Cover pebble dash · West Yorkshire
Covering pebble dash in Keighley
If you're planning pebble dash covering in Keighley, start with a free survey: we measure, check the walls and confirm planning and building control for your address. Before quoting Keighley pebble dash jobs, we tap-test each elevation and mark any hollow areas.
- Free survey in BD21 and nearby
- Guide price from £72 per m² + scaffold, inc VAT
- Fixed written price before work starts
Free survey in Keighley
Postcode, service and a phone number is all we need.
What the job covers
- Render-over uses a bonding coat and mesh to level the stones
- Sound dash can be insulated over with extra mechanical fixings
- Loose areas are cut out and patched first
- Combining with insulation adds warmth as well as a new look
Homes and walls in Keighley
We also cover Bingley and Shipley, close to Keighley. Keighley is about 15 miles from Leeds. Yorkshire's housing includes stone and brick terraces, back-to-backs in parts of West Yorkshire, and post-war estates with steel-framed and concrete house types.
Exposure to wind-driven rain varies across West Yorkshire: 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 Keighley is pebble-dashed, covering the dash is usually simpler than removing it.
- Postcode district
- BD21
- County or area
- West Yorkshire
- Nation
- England
- Nearby
- Bingley, Shipley, Guiseley, Bradford
Permissions in England
Before quoting in Keighley, we check whether the property is in a conservation area, under an Article 4 direction or listed, because that decides whether changing the outside needs planning permission.
Insulating or re-rendering more than half of a wall's area brings in Part L of the Building Regulations, so building control is notified and the wall is upgraded to about 0.30 W/m²K where practical.
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 Keighley
| 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 Keighley: questions
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.
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 Keighley?
Yes — we survey and quote pebble dash covering in Keighley (BD21) and nearby Bingley, Shipley and Guiseley, with a fixed written price before any work starts.