Frequently asked questions about oil tank removal in Long Island

What is the difference between removal and abandonment?

Removal means cutting out and hauling away the old tank. Abandonment in place means cleaning the tank and filling it with sand, foam or concrete slurry, leaving it in the ground, where the county allows it. Ask the company which option your county and your property allow, and what certificate or documentation you receive either way.

Why do some companies show no license number?

Because their own website publishes none, or states only that it is licensed and insured without a number. This guide shows a license number only where the company publishes one on its own website, and none of the 20 companies here do. A waste-transport permit is not a removal license, and a Design Professional Corporation registration is not a removal license either. Ask the company for its license number and verify it yourself with the county.

Why do some companies show no rating?

Because their own website publishes no rating figure with a review count. This guide never invents a rating and never presents a review-site figure as if it came from the company's own site. No rating means no rating was found on the company's own site, not that the company is bad. Only one company here publishes a rating with a count, and its profile notes a conflict between two sections of its own site.

Why do some companies show no street address?

Because their own website publishes none. This guide states that plainly instead of copying an address from a directory, which may be outdated or belong to a different business with a similar name.

Why is there no fixed price in this guide?

Because none of the 20 companies publishes a fixed tank-removal price on its own website. The only dollar figures found are ranges, averages, discounts, coupons, guarantees and public fees, quoted in the cost guide and labeled as such. A real price comes only after the tank is seen and a written quote is given.

Which companies serve Shelter Island?

Only 1 of the 20 expressly names Shelter Island on its own site: Oil Tank Abandonment Long Island. Other companies claim a county or Long Island in general without naming Shelter Island individually.

Are Domino Fuel and Domino's Oil Tank Service the same company?

That is not clarified on either company's own site. They share the Domino brand but publish different phones, different domains and different addresses, so they are listed separately here with the possible-duplicate note explicit, and are not merged.

Why is Cherokee Contracting listed if it does not remove tanks?

Because its own site lists oil tank abandonment, and it is included only as an abandonment entry, clearly labeled ABANDONMENT ONLY. It must not be read as a verified removal company.

Should I choose the cheapest quote?

Compare itemized quotes, not headline figures. Scope, permits, soil testing, disposal, crew and restoration can all differ between quotes that look similar at first glance.

What is a service-area company?

A service-area company serves Long Island but publishes no street address on its own site. Those companies are marked as service-area companies in this guide.