Cover pebble dash · Scottish Borders
Covering pebble dash in Kelso
If you're planning pebble dash covering in Kelso, start with a free survey: we measure, check the walls and confirm planning and building control for your address. Before quoting Kelso pebble dash jobs, we tap-test each elevation and mark any hollow areas.
- Free survey in TD5 and nearby
- Guide price from £72 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Kelso
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
Part of every quote
- Removing dash entirely is noisy and can damage soft brick
- Sound dash can be insulated over with extra mechanical fixings
- Tap-testing finds hollow, loose areas before anything is decided
- Render-over uses a bonding coat and mesh to level the stones
Homes and walls in Kelso
As well as Kelso itself, we quote in Galashiels, Hawick and Peebles. Kelso is about 18 miles from Hawick. 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 you're covering pebble dash in Kelso, we price both a render-over and an insulate-over option.
- Postcode district
- TD5
- County or area
- Scottish Borders
- Nation
- Scotland
- Nearby
- Galashiels, Hawick, Peebles, Musselburgh
Scotland: planning and regulations
In Scotland, permitted development for external wall changes is narrower, so in Kelso we check with the council's planning team where the appearance changes, and always for flats, tenements and conservation areas.
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 Kelso
| 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
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 Kelso: questions
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.
Will the stones show through?
No. A levelling base coat with mesh fills over the stones before the finish goes on.
Do you cover Kelso?
Yes — we survey and quote pebble dash covering in Kelso (TD5) and nearby Galashiels, Hawick and Peebles, with a fixed written price before any work starts.