When fuel oil tanks are removed, the fill and vent pipes need to be removed or cut off and filled with concrete. If you find pipes sticking out of the ground or foundation wall like the ones shown ...

Q. Our home inspector informed us during a recent inspection on a house we're considering buying that there was an underground oil tank on the property, right next to the house. How serious is this, ...

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