If you are going over an existing ceiling, you may install the tongue and groove directly over the drywall, ensuring you use nails long enough to reach the joist (e.g., 2 1/2-inch nails).

In one of our first projects as budding do-it-yourselfers, we installed acoustical tiles on a pockmarked ceiling that was well beyond repair. The new tiles transformed the room, making the ceiling … ...

Dear James: I want to remodel my living room cathedral ceiling by changing it from drywall to decorative real wood. Can it just be nailed or screwed to the old ...

Dear James: I want to remodel my living room cathedral ceiling by changing it from drywall to decorative real wood. Can it just be nailed or screwed to the old ceiling? -- Don M. Dear Don: Natural ...