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Pebble dash-can you still get it done?

never_enough
never_enough Posts: 1,495 Forumite
in In my home (includes DIY) MoneySaving
Does anyone still do pebble dash? Our unpainted pebble-dash has been endlessly patched, none of it really matches. Would prefer not to just paint over it as will then have do it every few years, so would rather have it all taken off & redone. Spoken to a couple of people but they say that they don't do it anymore.
Any thoughts/guidance? Is it also known as something else?
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  • Hector-The-Inspector_2
    Hector-The-Inspector_2 Posts: 92 Forumite
    Yes! Contact a few local builders in your area for quotes, it can be expensive for a full house, it's still called pebble dash ;)
  • totalsolutions
    totalsolutions Posts: 3,110 Forumite
    Dave Ridge & Sons 02086796223
  • ewcs
    ewcs Posts: 112 Forumite
    Pebbledash is applied today, the problem with having pebbledash applied is (as your experiencing) it weathers and bald patches appear, this is normal and always occurs, newer full protection systems are now available with no future maintainance required.
  • Mojisola
    Mojisola Posts: 35,574 Forumite
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    ewcs wrote: »
    Pebbledash is applied today, the problem with having pebbledash applied is (as your experiencing) it weathers and bald patches appear, this is normal and always occurs, newer full protection systems are now available with no future maintainance required.

    Not always. Our pebble dash is about 90 years old and is in perfect condition.
  • Owain_Moneysaver
    Owain_Moneysaver Posts: 11,393 Forumite
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    look for rendering and roughcasting in the ads for Plastering in YP
    A kind word lasts a minute, a skelped erse is sair for a day.
  • never_enough
    never_enough Posts: 1,495 Forumite
    Mojisola wrote: »
    Not always. Our pebble dash is about 90 years old and is in perfect condition.

    Ours is a similar age & was reasonably ok until a few years ago, now there are some large blown or unstable looking areas. Also patches where extra pipes have been added from kitchen/bathrooms.
  • ewcs
    ewcs Posts: 112 Forumite
    Mojisola wrote: »
    Not always. Our pebble dash is about 90 years old and is in perfect condition.
    Ok sorry, in 8 out of 10 pebbledashed properties i see this occurs, once it starts it will spread and bald.
  • ewcs
    ewcs Posts: 112 Forumite
    never_enough wrote: »
    Ours is a similar age & was reasonably ok until a few years ago, now there are some large blown or unstable looking areas. Also patches where extra pipes have been added from kitchen/bathrooms.
    problem with blown pebbledash is if you try to patch it in it will always notice
  • Mojisola
    Mojisola Posts: 35,574 Forumite
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    ewcs wrote: »
    Ok sorry, in 8 out of 10 pebbledashed properties i see this occurs, once it starts it will spread and bald.

    I'm sure you're right. Ours does seem to have been done exceptionally well. The pebbledashing on some neighbouring houses hasn't lasted as well.
  • diable
    diable Posts: 5,258 Forumite
    Why?













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