Cover pebble dash · South Glamorgan
Covering pebble dash in Cardiff
Covering pebble dash in Cardiff: free survey, written specification and a fixed price, with the details that keep walls dry planned from the start. If your house in Cardiff is pebble-dashed, covering the dash is usually simpler than removing it.
- Free survey in CF10 and nearby
- Guide price from £72 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Cardiff
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
Part of every quote
- Loose areas are cut out and patched first
- Combining with insulation adds warmth as well as a new look
- Render-over uses a bonding coat and mesh to level the stones
- Sound dash can be insulated over with extra mechanical fixings
Local considerations in Cardiff
Surveys in Cardiff also cover the surrounding CF10 district and towns such as Penarth and Caerphilly. South Wales has long runs of solid-wall valley terraces, Victorian and Edwardian town housing and post-war council estates.
Exposure to wind-driven rain varies across South Glamorgan: 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 Cardiff pebble dash jobs, we tap-test each elevation and mark any hollow areas.
- Postcode district
- CF10
- County or area
- South Glamorgan
- Nation
- Wales
- Nearby
- Penarth, Caerphilly, Barry, Risca
Wales: planning and regulations
We check Cardiff addresses for conservation areas and listing before quoting, because Welsh permitted development rules don't cover every external change.
Welsh Building Regulations expect walls to be upgraded when a substantial area is renewed, and building control signs the work off.
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 Cardiff
| 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
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 Cardiff: questions
Will the stones show through?
No. A levelling base coat with mesh fills over the stones before the finish goes on.
Does covering pebble dash need planning permission?
Changing the finish on a house usually doesn't in England and Wales outside conservation areas, but check if your house is in one or is listed.
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 Cardiff?
Yes — we survey and quote pebble dash covering in Cardiff (CF10) and nearby Penarth, Caerphilly and Barry, with a fixed written price before any work starts.