I'm planning to follow two games this College Football Saturday.

First on my list finds the (4-4) Texas A&M Aggies traveling to play the (5-3) South Carolina Gamecocks. This game is scheduled to start at 2:00 PM CT.

Then later I'll have the (7-1) Notre Dame Fightin' Irish hosting the (8-0) Miami Hurricanes. This game is scheduled to start at 6:30 PM CT.

And the adventure continues.

If your home was built or refurbished before the year 2000, there is a real chance it contains asbestos somewhere. That is not a reason to panic. Asbestos that is in good condition and left alone is generally low risk. The danger comes when it is damaged or disturbed, for example during a renovation, a new kitchen, a loft conversion or a rewire, because that is when fibres get into the air.

An asbestos survey is how you find out what is there before anyone starts drilling, sanding or knocking things down. This guide explains the two main types of survey, when you need one, what happens on the day, and what the report actually tells you. It is written for homeowners and small landlords across Leeds, Bradford, Wakefield and the rest of West Yorkshire, where a lot of the housing stock is older terraces, semis and post war estates built when asbestos was still in common use.

Why older homes in West Yorkshire often contain asbestos

Asbestos was used widely in British buildings for decades because it is cheap, strong and resists heat. Its use was banned in the UK in 1999, so any property built or refurbished before 2000 could contain it.

Common places it turns up in homes include:

• Textured ceiling and wall coatings, often called Artex
• Old vinyl or thermoplastic floor tiles and the adhesive under them
• Asbestos cement garage roofs, sheds, gutters, downpipes and soffits
• Insulating board around boilers, in airing cupboards, behind fireplaces and under stairs
• Pipe lagging, old water tanks and flue pipes
• Panels behind fuse boxes and in older electric storage heaters

You cannot tell whether a material contains asbestos just by looking at it. The only reliable way is to have a sample analysed by a laboratory.

The two main types of asbestos survey

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) describes two types of survey in its guidance, HSG264.

Management survey

A management survey is designed to find asbestos that could be damaged or disturbed during normal use of a building, including routine maintenance. The surveyor inspects accessible areas, may do some minor intrusive work such as lifting a loose ceiling tile, and takes samples of suspect materials (or presumes they contain asbestos).

This is the survey used to manage asbestos in buildings that are staying as they are. It is the standard survey for workplaces and for the shared areas of blocks of flats, where the legal duty to manage asbestos applies.

Refurbishment and demolition survey

A refurbishment and demolition survey is needed before any work that will disturb the fabric of the building. It is fully intrusive in the area where the work will happen. The surveyor may lift floorboards, open up walls and ceilings, and get into voids to find asbestos that would otherwise stay hidden until a builder hits it.

Because it is intrusive, the area being surveyed usually needs to be empty and you should expect some damage that will need making good afterwards. If you are planning a renovation, this is normally the survey you need, and it only has to cover the parts of the house that will be worked on.

Do homeowners legally need a survey?

The legal duty to manage asbestos, under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012, applies to non domestic buildings and to the common parts of residential buildings, such as shared hallways in a block of flats. It does not apply to the inside of a private house that you own and live in.

However, anyone carrying out building work has to find out whether asbestos is present before they start. In practice that means many builders, kitchen fitters, electricians and roofers will ask for a refurbishment survey before they take on a job in an older property. Having one ready can stop your project being delayed, and it protects you, your family and the trades working in your home.

A survey is also worth considering when:

• You are buying an older property and want to know what you are taking on
• You are a landlord preparing a property for new tenants or major works
• You have noticed damaged textured ceilings, cracked boards or broken cement sheets
• You are planning to remove an old garage, shed or outbuilding

What happens on the day

A typical domestic survey goes something like this:

1. Booking and scope. You explain what the survey is for (managing the home as it is, or planning specific work) so the surveyor knows which type of survey to carry out and which rooms to cover.
2. The inspection. The surveyor works through each area, looking at ceilings, walls, floors, pipework, boxed in areas, lofts and outbuildings.
3. Sampling. Small samples are taken from suspect materials using methods that keep fibre release to a minimum, and each sample point is sealed and labelled.
4. Laboratory analysis. The samples go to a laboratory to confirm whether they contain asbestos and which type.

For an average house, the visit itself usually takes a few hours. Larger properties and intrusive refurbishment surveys take longer. Lab results commonly come back within a few working days, but ask your surveyor for their timescale when you book.

Do not try to take samples yourself. Breaking into a material to get a sample is exactly the kind of disturbance that releases fibres.

What the survey report tells you

A good report gives you a clear record of what was found and what to do about it. It usually includes:

• A register of asbestos containing materials, with the location and extent of each one
• The type of material and asbestos found, based on the laboratory results
• The condition of each material, and how likely it is to be damaged
• Photos and plans so you can find each item again
• Recommendations, such as leaving the material in place and monitoring it, sealing or encapsulating it, or removing it

Keep the report somewhere safe and share it with any trades who work on the property. If you sell the house, it is a useful document to pass on.

Choosing a surveyor

HSE recommends using a surveyor who is accredited by UKAS (the United Kingdom Accreditation Service) for asbestos surveying, and a laboratory that is UKAS accredited for analysing samples. Accreditation means the company's methods and competence have been independently checked.

Before you book, it is reasonable to ask:

• Is the surveyor or their company UKAS accredited?
• Which type of survey are you quoting for, and which areas does it cover?
• Which laboratory analyses the samples?
• When will I get the written report?

When asbestos removal is needed

Finding asbestos does not automatically mean it has to come out. Material in good condition, in a place where it will not be disturbed, can often be left and checked from time to time.

Removal is usually recommended when the material is damaged, or when it is in the way of planned work. Some higher risk materials, such as sprayed coatings, pipe lagging and most asbestos insulating board, must be removed by a contractor holding a licence from HSE. Lower risk materials such as asbestos cement can often be dealt with by trained non licensed contractors, but they still have to follow strict controls. Either way, this is not a DIY job.

If you are in Leeds or the wider West Yorkshire area and need a survey, testing or removal, Yorkshire Asbestos Solutions covers domestic and commercial properties across the region.

Quick summary

• Homes built or refurbished before 2000 may contain asbestos.
• A management survey finds asbestos that could be disturbed during normal use.
• A refurbishment and demolition survey is needed before work that disturbs the building, and it is intrusive.
• Homeowners are not under the duty to manage, but builders must identify asbestos before work, so a survey is often needed anyway.
• Use a UKAS accredited surveyor and laboratory, and keep the report.
• Damaged asbestos, or asbestos in the way of work, should be handled by trained professionals, and many materials need a licensed contractor.

For official guidance, the HSE website has detailed information on asbestos in homes and on the different types of survey.

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Nov. 7, 2026

Wait a difference a day made... One of the great jazz standards says it all. I went into yesterday still dealing with my fears and anxieties about owning a home with my partner, but by the end, I felt inspired and invigorated to walk this path together with her into the unknown.

Moving past all of these difficult feelings began with the phone conversation with my parents, in which they lovingly told me that they wanted to give us this money. That they saw how far I'd come in recovery and this gift was a part of their way of saying, we see your growth, and we want to support you. There are no words to express my gratitude for their generosity.

But then, when our lawyer reached out to set up the closing date, I called my partner, and we both had the jitters at first. Then M, my partner, said, “It feels like we're holding hands about to jump off a cliff together.” That image gave me a feeling of confidence and excitement that I hadn't felt before in regards to the house. There's no one I would rather jump off a cliff with than M. She is such a good partner and friend, and the fact that that image made me feel better about things rather than more fearful I think is a pretty good indication that we're ready to take the plunge.

Wish us luck!

PS Another thought I had was that Higher Power, Benevolent Spirits, Ancestors, Animals, and the land are all here to help us, guide us, and protect us. How lucky are we?! Amen!

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Au revoir mamie

Tomorrow A Is coming over to bake stuff with me for the baking club, but also for my birthday. I was honestly taking it back by how thoughtful and sweet it was of her to offer, and how serious she was about it. I remember when he first talked, we kind of stopped after it faded out a little bit, but I remember telling myself that one of the reasons why I wasn’t interested is because I didn’t think she would really care about me, but I think seeing that she can and does reignited a lot of the feelings that I had. I’ve been thinking about how much I’ve been thinking about how to kind of indicate that I’m interested in her like this so that I can eventually ask her on a date because we already have pretty good chemistry. And I’m thinking about how I worry that sometimes things are like manipulation if I behave in a certain way to try to get some desired result. But at the same time, this feels like saying, if I am nice to someone before I ask them on a date, that is manipulative when I think that is just normal human nature. I do find myself sometimes getting a little bit I guess like two looped up in it, where I find myself wanting her to respond or almost expecting certain things in my head, and I have to catch myself and remind myself that I am going to be completely OK if she is not interested. And I use that as a mantra.

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