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I bought a house for $5,000 it's in pretty poor condition. The reason for the low price is its location and that the basement was flooded. Inside the basment was a water heater, fuel oil furnace and a fuel oil tank. The flooding ruined that water heater and furnace while knocking over the fuel oil tank spilling diesel everywhere. It sat for 3-5 years flooded. Most of the house has a stink to it. I pumped out the water oil mixture into a tank and properly disposed of it. My questions are, will pressure washing take away most of the smell? If not how can I get rid of the smell? If so what can I do to further rid the house of the smell.
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>>1178942
Ultratrch makes a coupke if products that might help.
Ultra-microbs a oil eating bacteria mixed with clay.
It will remove any remaining oil.
Additionally they make Oil Stain Remover.
Last step will be forced ventilation to evap anh remaing smell.
Steam cleaning can sometimes help. As a last last step.
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>>1178942
>It sat for 3-5 years flooded.
>how can I get rid of the smell?
demolish it, and pray no-one ever comes of the idea take soil samples or similar when you want to rebuild/resell as building land. Leaving a cellar flooded with 3-5 years with heating oil? - not going all tree-hugger on you here, but, not only will you never get rid of the smell this side of infinity, that building is polluted to fucking high heaven, fuel oil is actually some pretty nasty shit.
>>1178952
Some or all of which may have helped, when used immediately. It was fucking five years ago - IMO, no longer remediable, depends on spill amount.
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>>1178960
This.
At this point look at it as you got land for
demolition of building
Remove all waste
Excavate all contaminated soil.
Bring in clean fill and build a new.
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>>1178942
whats been said before but with an explaination. the oil has wicked into every fibre of the building by now. not just the building but into the surrounding soil. no matter what you do, you'll never be able to seal the basement because the oil will just degrade whatever you use to seal it. you'd need to dig out the oil contaminated soil, pay for tons of it to be disposed of then start work. you pretty much bought a toxic waste pit to live in.
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letting anyone live in that house would be negligent homicide
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Out of curiosity, how much would it cost op to return the land to its natural state? My guess:
10k demo, 2k soil testing, 5k toxic waste hauling and disposal, 1k dumbass fee. In dollars.
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>>1178942
I know, I know. Back to /o/.
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>>1179180
Thats one way to have a Fresh house
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>>1179177
>10k demo, 2k soil testing, 5k toxic waste hauling and disposal, 1k dumbass fee
more like 500k for toxic disposal
concrete and soil kill anything instantly
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