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August 29, 2019

Call in Professionals for Quick and Efficient Oil Tank Removal

If you have a home and you have recently been made aware of dormant heating oil tanks, you might have a few questions. Especially if you have no clue whether your home has an oil tank or not. What is a heating oil tank and why do I you need to remove it are just two of the questions that might pop up immediately upon learning about oil tank removal. It may sound like something that is going to ruin your yard and take forever, but don’t worry; if done right, oil tank removal in Vancouver can be a very quick affair.

Just like the Pony Express was the standard before the telegraph and later the telephone took over long-distance communications, heating oil tanks for home use were a great idea for a period of time. They provided fuel for heating homes with the use of special oil that was stored in an underground tank. Soon, gas and electric heating took over and those tanks become obsolete. The problem is that these tanks were often left in place and forgotten, and they can be volatile and bad for the environment, so it has become law that all tanks need to be removed.

Oil tank removal starts with oil tank detection. This is especially important if you own a home that might have an oil tank, but you don’t have a record of where it might be on your property. The professionals come in and scan for a tank. When they have found one, they go to work on removing it. Experts in oil tank removals will dig up only the areas that absolutely need to be dug up and make sure that when the tank is gone, your yard is filled back up.

Your apprehension regarding oil tank removal in Vancouver is understandable, but it can very easily be appeased by making sure you get all the facts. First, find out if your home has an oil tank. If you can’t find that information, see if your home was built during a time when oil tanks were installed. If your home was built during that time, then call the professionals and see what they advise you to do. With people like West Coast Tank Recovery, you will soon know if you have an oil tank and what it will take to get rid of it.