Looking for some advise. My wife offered to let me turn our spare basement bedroom into a hand tool shop since working in the garage isn't really enjoyable most of the year. My power tools would still live in the garage, but all hand tool activity would be conducted in a nice bedroom. The only issue I have right now is the carpet. I don't have the funds to put down new flooring, and I feel like I would rather have carpet and padding (and hopefully a vapor barrier) than tearing it out and having the concrete. I know it will be more difficult to clean, but are there any other downsides to leaving the carpet? She doesn't care if I rip it out, and eventually I'd like to put a rubber floor down. Anyone been in a similar situation?