Oil Tanks & REALTORS

If you’re a REALTOR, our team of oil tank removal specialists can safely & efficiently remove oil tanks from properties you’re selling and offer priority scheduling.

Until the 1970s, oil was the primary way of heating a home. Therefore, most homes had oil tanks, either above ground or buried in the yard. In the past 40 years, more efficient sources for heating became more popular, and oil tanks were quickly ignored. Some of these tanks are still sitting on properties, unused — and potentially leaking.

As a REALTOR, chances are that you’ll come across questions pertaining to oil tanks, whether your client is buying or selling a home. It’s important to know the facts about oil tanks and where you can go for help.

For instance, homeowners are responsible for any oil tanks on their property. That includes any damage that could occur due to leaking or erosion.

REALTORS should be advising home sellers that they must disclose that information if their property has an oil tank.

As for anyone buying a home, a search should be made to find out if there’s an old, leaking, or hidden oil tank on the property.

A few places you may find oil tanks are

• in the corner of a basement
• in a crawl space
• along the side or back of a home
• buried somewhere on the property

Oil tanks only last about 10 years or so, no matter where they’re placed on the property. After 10 years, serious problems can occur:

• The tank can start to corrode and leak
• Leaking oil can contaminate the surrounding sod and groundwater as well as concrete
• The oil can leak into nearby watercourses
• The leaked oil can cause serious health and environmental issues

Any damage which occurs from an old, unused oil tank that’s been ignored or leaked is the sole responsibility of the current homeowner.

It’s vital your clients know that removing an oil tank or trying to clean up any leaks themselves will only result in more even more damage. It will likely result in even more remediation services — at their cost.

If there’s an oil tank on the property, call our oil tank removal team to remove it immediately.

To secure a mortgage, a home buyer may need proper documentation concerning the proper removal of oil tanks as well as remediation services. They might even need it for the home sale to go through.

Trust our Team of Oil Tank Removal Specialists to Help With All Your Oil Tank Services in Victoria!

Our oil tank removal team will

• obtain all necessary permits required for oil tank removal in the municipality
• remove all old oil tanks from the property
• perform any necessary remediation on the surrounding area if required
• properly and safely dispose of old oil and tank parts
• provide all necessary paperwork pertaining to the removal and remediation

Contact Victoria’s number one tank service today with any further questions, or to get started on any tank removal and remediation services. We provide expedited service to REALTORS to assist in time-sensitive situations. Often times oil tanks need to be removed during the subjects period and for this reason, we prioritize and respond very quickly to real estate deals.