Buried Oil tank-process of removal (buying a home, buying, contractors)
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Went to a home inspection today and found out that the oil tank is buried. Inspector stated that it would be high priority to abandon it and have a new one installed. He gave me a roundabout price, but wanted to know if anyone had this experience.
He also mentioned that soon the county will demand that all buried oil tanks be abandoned and then, the price will really go up. Is anyone aware of this?
We are buying a home that had a buried oil tank. We had the tank abandoned and converted to gas. We paid about 7k, $1800 went towards the tank abandonment. The price is higher than normal because the tank was located under the patio. We had all the work done before closing, but paid for it.
Do you know how old the tank is and what its made of? The tank that we had abandoned was the original tank from 1946!
Tank abandonment is a pretty simple process. First, they pump out whatever oil is left in the tank. Then, they dig down until the top of the tank is uncovered. They cut off the top, fill it with sand or foam, and cover it back up. If you are going to do this, consider converting to gas at the same time.
We are buying a home that had a buried oil tank. We had the tank abandoned and converted to gas. We paid about 7k, $1800 went towards the tank abandonment. The price is higher than normal because the tank was located under the patio. We had all the work done before closing, but paid for it.
Do you know how old the tank is and what its made of? The tank that we had abandoned was the original tank from 1946!
Wow! Unfortunately, there are no gas lines on this block. However, fortunately the tank is on the side of the house under grass.
I dont know how old the tank is, I suspect the original-from 1965.
Tank abandonment is a pretty simple process. First, they pump out whatever oil is left in the tank. Then, they dig down until the top of the tank is uncovered. They cut off the top, fill it with sand or foam, and cover it back up. If you are going to do this, consider converting to gas at the same time.
Tom, that is exactly what the inspector said! Unfortunately, there are no gas lines on the block. Do you think we could put this in the contract, and have the seller pay for it? I don't want to have to do this first thing when we move in a house.
Tom, that is exactly what the inspector said! Unfortunately, there are no gas lines on the block. Do you think we could put this in the contract, and have the seller pay for it? I don't want to have to do this first thing when we move in a house.
You can try. It's all negotiable. I have seen some cases where the seller agreed to take care of the abandonment.
We are in contract for a home with a buried oil tank. The homeowner agreed to testing and after we close, we will abandon and replace with inside unit. All went well with the soil test although I'm not sure how accurate it is. As KB said, there are no laws in suffolk-you just need to save your paperwork that you had it abandoned legally. I spent a lot of time on the phone with the dec.
Went to a home inspection today and found out that the oil tank is buried. Inspector stated that it would be high priority to abandon it and have a new one installed. He gave me a roundabout price, but wanted to know if anyone had this experience.
He also mentioned that soon the county will demand that all buried oil tanks be abandoned and then, the price will really go up. Is anyone aware of this?
There are no proposals to remove all underground tanks in the USA. There are requirements to upgrade tanks but they do not apply to most home heating oil tanks. My experience in Long Island is that the removal contractors who are not licensed by the government to remove heating oil tanks will either cover-up what is found or due to lack of knowledge not do a proper job of remediation. Also you must be aware of the companies that identify contamination when none is there. The other problem is NYState does not recognize laboratory soil evaluations that identify Diesel Range Organics (DRO). Heating oil is a DRO. NYS uses a different standard that allows for soil to contain unacceptable amounts of heating oil in the ground because it meets the NYS standard. In all of the surrounding states the amount of contamination allowed by NYS would not be acceptable in those states. In discussions with some case managers of NYDEC the reason for not using DRO analysis is because they want to avoid false positive results. The problem with their assumption of false positive is the analysis can also identify what type of DRO it is like #2 heating oil or driveway material.
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