Selling your Bloomfield home, switching to gas, or dealing with an old tank? We remove above-ground and underground residential oil tanks across Bloomfield and surrounding Hartford County towns.
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Oil tank removal in Bloomfield costs $500–$900 for above-ground tanks and $1,500–$4,000 for underground tanks. Bloomfield's median construction year is 1970, and its mid-century residential neighborhoods commonly used oil heat — meaning older homes in town may still have tanks that were never removed.
Bloomfield is a northwest Hartford suburb with 9,437 occupied housing units and 71.2% owner-occupancy. The town developed primarily during the mid-twentieth century, with peak construction in the 1950s and 1960s. Per Point2Homes, 7% of Bloomfield homes were built before 1940 and 3.4% by 1949 — about 10% of the housing stock predates 1950.
Mid-century Bloomfield homes most commonly have above-ground basement tanks. Underground tanks are less common but do exist in homes built before the 1980s. For broader context across the metro area, see our main Hartford oil tank removal page.
Mid-century Bloomfield homes most commonly have above-ground basement tanks — typically 275-gallon steel cylinders sitting in utility rooms or mechanical spaces. Underground tanks are less common but exist in homes built before the 1980s, particularly on larger lots. Bloomfield requires a local building permit before removal of either type.
Connecticut lenders typically require documented tank removal or abandonment before issuing mortgage commitments on properties with undocumented underground tanks.
Once the oil furnace is decommissioned, the tank needs to go too. An unused tank is a liability that's only going to get more expensive to remove.
Connecticut DEEP guidelines require leaking tanks to be emptied and removed promptly. Reporting and cleanup are mandatory.
Some insurers in Connecticut are requiring removal of older underground tanks as a condition of continued coverage.
Yes. Bloomfield requires a local building permit before removal work begins. Your professional contractor manages the permit process.
Mid-century Bloomfield homes most commonly have above-ground basement tanks. Underground tanks are less common but exist in homes built before the 1980s.
Above-ground: $500–$900. Underground: $1,500–$4,000. Contamination remediation if needed: $3,000–$15,000+.
Practically speaking, mortgage lenders will require documented removal or abandonment of undocumented underground tanks before closing. Above-ground tanks that are decommissioned and documented are generally less problematic.
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