Matching existing pebble dash

[Rossoliver87]

Hello!

A bit of pebble dash blew off my garage last year - I did this rubbish repair on it with a pot of ready mix render and some gravel I had kicking about...I’d like to redo it so it matches in better but I don’t know how to make the render the same browny-red colour — any help on how I would go about matching this would be great, I appreciate it’s probably hard from a photo though but worth a shot

Thanks!

 

[smoother09]

Gonna looks different whatever you do it’s new verses weathered so I wouldn’t bother tbf

 

[Smudger1]

If it's dashed all way around get a dust pan n brush enough off randomly not to leave bald patches. Enough to get a dasher full to throw on.

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[Deleted member 32554]

Is your receiver coat sand and cement , looks a bit strong , perhaps some coloured dyes to disguise the join or nice pot plant in front

 

[GrantyBoy]

Always going to look a patch dont waste your time.

 

[theclemo]

Just redo all the wall its only a small area

 

[markla]

You could just paint it

 

[MIXERMAN]

You've got to much time on your hands .forget about it.

 

[tapit]

get down yo your local aquarium and get various coloured grit, mix till decent match.

 

[Mouldyoldspudgun]

Hello!

A bit of pebble dash blew off my garage last year - I did this rubbish repair on it with a pot of ready mix render and some gravel I had kicking about...I’d like to redo it so it matches in better but I don’t know how to make the render the same browny-red colour — any help on how I would go about matching this would be great, I appreciate it’s probably hard from a photo though but worth a shot

Thanks

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It’s your ready mixed render that’s the problem, it’s most probably three and one, get your self some soft sand and cement and try a little bit at four and one.
Wickes used to sell bags of mortar which was a bag of soft sand with a small bag of cement inside but I don’t know if they still do, if they do it’s better than buying a bag of dust and letting it go off

 

[Rossoliver87]

Thanks for all the suggestions - I think I’ll see how it looks with a pot plant in front of it first - that’s genius

 

[Rigsby]

You need the original pebbles and the same batch of sand cement. Even then ot will be new against weathered. If it is a small panel then re do it all but if you do patch it again then you need advice on how to make a better joint.

if you can send some sample of the original pebble to Derbyshire Aggregates Ltd they will sell you the closest match and can deliver just 1 bag. Try finding a dark sand even mixing a bit of plastering and soft red.