, and the quote says who arranges it.
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 Inverness
| 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 Inverness: 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.
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 Inverness?
Yes — we survey and quote pebble dash covering in Inverness (IV2) and nearby Nairn, Forres and Elgin, with a fixed written price before any work starts.