Quoted from Richthofen:ASS-BESTOS sucks. Yes, I know I don't "need" to abate it. But I want to reroute one of my steam runs to add more room for games. Plus its a low ceiling so if someone bumps their heads on the asbestos, it could knock fibers into the air. So I bit the bullet and went on side quest 3 and removed all the asbestos from my heating system.
I was going to comment that the wrap on those pipes was probably asbestos, but I see you already dealt with it. I had the same thing in my first house, along with the knob and tube wiring, in fact the overall layout of your basement reminds me of my first house. It’s looking great so far, I would keep as much of the original brick exposed as possible, same with the pipes, I love the character it adds.