Patching Wood Plank Ceiling

[us3rnotfound]

I need to know how to replace pieces of this ceiling. I helped my parents remove their framed-in pantry. How can I best patch this piece of missing ceiling? Let me know if I need better pictures. Thanks.

http://postimg.org/image/dluykl3yf/

http://postimg.org/image/rr813eo5r/

Front side of removed plank: http://postimg.org/image/4xaj43k3p/

Back side of same removed plank: http://postimg.org/image/v85adftaz/

 

[highland145]

Do you have more/enough of the paneling to cover the spot?

 

[us3rnotfound]

Do you have more/enough of the paneling to cover the spot?

Yep all over the house, but the other side with the lines is exposed, leaving the smooth side unstained. We can pull some from behind furniture and/or an entertainment center. The problem seems to be staining it, getting the stain to match the ceiling, and obviously installing it.

The other side installed looks like this throughout the house: http://postimg.org/image/mq0ygpmo7/

 

[highland145]

You're going to have to experiment with the stain.

imo, to get the best look, you'll need to pull full boards on both sides of the patch and splice in new pieces. If that makes any sense.

Like this.

 

[RagingBITCH]

You're going to have to experiment with the stain.

imo, to get the best look, you'll need to pull full boards on both sides of the patch and splice in new pieces. If that makes any sense.

Like this.

^ This. In our kitchen reno now we're running wood floors to marry up with the existing. Flooring guy is same guy who did the prior wood floors - recommended pulling up some planks in the dining and running it together. Otherwise you'll see the noticeable square replacement, since it appears to be just sawed out.

Will also need to sand surrounding areas and restaining for it to blend seamlessly. Luckily for you, there appears to be some good variation in dark/light in the surrounding planks so it doesn't have to be 100% exact match.

 

[DrPizza]

I can't see your images from work; they're blocked for me.
In several rooms in my house, I've done tongue and groove on the ceiling - it's easier to do than drywall on the ceiling, and not much more expensive - excluding the cost of the nails, it ran me almost $1 per square foot on the last room that I did, in pine.

After several years, from aging, sunlight, etc., the wood grain gets a bit darker. A new piece would stand out like a sore thumb. If I put in a new piece, I could probably get it to match - for now, but I question how different they would look in just a few years after the new piece ages.

So, depending on the size of the room, if the ceiling is pine, I don't think it's price exorbitant to consider replacing the entire ceiling. (You definitely want a pneumatic finishing nailer for the job, makes it very easy. And, you want the least amount of bowing in the pieces of wood you get. A tiny bit of twist in the wood makes for a miserable time getting it pieced in.)