I also have a cement floor but perhaps unlike others, my 100+ year old basement can be damp when a strong and prolonged rainstorm hits. It's infrequent but has happened a few times in my almost 40 years of owning the house. So I installed the Dricore 2' x 2' tongue and groove squares with the air gap bottoms to "protect against moisture, mildew, and small water leak" in the basement. Thus, the Dricore subfloor acts as a "floating" floor that allows airflow between the cement surface and the subfloor. On top of that subfloor I installed 1/2" select pine plywood panels with several coats of poly that provide a smooth floor for easy sweeping. I can't imagine a rubberized floor would allow easy sweeping.
Other advantages are a floor with a little "give" and a warner floor. No need for a floor mat when working excessively in one spot.
Just be mindful, you want to install a floor once, before you move all your heavy tools and work tables in place.
