Services - Selling your home/refinancing/buying a new home
Make sure that the tank has been decommissioned before you sell or purchase your home
Don't let an oil tank delay the closing of your home sale
We realize when you are preparing your home for sale the last thing you want to deal with is an oil tank. Seattle Tank Services can provide you a dependable plan that is ideal for your budget while saving you money, time and any hassles.
Two Easy Steps
- Call us and our courteous staff will explain the process to you step by step and answer all your questions, or click for a free estimate.
- Once you have authorized the proposal, Seattle Tank Services will apply for the permits (if applicable), complete the job, schedule the inspection (if applicable), and send all important paperwork to your escrow company for the closing of the sale. We accept payment through escrow.
Heating Oil Tank Decommissioning Services
Ideal for: closing in-place, underground tanks
This is the top choice for those seeking the least expensive way to decommission an underground oil tank. Seattle Tank Services pumps the heating oil out of your underground heating oil tank and triple-rinses the tank. The fill and vent pipes will be cut off or capped. Once complete, your property earns a Decommissioning Certificate.
Ideal for: closing in-place, underground tanks
Seattle Tank Services pumps heating oil out of your underground storage tank and triple-rinses the tank. Structural foam, sand, or cement slurry is then put into the tank. The fill and vent pipes are cut off or capped. Once complete, your property earns a Decommissioning Certificate.
Ideal for: property owners who want their underground oil tank gone once and for all.
Our crews at Seattle Tank Services show the greatest respect for your yard while pumping any remaining heating oil out of your tank. Trained crews carefully hand-dig or machine excavate to remove the underground storage tank before transporting it to an approved site, where it’s cut, cleaned and scrapped according to the highest environmental standards.
Once the oil tank is removed, our crews can backfill and compact the hole. After the hole is filled we can restore the area with ground cover, sod or both. Many customers prefer permanent tank removal because they never have to worry about their underground oil tank again. Once complete, your property earns a Decommissioning Certificate.
Ideal for: homeowners who aren’t sure if – or where – an abandoned underground storage tank is buried on their property.
Seattle Tank Services offers easy-to-understand oil tank location tips over the phone. If you need more help, we will bring our high-powered metal detecting or ground-penetrating radar equipment to attempt to locate an abandoned underground heating oil tank or home heating fuel lines on your property.
Above Ground Tank Removal
Ideal for: property owners who want their oil tank gone once and for all.
The above ground oil tank is pumped out, and removed. The tank is then transported to an approved site, where it’s cut, cleaned and scrapped according to the highest environmental standards.
Permits
Seattle Tank Services obtains all required permits and provides all needed decommissioning or closure reports.
*Capping is not permitted in all jurisdictions. The local Fire Chief or Fire Marshal establishes the requirements or procedures for dealing with heating oil tanks that are no longer in service. (Reference: Uniform Fire Code, Section 7902. 1.7.2.3) Call Seattle Tank Services and find out which procedures are available in your city.