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January 30, 2020

Seek Professional Assistance to Get Rid of Old Oil Tank

Oil tank removal can sound like a very intimidating process. It might even seem destructive if you think about how big the oil tank is and what removing it will do your yard. So, it is understandable that you will want to just ignore the oil tank on your property or put off oil tank removal until some time in the future. This is a bad idea. The damage that your oil tank may do to your home and your yard is much worse than anything the process of oil tank removal will do. If you have an oil tank, you need oil tank removal, it is as simple as that.

You may not even have an oil tank on your property anymore. Oil tank removal has been around for a while and since it has become law, responsible homeowners have been taking care of these dormant dinosaurs for a few years now. So, first see if you can find out if you have a tank. This can be done by doing some research on your home or by getting a team of oil tank detection scanners to come to your home. A thorough scan of your property might reveal that there is no tank to worry about and in that case, the problem is solved. The point is you need to know if you need oil tank removal and if you do, you need to take care of it sooner rather than later.

Oil tank removal also sounds more daunting than it actually is in practice. Once it has been determined that you have an oil tank on your property and once it has been precisely located, then a crew comes in with the right equipment to remove the tank. Skilled and experienced professionals take great care to gently lift the tank out of the ground. They will make sure that they don’t spill the toxic content in your yard. Once the tank is removed, they will dispose of it in accordance with the city bylaws.

After that, the crew can even fill the hole back up and get your yard looking great. Your home will look just like it did before, but with one great,added bonus, namely, no old rusty heating oil tank potentiallyleaching sludge into the soil. West Coast Tank Recovery wants to help you be oil tank free.