Kernersville · Walkertown · Rural Hall

Oil tank removal in Kernersville and Walkertown

Eastern Forsyth County has plenty of homes from the 1940s through the 1960s, a stretch when oil heat was standard. If your house is from that era and you've never seen a gas meter on it, there's a good chance it heated with oil at some point.

A tank you can see vs. one you can't

Many older homes here have a 275-gallon tank sitting in the crawlspace or basement rather than buried. Those are the simplest to remove: pump out what's left, cut the tank apart if needed, haul it away and cap the lines. A buried tank in the yard takes an excavator and a day of work, plus soil sampling.

Kernersville spans two counties

Most of Kernersville is in Forsyth County, under NC DEQ's Winston-Salem Regional Office. A small part reaches into Guilford County, where the county health department handles tank issues locally. Either way, the contractor handles the paperwork.

Switching off oil heat?

If you're replacing an oil furnace with a heat pump or gas, the tank is the last piece. Removing it at the same time saves a second visit and keeps a forgotten tank from surprising your next buyer.