Cover pebble dash · Northamptonshire
Covering pebble dash in Wellingborough
From Wellingborough to Rushden, we price pebble dash covering after a measured survey — no guesswork, and no work starts until the price is agreed in writing. If you're covering pebble dash in Wellingborough, we price both a render-over and an insulate-over option.
- Free survey in NN8 and nearby
- Guide price from £72 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Wellingborough
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
Included as standard
- Loose areas are cut out and patched first
- 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
What we look for in Wellingborough
As well as Wellingborough itself, we quote in Rushden, Kettering and Northampton. It's roughly 9 miles from Wellingborough to Northampton, the largest town in Northamptonshire. 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.
If your house in Wellingborough is pebble-dashed, covering the dash is usually simpler than removing it.
- Postcode district
- NN8
- County or area
- Northamptonshire
- Nation
- England
- Nearby
- Rushden, Kettering, Northampton, Corby
Permissions in England
Before quoting in Wellingborough, 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.
If the work covers more than half of a wall, or a quarter of the building's whole envelope, it counts as renovating a thermal element, with a target of about 0.30 W/m²K where feasible.
Can you render over pebble dash?
Yes, if it's well bonded. The surface is cleaned, any loose patches removed and repaired, then a levelling base coat with mesh goes over the stones before the finish. This is cheaper and less disruptive than removing the dash.
Covering pebble dash prices in Wellingborough
| 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.
From enquiry to finished wall
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 Wellingborough: questions
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.
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.
Do you cover Wellingborough?
Yes — we survey and quote pebble dash covering in Wellingborough (NN8) and nearby Rushden, Kettering and Northampton, with a fixed written price before any work starts.