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).

Make a hammering block from a one-foot piece of scrap lumber. Place the groove over the tongue edge of stubborn pieces and hammer on this block. This avoids damaging the actual piece of ceiling wood.

Here's a way to install a tongue-and-groove ceiling without damaging the wood. Set a board in place. Then with a scrap piece of tongue-and-groove stock as a block, give the board a firm tap. This ...

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Make a hammering block from a one-foot piece of scrap lumber. Place the groove over the tongue edge of stubborn pieces and hammer on this block. This avoids damaging the actual piece of ceiling wood.