Entire 1,000 Gallon Tank Is Under Home And Leaking 

...the man in the tank..." do I still get my $100?" Gotta love these guys.

I had to switch devices. SAMUEL THE WINNER. Note to Mr. Second Place...can't have a first place with out a second place. You are important!

Wow! Those poor people. It sounds like that is going to be expensive. I can’t wait to see the rest of the story.

Here in lower Ct we have an old gas station that was built around 1910.... long before permits and records were kept at town hall. Around 1997 the property was for sale and still owned by the original family. The banks asked for disclosure on ground contamination so they started doing test holes and found several "junk piles" plus all the old tanks, which hadn't been used in decades, plus most had been paved over with no map locations. The junk piles turned out to be a couple of pick up trucks that were filled up with engines, transmissions, etc, then pushed into holes. The tanks were found to have a little product, and the rest was rainwater. Basically, they were 90-year-old tanks with ZERO leaks. OTOH, there was one tank that was 99% under the slab floor, like in the video. (old addition) They did a few diagonal bore holes and decided the ground was clean enough to allow abandoning in place. The building was classified as a local landmark so nice that they didn't have to do any demolition.

Shiny, new dumptruck! Very cool that it turns into a flatbed with corner columns-- would that be useful for tying down and transporting barrels or non-standard old tanks? Ohhh, wow. Poor homeowners. I wonder if their inspector showed them the settling, had any idea what it was... that seems like something a buyer would have to sign off when purchasing, though. Pity that the brick porch has to go. Maybe it's an opportunity for them to build something that lets them overlook the pond. It's a beautiful property, otherwise. Lots of Jammer smiles, today! Yay. It's easy to see siblinghood between Jammer and Mikey when they both smile. Congrats on the win, Jammer. Complete sympathies on the "most second places," Mikey, from a fellow second-placer. Korey had a reasonable guess, too. It could easily have burn any of the four estimates. ...I never inherited claustrophobia, but that tank chilled the blood when Jammer was all the way at the far end. Wow. How Mikey and Jammer can be comfortable in that sort of situation is highly impressive. X) I clicked into the video thinking the threatened house demolition was hyperbole. Oh, me of little faith. This is going be quite the remediation.

My uncle was a very successful engineer and he always told me "travel the world when you are young, travel the US when you are old." He vacationed all over the world in any country he wanted to (every continent at least once) and after he retired he drove around with his wife to every state at least once. he told me it was a lot harder to travel out of the country as he got older, but driving through the US with an RV was pretty comfortable. It sounds like Craig has the right idea with all the vacations lol.

What a great scenic overlook! And the Tank Masters trucks going by look like great commercial material.

Oh yes that drive is beautiful thank God 🙏

So many people always assume it was the contractors fault. Many homeowners don’t want to part with there money and end up creating problems for themselves!

Wow that is amazing ride. Beautiful view.

Thank you for the video of the beautiful scenery on your way to this job Love you guys

As always! Great job boys!

Honestly quite speechless that someone signed off on building plans that showed an addition on top of a tank, I'm not a civil engineer or a tank removal expert, but even I know that's not a smart idea 😂

great truck !! hello from leak master plumbing

I’m catching up on all the videos everyday now. Sam is my favorite son so far, when you told him to turn the blade so the camera can see and he turned it around to the other slim side I was cracking up 😂. All of us subs have to keep sharing your channel to get RU-vid to recommend it more often. Once people watch they’re a guaranteed sub. Your personality with the camera is far better then any other channel. 👍👍👍

That new truck bed will likely make it to the next several trucks you purchase, it looks really solid! Good luck with the new rig, and can't wait for part two

Awesome music! Thank you

Love seeing Old Guy show younger guys how to get job done. 😆 I also am Fan of Motocross!!

That's a smart new truck 🚛

This channel should a mandatory watch for anyone thinking about buying real estate in New Jersey, New York, Massachusetts. What other states have residential oil tanks?

I would think that anyone buying a home in an area where oil heating was in use or still is would require a sign off that any underground tanks were properly removed, and area cleaned. Where I live, in Wisconsin oil heat isn't as popular as Natural Gas but it's still used. I can remember several decades back, a street over from where I live, a house was sold and during the inspection of the house an underground oil tank was found. The home had been converted to gas heat but the underground tank was just left and forgotten. It had leaked. The entire front yard had to be dug out and the cost was over the top. In that case it was an estate sale so those that inherited the home lost that amount from the final sale. But ever since then oil heat has always been something I've told others looking for a home to pay attention to. Not saying not to buy it but just pay extra attention. I don't think underground tanks are used much in this area, it's mostly tanks in the basements. You guys' rock with your videos. I never thought one of my favorite channels on RU-vid to watch would be one such as yours, but I like the variation of the sites you do as well as seeing how you all work together.

Wow. What a nightmare! Can the inspector force them to remove the tank even if the homeowners didn't want to? I guess at this point it's not just a matter of contamination but also an issue of structural integrity. Loved the music while you guys were riding up that mountainside! Any idea of artist/song? Thanks for another great video! Why you guys don't have more subscribers is beyond me!!

You passed my buddy on the Bear Mountain Extension CRL trucking, Sand and Stone. 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

Shortly after the deadly 1977 fire at the Beverly Hills Supper Club in Northern Kentucky, there was speculation that the contents of an underground oil tank fueled part of the fire in an addition of the complex built too close to the tank’s location. This was mentioned in one news article and has not been mentioned since.

The addition over the tank reminds me of when my great grandpa died. He lived in the same track house for probably 40 years, and he would just build additions or modifications on the house whenever he felt like it and never got any permits. when the family went to sell the house after he died, the city freaked out when the were notified of all the additions, and they made us literally tear them all down before we could do anything with the house, or find an engineer to sign off on it an try to get a permit after the fact. we ended up tearing everything down because it was impossible to get a permit for an addition in that city. from what i remember, it was a porch and a whole extra room that were added on. my great grandpa did all of the work by himself. it makes me wonder if the addition over that tank ever had a permit or if they thought the tank went the other direction? i can't imagine an engineer EVER signing off on a brick structure like that with maybe 6 inches of dirt covering a huge empty tank.

Wow! That's a dangerous situation. Who would do that!

After watching quite a few of your videos I've come to the conclusion that underground oil tanks are a bad idea all around. When they age out and need maintenance, removal or remediation the expense immediately goes up 4-6x. This is also why I'll never own a house with the plumbing inside of the slab. Absolutely not worth it. Gimme a basement or crawl space so things can be serviced.

That’s a GMC, I thought you said you bought a truck? lol looks good!

I’m surprised that you don’t try divining rods. I’ve seen utilities use them in Jersey many times.

"what was the contractor thinking"? And with the homeowner buying it only two years ago that means no insurance, right? That aluminum dump bed is nice however, it's going to be easy to damage it with the bucket.

if the inspectors could sign off on the leak being stopped and core samples around the house did not show any migration of fuel oil would be the first step. can the tank be filled with flowable fill concrete usually 3000 pounds per square foot this is the dirt equivalant strength. regular concrete starts around 3000 pounds per square inch and goes up on normal slab and footing placement. never a dull day.

I wish more trucks had the tray table abilities. Especially pickups. The Kei style trucks out of Japan are really ideal for homeowners - catch is that a) US manuf won't make the micro-trucks, b) imports are allowed but the trucks are already 20+ years old when imported and still cost $20-30K based on condition.

You can just hear them telling the builder not to worry about the tank as it runs the other way!

im betting the homeowner wished they just kept ignoring the tanks existence now

well that will be a expensive one! wow you think people who'd you there head when doing add on's to there house Good work gentlemen

Man can I get a job a with you..heavy duty much .from Canada

Have not seen a Part 2 of this. Did I miss it, or did it never happen?

Yikes! Will there be a part 2?

Drop sides work great to load with a fork lift

That addition was likely installed without obtaining any building permit. Very likely it was built by the previous homeowner. I cannot imagine any contractor who would be willing to build a structure over an existing oil tank. The fact that the structure is already settling and cracking shows that the tank is an inadequate foundation. Now this unfortunate homeowner is stuck with a very expensive repair. Depending on the town, it is possible that they would approve filling the tank with concrete as an alternative to removing it. That new truck is quite the machine!

Cool video. I would pretend I didn’t see the tank pipe and not worry about it. Expensive fix. “Half inch,This is why I’m your leader” lol. I wouldn’t be in that tank under a porch. Any potential it collapses? Why did video end? Did inspector say no concrete only a tear down?

Did you ever go back out to this site? Link to video if you did?

Turn it so the camera can see..... Really.. Had me rolling....

Can't you clean it out and then fill it with expanding foam? They use foam as underlayment on highways

@18:00 universal body language of what the fuck you want from me?

Wow, what a disaster!

Ever thought of using a snake cam to figure out the direction the fill pipe is going? Or would the lens get covered by sludge?

That sucks will insurance help?

Need a camer scope for your cell phone . $20 Amazon. Run the scope down the fill pipe and it will tell you exactly where the tank is .

Sammy... LOL...

Well Nuttin like getting yourselves in a pickle. Liability and ownership Yet zero discussion of if abandoned and left in place. Tank clean and no possible contamination. No harm no foul. Status quo

Do you guys use Carbide tipped sawzall blades? might be worth it for those tanks. Theyre like magic.

Tough way to make a buck.

Wow. That sucks. I can't believe the inspector is going to make them tear that down. And did you guys find another tank besides that one that that other pipe went to

Glad I got my tank done under the federal program, my 1kgal was removed no cost to me.. Do y'all get reimbursed by the feds or is this all customer pay at this point?

what building inspector let them pour a footing for that addition on top of the oil tank shouldn't that go down below frost line?

Are tanks like that something that could be filled with expanding foam? Concrete would work too, but maybe that expanding foam they use for post holes could maybe work. Granted that is only if they didnt leak like that one did.

If a Permit was issued on the addition on the house this wouldn’t happened 😢😢😢😂

Why would someone open that can of worms? Seems to me they should have just filled the tank with gravel through the pipe and then cut it off, fill in and go on with life.

Throw some fresh dirt on it, it will be fine 🙂

fill the tank with pimp mix cement call it a day

Is there a part 2?

Why couldn't you pump it full of concrete after cleaning it.

hmm did you ever hear from these people about removing the tank?

Still leaving it running

So what happened to this one?

Aluminium mason body? Seems redundant

If the government signed off on the building plan they should be responsible. Just a joke.

That was the cheapest job ever .

only NY you got graffiti on a mountain side

Why would you not fill it with concrete then install a new tank?

Yanks, make lots of paperwork, Charge lots of money. Instead, just cut off riser pipe and forget about it. Everyone's happy, saves customer lots of money.

Wow, can’t believe what some folks will do to save money!!! The piper will have to be paid eventually!!! 😑🫤😙

Uncle Brian , Can you send me your number so I can get in on these challenges, I can text you my guess 😅