Cover pebble dash · Scottish Borders
Covering pebble dash in Peebles
Need pebble dash covering in Peebles? Tell us about the property and we'll arrange a free survey and a written quote. Before quoting Peebles pebble dash jobs, we tap-test each elevation and mark any hollow areas.
- Free survey in EH45 and nearby
- Guide price from £72 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Peebles
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
What's included
- Tap-testing finds hollow, loose areas before anything is decided
- Removing dash entirely is noisy and can damage soft brick
- Loose areas are cut out and patched first
- Sound dash can be insulated over with extra mechanical fixings
Homes and walls in Peebles
As well as Peebles itself, we quote in Galashiels, Musselburgh and Edinburgh. Peebles sits around 22 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 your house in Peebles is pebble-dashed, covering the dash is usually simpler than removing it.
- Postcode district
- EH45
- County or area
- Scottish Borders
- Nation
- Scotland
- Nearby
- Galashiels, Musselburgh, Edinburgh, Livingston
Planning and building control in Scotland
For Peebles properties, flats and tenements need planning permission for external insulation, and a noticeable change of finish on a house often does too under Scottish rules.
Where a building warrant is needed for Peebles work, it's obtained before installation starts, and the quote says who arranges it.
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 Peebles
| 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
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 Peebles: 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 Peebles?
Yes — we survey and quote pebble dash covering in Peebles (EH45) and nearby Galashiels, Musselburgh and Edinburgh, with a fixed written price before any work starts.