Being a consumer, I am wary of being sold a bill of goods. You know the situation when a product is new and improved, something is on sale or was it an actual sale - you know when pricing ends in .99. even extended car warranties.
Old rusty petroleum storage tanks are their liability. Some wine can get better with age, but buried metal oil tanks rust, and whatever is stored in the tank will slowly leak out undetected. When it comes to petroleum compounds these leaks trigger environmental regulations, which means environmental cleanup which small cleanups can exceed $10,000.
We see some very "salesy" companies promising a fixed cost for oil tank removal and a fixed cost to remediate. I point towards "salesy" because these companies want to sell you, for you to become a customer. They also know that rust never sleeps, every tank removal can be a leaky tank removal, and remediation of a leak is more profitable than a tank removal. It’s a simple tank sales approach, get a one-time customer, who will never need the service again.
I can factually tell you that oil tank removal costs vary on tank size and site conditions. Sorry, large oil tanks cost more because you need more dirt to backfill. More liquid in an oil tank adds cost, the oil is worthless, and everyone gets charged to recycle it, it’s not black gold. You have to dig up concrete or asphalt, well that gets recycled, and the recycling facilities charge.
Don’t even ask me about soil testing, which is several hundred dollars per oil tank. Small oil tanks get 2 samples larger oil tanks 3 and oil tanks that leak get 5 or 6. Soil sampling has to be completed by a college degreed project manager that has an NJDEP Subsurface Evaluators license, yep there is an actual license to collect soil samples. Soil sampling is mission critical because when you find oil, you do the testing to ensure oil levels are within permissible limits. Testing avoids remediation, just like cholesterol you can have allowable limits of oil. But be aware taking samples and having a licensed project manager adds money to the project. Companies follow a simple tank approach and don’t include these services to find leaking tanks.
Our clients love us because we detail all the various outcomes and potential pitfalls, so they know what they are getting into when they have oil tank removal and remediation projects. We find trolls that look to Curren to copy, like this company below they regularly visit the web site, late at night and early in the morning.
Why keep visiting the website of a company that offers similar services? Not sure unless perhaps you are having problems finding one-time customers who feel burned by choosing you in the first place.