the boards were so rotten that they came out like mulch!!
I took the panel off the cieling as well, the corners were all rotted as well.

I had to place a 1 x 1 3/4 piece around the perimeter on the cieling.

I had to glue a new panel on the polystyrene with PL 300 and Ployurethane on the metal. then screwed what I could.

Today I will drill the holes for the lighting and all the brackets. Hopefully I will get most of it done today, but we wont be using it tonight for the 4th.
happy 4th of July!!