Patent ID: 8511024

Claim:
A method of constructing a wall having a visually appealing exposed wall surface comprising: providing a plurality of wall blocks, at least some of the wall blocks having a recessed surface; stacking the plurality of wall blocks in courses to form a continuous exposed wall surface, each recessed surface forming a channel between a top surface of a wall block in a first course and a bottom surface of a wall block in a second adjacent course; providing a plurality of connecting elements having a first portion and a second portion; providing a plurality of facing members having a front face and a back face, the front face having a visually appealing pattern or texture; connecting the facing members to the exposed wall surface with the connecting elements such that the first portions of the connecting elements are received in the recessed surfaces of the wall blocks and the second portions of the connecting elements are connected to the facing members such that the facing members cover the exposed wall surface and the front faces of the facing members collectively form a visually appealing exposed wall face, and wherein the wall blocks have at least one core open to the top surface and bottom surface and wherein the recessed surface is open to the core.