More Picture Of How To Install Paneling Over Drywall Ceiling New Update 2021. This gives you a tougher more durable hold for your shiplap walls over drywall and it also allows you to get a sense of board placement before you start nailing everything to the studs permanently. Tack the panel in place with a few drywall screws driven into the ceiling joists using a drill-driver.
Also note the position of any boxed lights electrical boxes and accessories. The second option is to hang drywall right over the top. Using a putty knife scrape off the texture in the path to create a flat spot on the ceiling to attach the furring strips.
If you are installing beadboard over drywall choose a panel with 38-inch or 14-inch thickness.
This gives you a tougher more durable hold for your shiplap walls over drywall and it also allows you to get a sense of board placement before you start nailing everything to the studs permanently. Allow it to sit for at least three days before. Alternatively you can use scrap plywood and 2x4 boards used like poles to press the panel against the ceiling until the adhesive sets up. Install it by slipping it down from above.