There is no way to know the condition of a buried tank by looking at the lawn. That is the reason timing matters. Learning about a tank early, before closing and before any problem appears, gives you choices that you may not have later. What a leak looks like The NJDEP lists signs that a […]
People often use “dig” and “excavation” as if they mean the same thing. In the oil tank world they are different jobs, with different goals, different rules and very different cost and disruption. The goal of each An exploratory dig answers one question: what is this signal? It opens a small area to identify an […]
If a sweep has flagged a spot in your yard, an exploratory dig is the way to find out what is there. Here is what the visit usually looks like, so nothing about it is a surprise. Before anyone digs The location comes from the sweep, which marks the signal on the ground. Before opening […]
A tank sweep is a search. It can tell you that something under the lawn behaves the way a tank would. It cannot tell you what that something is. That last step belongs to an exploratory dig. Why a signal is not an answer Metal detection and ground penetrating radar respond to what is buried, […]
An oil tank can turn a smooth sale into a stressful one, especially when it shows up late. Agents who handle older New Jersey homes tend to learn this early, and many build a tank check into the timeline from the start. Where a sweep and a dig fit A sweep is the first step. […]
Walk through almost any older New Jersey neighborhood and you will find homes that were heated with oil for decades and later switched to natural gas. The furnace was replaced. The oil tank often was not. Many were left in the ground, sometimes with the pipes cut and capped, sometimes not even that. That is […]
Most people hire an oil tank sweep company under time pressure. The home inspection came back, the buyer’s attorney mentioned the heating history of the house, and closing is a few weeks away. A few clear questions will tell you a lot about who you are dealing with. Start with what the state does and […]