What pebbles do you use for Pebble Dash?

Pebbles were dredged from the seabed to provide the building material needed, although most modern pebbledash is actually not pebbles at all, but small and sharp flint chips, known as Spar dash or spa dash.

What kind of stone is used for pebble Dash?

For as long as people have been using pebble dash, limestone has been a favourite material for this type of surfacing. Now, you can complete your dry dash project with this popular, beautiful stone White Limestone Dry Dashing mixture.

What's the best mix for pebble dashing?

1 part Ordinary Portland (OP) Cement : 4 parts sand mixed with water and plasticiser and waterproofer as recommended. 1 part OP Cement : 0.5 part hydrated lime : 4.5 parts sand mixed with water and plasticiser and waterproofer as recommended.

What materials do I need to pebble dash?

What mix do you use for wet dash?

The standard mix for wet dash render is 2-3 parts sand, 1 part cement, and 1 part small gravel mix. These are all mixed together to make the rendering mix.

How To Pebble Dash Rendered Walls

How thick should pebbledash be?

Traditional render was between 24 - 30mm thick, applied as two or even three coats made up of a surface scratched or bonding coat, undercoat and finish or top coat and included wire mesh stapled to the masonry below.

How many coats for pebble Dash?

The door frame, window sills and gutters are some of the areas that weather fast, so apply two or three coats around these sections. Dedicate enough time to paint pebbledash exteriors because you have to be meticulous. A well-done paint job of a pebbledash exterior can last between 10 and 15 years.

Should I use smooth or textured paint for pebble Dash?

Smooth Masonry Paint is easy to clean and perfect for rough surfaces such as pebbledash.

How long does wet dash take to dry?

Often, it is best to apply wet dash during warmer months, when the temperature is above 5 degrees Celsius, as the wall below is likely to be dry. Rainfall can also impact the drying process, so we usually advise that the wall is to be protected from downpours for at least 24 hours.

What do you use for dry mix?

Fill 3 separate buckets with masonry cement, sand, and water. Standard dry mortar mix consists of a ratio of 3-4 parts sand to 1 part cement.

What are the Colours of wet dash?

*white, ivory, yellow, grey, red, brown, fawn, buff. One bag of PE Wet Dash render is mixed with one bag of harling chip & 6.25 litres of water to create a slurry of uniform consistency. This slurry is cast by hand or machine on to to same coloured receiver coat.

Should I use a roller or brush on pebbledash?

Ensure you get a long-pile roller, which is perfect for painting heavily textured surfaces as it can reach the gaps between the pebbles much more effectively than a standard roller. Furthermore, a specialist masonry brush with longer bristles will also help you find those tricky nooks and crannies.

What can I use instead of pebble Dash?

Thin coat renders are a great option for when removing your pebbledash and replacing it with coloured render. Because they are thin-coat, they offer a level of flexibility that ensures that your coloured render finish stays crack-proof for years to come.

How do you make a pebble dash look good?

If the home owner wants to completely get rid of the pebbledash, it can be rendered. This can be with a coloured render, which saves on repainting, or sand and cement render, which will need painting once it's on the house. A professional builder will remove all the old pebbledash and render over the bare bricks.

Can you paint straight onto pebble Dash?

Unfortunately, with such a rough, bumpy surface, pebbledash isn't really suitable for painting. The various peaks, troughs and sharp edges are a nightmare to paint – and the results are rarely good. On top of that, paint is never a long-term solution outside your home.

Should I seal pebble dash before painting?

Best to re-render smooth. However, if you plan on keeping existing pebbledash, you can seal it with trade dulux weathershield masonry (watered down first coat so that it soaks in) - then apply 1-2 regular coats until you are satisfied with the finish.

What sand is best for pebble Dash?

The correct method for pebbledashing is 3.5 to 1. (3.5 plastering sand to 1.0 cement) for the first coat(scratch coat)including feb/addmix and waterproofer.

What is the difference between rock stone and pebble?

As a general rule, geologists perceive all stones and pebbles as rocks, but not all rocks are considered stones (or pebbles). A pebble is a small stone that has had its edges smoothed by water erosion. And sand is just tiny pieces of eroded rock.

What is underneath pebble Dash?

Pebble dashing is a form of wall covering that is most commonly found on exterior walls. Pebbles are tossed and pushed into two coats of a lime and sand "foundation." As a consequence, a wall covered in small, smooth pebbles can be formed.

How do you modernize pebbledash?

Smoothing over the pebble-dash with One Coat Dash Cover (OCDC) One of the best ways of re-rendering pebbledash without removing pebbledash render is by smoothing over it with our One Coat Dash Cover (OCDC).

What is dry vs wet dash?

Wet dashing and dry dashing are two similar methods of external wall rendering. With wet dash, one adds stones to the sand and cement mix before applying it to the walls, creating a rough finish. With dry dash, one applies the cement and sand mixture to the walls and then sticks the pebbles on.

What is the difference between Pebble Dash and Roughcast?

For pebbledash, clean material is thrown at the freshly plastered surface then pressed in, so the colour of the material is visible. For roughcast, on the other hand, this material is mixed with mortar and then thrown at the surface, so all the material is coated with the mortar.

What roller is best for painting Pebble Dash?

Roller. You should go for either a 6-inch or a 9-inch roller. The longer the roller, the quicker you'll have the surface area covered. In that sense, a 9-inch long-pile roller is the Rolls Royce of rollers when it comes to painting pebbledash.

Does pebble dash render crack?

Pebbledash is not flexible and is prone to cracking.

Once the cracks in the walls start to appear, they let water in, which then freezes and expands in the wall, pushing the coating of dash AWAY from the bricks underneath.