Both the houses we have owned came with pretty good work benches in the cellar. The first was a mess and I built it up over the years. My current house came with a great bench that had been badly beaten. I replaced a couple of 2x8s and put a new fiberboard top and bolted on a 4" machinists vice and was good to go. I recently added a bench-mount magnifying lamp as a sop to my 50+ eyes - best decision I've made in a long time.
The cellar is "Dave's World"