Cover pebble dash · Shropshire
Covering pebble dash in Shrewsbury
If you're planning pebble dash covering in Shrewsbury, start with a free survey: we measure, check the walls and confirm planning and building control for your address. If you're covering pebble dash in Shrewsbury, we price both a render-over and an insulate-over option.
- Free survey in SY1 and nearby
- Guide price from £72 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Shrewsbury
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
Included as standard
- Tap-testing finds hollow, loose areas before anything is decided
- Render-over uses a bonding coat and mesh to level the stones
- Loose areas are cut out and patched first
- Combining with insulation adds warmth as well as a new look
What we look for in Shrewsbury
As well as Shrewsbury itself, we quote in Wellington, Telford and Oswestry. It's roughly 13 miles from Shrewsbury to Telford, the largest town in Shropshire. The West Midlands has large numbers of Victorian and Edwardian terraces, inter-war semis and post-war council estates, including concrete and steel-framed house types.
Exposure to wind-driven rain varies across Shropshire: 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 Shrewsbury pebble dash jobs, we tap-test each elevation and mark any hollow areas.
- Postcode district
- SY1
- County or area
- Shropshire
- Nation
- England
- Nearby
- Wellington, Telford, Oswestry, Ludlow
Planning and building control in England
Planning in Shrewsbury follows England's national rules: similar-looking finishes on houses are usually permitted, while flats, commercial premises, conservation areas and streets under an Article 4 direction need an application.
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.
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 Shrewsbury
| 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 Shrewsbury: 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 Shrewsbury?
Yes — we survey and quote pebble dash covering in Shrewsbury (SY1) and nearby Wellington, Telford and Oswestry, with a fixed written price before any work starts.