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Thank you for your advice

Just a thought... Would covering the gable wall with ewi (mechanically fixed to wall) and parex over be worth doing? My only slight concern is the waviness of the gable wall (the house looks like something out of a Tim Burton film), meaning it would be difficult to get the ewi boards flat.

Thanks for this. It was getting back to the red brick that I was struggling with (apart from the places it has delaminated). Maybe not quite as big of a job as I thought getting it off.

To be honest, I’ve already had the entire house plastered, which I had budgeted for... This issue was certainly not planned for. Thanks for all the other replies. I think perhaps the best option for me is to patch it all and paint it. Then in years to come I will hopefully have enough money to...

Thanks for all the replies. I’m guessing in any case, I’ve got no option than to remove all the pebbledash from the entire house when I do come to getting the rest of the house done. Problem is, for the most part, that stuff is really stuck on! Also, structural engineer said not to take it off...

Hi everyone, I'm hoping to get some suggestions/advice over our pebbledash dilemma. Long story short, our 1890s semi detatched property is covered in pebbledash sand and cement render. We've had some structural issues since we purchased the house and now the front wall is being knocked down...