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Put them in the opposite direction of the ceiling joists

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How do you nail or whatever a piece of oak wood to an acoustic ceiling do you use a wood screw or regular nails or glue the wood piece is about 4 inches by 36 inches?

The term 'acoustic ceiling' could have many meanings to different people. Are you dealing with a suspended ceiling with acoustic ceiling panels, with glued on 1' x 1' acoustic ceiling tiles or tiles which have been stapled to firring strips? Or are you talking about a drywalled or plastered ceiling which has an applied textured surface. The method of fastening a wood member to each of these will be different.


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if it's a block wall: nail in furring strips every 24" on center with hardened nails top to bottom on the wall (wear eye protection) if it's a frame wall: buy a stud-finder and a chalk line, find the studs and pop a line top to bottom at the center of each stud. . .get the stud finder that also shows where any electric lines are behind the wall so you won't nail into any electric attach the siding with finish nails either application (longer nails for the wood wall application) or common nails if you really want the barn look hope this helps!


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Hangnails are strips of skin separate from the cuticle. Have you ever noticed the white strips in between your nail folds and nails? That's what they are. they have a misleading name since they're not even part of your nail. -Kim Chewey


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Your rafters are probably 2 x 6's, you need a minimum of 8" so you have air flow above your 6" insulation. Rip a 2 x 4 in half and nail it to the underside of the 2 x 6's. Make sure to nail the factory sides, (the 1.5" side) not the saw cut side, so your Firring strips are all the same thickness.


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