Cover pebble dash · Scottish Borders
Covering pebble dash in Hawick
Homeowners and landlords in Hawick can get a free survey and a fixed written quote for pebble dash covering, covering TD9 and the surrounding area. If your house in Hawick is pebble-dashed, covering the dash is usually simpler than removing it.
- Free survey in TD9 and nearby
- Guide price from £72 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Hawick
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
What you get
- Loose areas are cut out and patched first
- Tap-testing finds hollow, loose areas before anything is decided
- Render-over uses a bonding coat and mesh to level the stones
- Sound dash can be insulated over with extra mechanical fixings
Before we quote in Hawick
We cover Hawick and nearby Galashiels, Kelso and Peebles. 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.
Before quoting Hawick pebble dash jobs, we tap-test each elevation and mark any hollow areas.
- Postcode district
- TD9
- County or area
- Scottish Borders
- Nation
- Scotland
- Nearby
- Galashiels, Kelso, Peebles, Annan
Permissions in Scotland
Scottish householder rules mean many Hawick jobs that change the outside of a house need a planning application; we confirm the position before quoting.
Over-cladding work in Scotland often needs a building warrant from the council's building standards service, with Section 6 of the Technical Handbooks setting insulation benchmarks.
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 Hawick
| 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 Hawick: questions
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.
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 Hawick?
Yes — we survey and quote pebble dash covering in Hawick (TD9) and nearby Galashiels, Kelso and Peebles, with a fixed written price before any work starts.