I may just leave it well enough alone for now. That spot has the waste line leading out to the septic system and there's a cleanout there, just in case. If I do build a closet that's another consideration as is the actual placement of the tanks, can't block that cleanout. My wife and I are the only ones that use the gym, so it's not critical to us. On that same wall I mounted the reverse osmosis filter I put in last year and that takes up some space as well. Maybe I'll just build a partition across the room instead. There would be some additional insulation value added since I would insulate the walls if I do build a closet. We'll see, maybe after the system is built and running.

my spinners....to each there own of course..
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