Cover pebble dash · Northamptonshire
Covering pebble dash in Corby
Covering pebble dash in Corby: free survey, written specification and a fixed price, with the details that keep walls dry planned from the start. If your house in Corby is pebble-dashed, covering the dash is usually simpler than removing it.
- Free survey in NN17 and nearby
- Guide price from £72 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Corby
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
What's included
- Loose areas are cut out and patched first
- Sound dash can be insulated over with extra mechanical fixings
- Removing dash entirely is noisy and can damage soft brick
- Render-over uses a bonding coat and mesh to level the stones
What we look for in Corby
We also cover Uppingham and Kettering, close to Corby. Corby is about 19 miles from Northampton. Housing in the East Midlands includes Victorian terraces in the towns and cities, plenty of inter-war semis and post-war council estates, some of them system-built.
Much of Northamptonshire 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 Corby pebble dash jobs, we tap-test each elevation and mark any hollow areas.
- Postcode district
- NN17
- County or area
- Northamptonshire
- Nation
- England
- Nearby
- Uppingham, Kettering, Market Harborough, Oakham
Permissions in England
For a house in Corby, 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.
Building control applies once more than half of a wall is insulated or re-rendered, or more than a quarter of the whole building envelope, and your written quote says how that's handled.
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 Corby
| 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 Corby: questions
Will the stones show through?
No. A levelling base coat with mesh fills over the stones before the finish goes on.
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.
Do you cover Corby?
Yes — we survey and quote pebble dash covering in Corby (NN17) and nearby Uppingham, Kettering and Market Harborough, with a fixed written price before any work starts.