I need to go to home depot to get some replacement boa.
Repairing tongue and groove ceiling.
With a circular saw saw down the center of the damaged tongue and groove board.
Once there is a gap between the board and the wall place wood.
They ll give you a much more solid nailing surface.
If you re installing tongue and groove boards over drywall or plaster especially it s a good idea to install 1x2 battens and fasten them directly to the framing with 2 1 2 in.
Place a pry bar between the baseboard and wall.
If you have to install new boards you may have to cutthe top part of the groove off to get the board back over an existing tongue thiswill require a limited amount of surface nailing when these boards are reinstalled.
Starting at the ceiling fit the replacement.
Once the board is sawed in.