Cover pebble dash · Scottish Borders
Covering pebble dash in Galashiels
Covering pebble dash in Galashiels: free survey, written specification and a fixed price, with the details that keep walls dry planned from the start. If you're covering pebble dash in Galashiels, we price both a render-over and an insulate-over option.
- Free survey in TD1 and nearby
- Guide price from £72 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Galashiels
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
What you get
- Combining with insulation adds warmth as well as a new look
- Removing dash entirely is noisy and can damage soft brick
- Render-over uses a bonding coat and mesh to level the stones
- Loose areas are cut out and patched first
What we look for in Galashiels
Surveys in Galashiels also cover the surrounding TD1 district and towns such as Hawick and Kelso. It's roughly 13 miles from Galashiels to Hawick, the largest town in Scottish Borders. The Scottish Borders have stone-built towns and villages, rural cottages and some post-war estates.
Exposure to wind-driven rain varies across Scottish Borders: 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 your house in Galashiels is pebble-dashed, covering the dash is usually simpler than removing it.
- Postcode district
- TD1
- County or area
- Scottish Borders
- Nation
- Scotland
- Nearby
- Hawick, Kelso, Peebles, Musselburgh
Planning and building control in Scotland
Scottish householder rules mean many Galashiels 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 Galashiels 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 Galashiels
| 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
Tell us about the property
Use the quote tool or form, or call. Photos help.
Free survey
We measure, check the walls and confirm approvals.
Fixed written quote
System, details, access, exclusions and VAT in writing.
Installation
Scheduled for suitable weather, with a clear programme.
Cover pebble dash in Galashiels: 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 Galashiels?
Yes — we survey and quote pebble dash covering in Galashiels (TD1) and nearby Hawick, Kelso and Peebles, with a fixed written price before any work starts.