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 […]
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 […]
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