I have recently moved into a home with a large finished basement. My wonderful wife has given me the go-ahead to use half the basement for my new Build Room.
Perry
1 I'm jealous you have a large basement
2 I'm jealous you have a wonderful wife that will let you use half of it.
3 I would just leave the carpet, that will catch sanding dust, far better than stirring it up with a smooth floor. When it gets really bad give it a vacuum..
If you drop some glue on it, who cares, you were going to throw it out anyway.
What's your next build?