Cost of painting Pebbledash

NewDIYer

We are looking to paint our ugly pebbledash and are considering doing it ourselves but this seems to be a lot of work to prepare the surface (it is fairly dirty/algae in patches), paint etc, costly to hire the equipment and also fairly time consuming.

Roughly how much would it cost to get someone to do it? It's a 2-bed mid terrace and we're only looking to do the front of the house for now, so it's not a huge area.

Thanks.

RandyHandyAndy

Roughly speaking this shouldn't cost that much. Providing that there are no repairs to match the existing then you should look to pay about £500 (windows excluded). To treat the algea etc you should use a proper masonry stabiliser/ preparation but then two coats of (good quality) exterior masonry paint should do the job. Good luck. RHA

shelovestobuystuff

I was quoted £700 for a similar job.Seemed too much for a job which will take about 4 hours at most and only cost minimal amount for paint etc so hubby is doing it himself.Do it yourself if you can,its not a difficult job.Or buy the materials and give a mate a few quid for a few hours work.
Or, as you are in a mid-terrace see if any of your neighbours on either side want theirs done too.It could work out cheaper for you to get a company to quote for multiple house fronts together as most of their costs are in setting up for each job.

NewDIYer

Thanks for your replies. Yes that does seem quite a lot. Think it might work out a lot cheaper for us to do it ourselves but perhaps I'll ask around the neighbours first