Barrier Contracting LLC

The entire job only took one day. Wayne and his team did an excellent job. I can highly recommend Barrier. They came back ASAP to fix a problem with a underground wire that broke during the removal and add more top soil to the site as a result of settling.

absolutely flawlessly. From the initial contact to the proposal to the organization of the job to the follow up to the results - it could not have been more professionally handled. Wayne and his crew are not only reallty good at what they do - they are polite, nice, cooperative and responsive. Its a very stressful situation waiting to see if the oil tank in the ground is leaking and if there will be much more added expense. The whole thing was as stress free as possible. Great experience.

We had a unique situation where our oil tank was underneath an architectural pillar, and abutting the concrete foundation of our house. Wayne was exceedingly careful with the process, made himself overly available to my multiple calls/concerns. Additionally, he was able to perform the work within a week of calling him, which was most important with a pending closing on the house. I would unconditionally recommend Wayne to anyone considering tank removal and associated work.

Barrier provided expert advice and service! We needed an underground oil tank removed, and a new one installed the same day, before being able to close on our new house. We worked with Barrier to determine an optimal timeline, and they were able to make the necessary preparations, in order to expedite the process. We will definitely consider Barrier for future projects!

Wonderfully well. Workers were punctual, thorough and pleasant to each other and to me.

I called Mr. Jeffers Sr, explained the situation and what I was looking for./ I requested that he come to my home to provide an estimate for the tank re,oval and replacement. Mr. Jeffers Sr declined and instead e-mailed an estimate that would be a Granby horizontal tank. Due to space limitations, the tank would have to be a vertical type (manufactured by Roth), not one that is lying down (manufactured by Granby). I called him again and requested a re-quote. He replied that it would be a few days before he could prepare a revised estimate using a Roth tank. Approximately 2 weeks passed before I received an e-mail from Wayne Jeffers Jr stating that Barrier was not an authorized Roth installer yet could install a Roth tank but could not sign off on the 30 year warranty. They left me hanging for 2 weeks before telling me that. I immediately went to a more costly contractor, one who showed up to prepare an estimate, who started the project on the day they said they would and finished everything in 1 day.

We needed this done quickly before our closing. Had a discussion on how to do this with minimal damage to the landscape, in a very tight area. They were able to do the job on time, very little affect on lawn and bushes, for a reasonable cost. I would highly recommend them.

I called and spoke to Mr. Jeffers who said he would be down the next day to take a look but he has never come. We have heard nothing from him since that time.

Best service EVER!!! Wayne Sr. is such a nice man.

I dealt with Wayne Jr. and have nothing but good things to say about him and his firm. From first contact he was helpful and clear in his communication. Pricing was very competitive and the work was done cleanly and efficiently. We're very happy with the service performed and have no reservation in recommending Barrier should you have the need for their services.

Both Wayne Jr. and Wayne Sr. were direct and no nonsense in explaining what needed to get done and cost. There were no hidden charges or large portions of upfront funds requested. Job went exactly as described. Was impressed in thinking through potential options such as converting to natural gas that Wayne Jr. actually recommended an option that would net him less money - a sign of a firm not just looking to milk you for every last penny but looking to do the right thing by their customer. I recommend them without reservation.

The Task: Remove my 30+ year oil tank which was emptied 15+ years ago ? except for a few inches of sludge, reduce my anxiety of finding soil contamination and do it without damaging the root system of a large red maple. The Solution: Wayne Jr. came by to explain the job, gave an estimate, explained that 30 year old tanks were well built and most likely would be ok. Within a few days he got the necessary permits, started the job and hand dug it out without destroying the roots. His four person crew was understanding, friendly and hard working. Wayne was on site for the inspection ? no leakage ? and the hole was filled the next morning. Final invoice was the same as the estimate. Barrier is a small, family owned and operated company. Wayne and his crew adopted me into the family and responded to my fears of major contamination and a dead red maple.

Service was efficient, professional and courteous. Everything was explained clearly and done in an environmentally friendly manner. Highly recommended.

For most folks just about ready to go through this, just a quick some quick notes to help get you head around this. If you are going to remove a tank and replace it with a new one, figure 4-5 grand as a general price tag. I also had a leak in my tank with a small area impacted (about 3 yards of soil needed to be removed) so once that happened the extra work needed to remove and certify with the DEP ran me another 4k. That is for a MINOR leak. Last piece of advice, call your insurance agent ahead of time to see if they would cover any of the removal (tank and/or contaminated soil). The contractors are going to ask you that right up front so you can save time already by having this answer so they can get started. I went through interviewing 2 contractors highly recommended from Angies list. Both were very qualified to do the job but for me I just got a better vibe from Wayne Sr. regarding his communication style, easy demeanor, confidence in the work to be done and being a man of his word. Sometimes it all boils down to who you feel will work with you better on something as critical as removing an oil tank and possible correction of any soil contamination. Wayne also has a lot of experience with tank removals from many gas stations in the area so addressing home removal is much more straightforward and simpler to address all in all. The other thing Wayne offered which the other contractor did not is the "hand dig" option for another $300. This is basically a manual cut up and removal of the tank without use of an excavator. For us, given the tank was very close to our foundation and in a middle of a garden this was a nice option to have! Wayne said "you will barely know we were here" and he was right! There was very little disruption to the surrounding area, no excavator tracks digging up the lawn and the guys did a great job removing the azaleas and hosta in nice clumps so we could replant them temporarily till done. As I noted above, sure enough I had a leak! (d***...) Two small perforation holes in a 25 year old tank that i personally tarred with roofing cement when I first built the house and buried that thing. I was in shock but Wayne and his son Wayne Jr. just gave me a calm feeling that they would handle it and they sure did. Wayne Sr. decided to try hand digging out the contaminated area and sure enough that was all that was needed (lucky for me). So don't wait! Just get your tank out of the ground asap. Wayne took care of all the paperwork, lab tests, etc. afterward and kept me posted. The extra plus mark I will give Wayne is coming through for us in fixing up our basement floor what was scratched up from the new tank being dragged over the commercial vinyl tile i installed earlier this year. He was NOT happy seeing that his team did this and immediately said to me "we will fix this". I offered to find a local floor guy to fix the scrapes and rebuff the floor. Wayne agreed andd paid for the ENTIRE basement floor getting rebuffed. No argument, no negotiation. To me that speaks a LOT about the integrity of Wayne and his approach to working with his customers. Lastly the only B mark I gave the team was around punctuality and follow-up. I had to make a few calls to Wayne through the project to find out when they would show up next and what next steps were. Wayne mostly answers his calls and if I got his vmail would call me back later in the day. I would suggest you just call every once in awhile to keep things aligned and moving. Wayne (and Wayne Jr.) - It was pleasure working with you both! My friend is already asking me for your number to do his tank next. Bill

I contacted the provider to detect a buried oil tank on my property. Based on the information provided, he shared that it was unlikely that a tank was buried, but he would search if I requested. I passed, but was very impressed by his integrity and the information he shared. I would highly recommend Barrier Contracting based on how well they treat their customers.

They were vey knowledgeable in all the details and procedures for performing a remediation. Purchasers of our home had the oil tank tested and it did not pass. It was determined that there was a leak and soil remediation would be necessary. Barrier came in and took care of everything while always being conscious of keeping the costs down. Tank was in a difficult and hard to reach location but Wayne knew what to do to help keep our costs down. Barrier gave us an estimate and our actual cost was less than what they had estimated. Barrier knows what they are doing with regards to remediation - don't go with anyone else!

Wayne Jr. was great. The work was done on time, all the paperwork was filed, and everything went smoothly. The price was also the best around. Everything was done in one day, and was very clean. No oil smell in the house at all. I would use them again and would definitely recommend them to everyone.

Wayne Sr. the co-owner was very responsive, knowledgeable and contacted me by email right away. he explained the process options clearly, reviewed site and gave me a fair quote promptly.His son apparently now runs the business. all the work was done well in about 2 days and the men did a fine job and clean up. we were well satisfied with the work. The only real negative was in the followup paperwork. In preparing the paperwork the number of my house was typed 69 instead of 67 and then someone tried to write over the 9 to make it a 7 and messed it up. Three phone calls later including a supposed drop off of the proper document has still not resoved this issue as of this morning 10/1. normally a minor point in the review process but if this document is not correct when you go to sell the house and someone challenges this you are now in an old jackpot.hope to resolve this today since I told them very clearly that has impacted my satisfaction level for this review.

Incredibly well. Not 1 complaint or hitch with the process. Wayne provided a quote and answers to my questions within minutes of first contacting him. I committed with him the following day and he immediately filed for the necessary permits with the town that day. The following week the tank was removed within a half day's work. He came by a day or 2 later with some documents I needed to sign, a report on the work and I gave him his payment. About 2 weeks after that, I received a formal letter from the town stating that the tank was removed. For me, Barrier hit the trifecta of speed, price and integrity.

Quite smoothly. Only hitch was that after assuring us they would return the yard to it's pre dug up state, they checked it out a few days later, but not after a few weeks when we had a lot of rain which left the ground sunken in.

EXCELLENT!!!! Not a hitch. Matter of fact, I had Wayne and his crew check my above ground tank just a month or so ago to make sure it was rock steady where it had been installed. They checked and made sure the tank was as solid as the Rock of Gibraltor for no charge! Wayne and his crew are the very very best!!

Estimate was clearly written and explained over the telephone and email service. Client vowed to follow-up in the near future.

The end result was good. The job got done the way I wanted it and everything is working.

Wayne Jeffers, Jr. from Barrier came to our home to discuss the work we wanted done and gave us a price quote. We also got 2 other price quotes. We selected Barrier for the job because their pricing was competitive and we liked the way they answered our questions and concerns. The work began on 8/28/12, when arriving at 8:30am, the crew worked ten hours that first day installing our new garage tank, hooking it up to the furnace, transferring usable oil from the old tank to the new one, and then physically removing and cutting up the old tank using the "hand dig" option we had selected. Having detected a small but definite amount of leakage from the old tank, remediation was necessary and they spent two more days (8/29 and 8/30) carefully digging out soil from the old tank area and isolating soil samples for the necessary lab testing. After it was determined that they had reached apparently "clean soil" and Barrier had received lab confirmation of that fact, the old tank parts were hauled away. A dumpster was brought in to take away the oil contaminated soil after Barrier had neatly filled the site where they had dug out the old tank with clean soil. Until these last steps were done, the two piles of soil (contaminated and good) were completely covered with plastic tarps to contain the soil and the excavation site was also covered. Ultimately Barrier prepared a "closure report" that was filed with the necessary state and local government offices and submitted to us in duplicate for our own purposes. We had good communication with Barrier throughout the process, and we were pleased with the quality, professionalism and pleasant courtesy that was consistent from start to finish. We wanted to replace the old foundation plantings along the front of the house, though Barrier would have put back the ones they removed to get at the oil tank, and Mr. Jeffers recommended a landscaper whom we did use and were delighted with the results. We are very happy to recommend Barrier to anyone needing similar work done at their home. SMH and WCH, Briarcliff Manor, NY

His price was reasonable. He was very thorough and he explained everything. He was very responsive to any issues or concerns that I had. He did a great job.