Cockpit Floor Built

I can say the project is officially started!  Made it to the hardware store this weekend and got enough material to start the floor.  After a lot of thought I went with 3/4 inch MDF.  It seemed to be the cheapest material that should be able to hold the weight I anticipate.  I plan on covering with some type of carpet so don't really care about the look.

After searching the internet for the best type of anchors, I decided on dry wall screws.  They seem to be a course enough screw to bite in the MDF without stripping.

Got my son away from his computer long enough to help.

Here is the floor basically completed.  I used 2 X 3 lumber for the support underneath.  Basically framed it in like you would a house wall using the dry wall screws with a little wood glue.  All holes were pre-drilled to help prevent splitting.

Added some swivel casters to help move it around.  This will also help if I ever had to move it once installed to fix something.  The completed size is around 66 X 58 inches.