Removing Pebbledash

Hi

I know there are already lots of threads about removing pebble-dashing, but hear me out!

I have inherited my parents old house which I intend to live in. The whole front of the house is covered in pebble dash. I know the top half is original and would've been built like that in the 1930's. However the bottom half was originally exposed brick, with my parents getting it pebble dashed sometime in the 1980's.

It has started to come away around the door. I had a feel of it and quite a few more bits came away in my hand. The bricks look completely perfect behind it. Equally so I remember about 15 years ago my parents had a problem with damp under the window which needed a patch of the pebble dash to be removed, and when it come off the bricks under there were fine.

I'm thinking that its got to come off anyway, so why not have a go at removing it myself? I am also hoping that as the bricks that I have seen under it were fine, that most of the rest of the wall also will be?

If all goes well I would like to have lovely nice brickwork again. But if not I would probably get a smooth render.

Does it sound realistic to try it myself? And is there any tips that anyone could give me?

Thanks

I’d be tempted to look at external insulation cladding instead. It will take a lot of work to get the pebble dash off and your house will be even colder/damper in the winter if it’s a typical no cavity construction which was so common in the 20s and early 30s

motorbiking said:

I’d be tempted to look at external insulation cladding instead. It will take a lot of work to get the pebble dash off and your house will be even colder/damper in the winter if it’s a typical no cavity construction which was so common in the 20s and early 30s

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I think insulation cladding sticks out too far from the walls. A house near me has it and it looks strange around the bay window

I've been internally insulating m 1930s pebbledashed bungalow.
I was tempted to pit on external insulation, but then had the issue of so many of the electrics, gas, telephone all running around the outside of the house.
I am planning to attempt to remove mine myself when I have the money to smoother render it - was planning to just attack it with a long utility bar to start with - some parts falling away like yours.

But, maybe a thin insulation would be the way to go ... rather than 10cm, could put in a minimumal amount of 25mm just to give it a little extra (as said, inside is insulated) and board and render ...