No "Room Correction" Topic option. Why?


I wanted to pose a question on room mods but do not see a logical place
to insert it so I am going with "Speakers" as a good, wrong choice.
Moderators, can you attend to this deficiency? 

My question: I am redoing my listening room in several ways.
Not because it was bad-quite the contrary. But because the room 
was a dark hole so I bought three new windows and replacement door.
The existing wall allowed rain water in from the patio floor outside.

 I started dismantling a 20' section of wall. As I opened the wall i found the
existing base plate-not treated wood, to be dust. Then mold on the drywall.
then termite evidence. 

Once the old crap was gone, I poured a concrete base plate 20 feet and another 6 feet
on the return. Termite damage had trashed the double sill plate and parts of two joists.

With all the wiring exposed I discovered an abandoned 220 a/c line buried in the wall.
Voila!  I had 2 dedicated 110v outlets for another part of the room. 

Might as well add 5 can lights while I was at it.

I upgraded the Streaming ethernet line from cat 5 to cat 7. Might as well
since I had sawsalled thru the old line. 
Then I learned that fiber is a better bet so I will be changing that later.

Another find! A buried abandoned entry door offering a 30" x 80" x 10" shelving
opportunity! 

I started this task by removing the old carpeting.

Now to my question. 

Shall I go with new porcelain tile flooring and plan on area rug -or-
put carpet back for its superior sound absorbing properties?

I hope someone out there has been down this road and has
an experience to share?

Thank you!


chorus
People are missing the point of measurement and software and science and listening, they are not mutually exclusive, rarely is one sufficient.

studio six Digital provides a low / no Cost toolbox... start there

avs, felt is not a super broad band absorber But you do see it deployed on a variety of speakers - typically the mid and tweeter. 
@yyzsantabarbara 

I note that your article references the Salford simulations. Nice to have company!
I did something very acoustically low tech this week. It could be a smart or a stupid idea. It was done for my back health and to also get away from my desktop computer while I listen to headphone music. So less A’gon posts by me.

I got a big bean bag that I put up in the worst acoustic location of my small room. Tomorrow, when I get delivery of a 2 channel speaker amp I will be able to test out how great an ideal this was. The room was pretty good before and the bean bag is super comfortable. I may have a conflict.
Rettinger covers all the ratios.... including the nasty but popular one...

and of course there is a nice page on staggered wall construction, I paid $10 for a deactivated Library copy....
One key question to ask is does brand X elastomeric between two sheets of Y constitute a constrained layer - converting some motion into heat ?