How to hang bead board on a lathe/plaster ceiling?

Old house, peeling paint, uneven ceiling surface, holes. what method to hold up 4X8 bead panel sheets. Finish nail gun not working. pulls out. Liquid nails not working because of poor plaster quality. (other problem is Hubby does great with metal/vehicles but not wood, can't afford to hire) Thought I had a great quick answer to ceiling problem in kitchen, now have many sheets of bead board and can't install it. help please.

Answers:
What you need to do is find the Ceiling joists. They are the large [ 2x8+] horizontal wood members that your wood lath [ 1x 3/8] is attached to. The Joists should be running perpendicular to the long axis of the house and should be 24" on center -
if you find the lath and not the joist , know that the lath always ruins perpendicular to the joists.
The rest is easy. Buy a good stud sensor . Read and understand the instructions . If aesthetics allow: It's a lot easier to install the board and bead
across the joists always nailing in the" Valleys". I'm sure that there are real carpenters that will either add to or correct some of this , but this is where you have to start

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Get you a stud finder that will measure density, Then find the studs, once you find the studs the job is easy, use your nail gun to nail the bead board up to the studs. Piece of cake.Your best bet on the stud finder is to buy the best one since plaster is pretty thick and uneven.
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