Patent ID: 8117800

Claim:
A method of forming a facade on an upright supporting surface, the method comprising: providing a plurality of hollow facade elements, each formed of a resilient plastic body, the body of each element comprising: a substantially flat rear side and a decorative front side protruding from the rear side such that the flat rear side and the decorative front side of the plastic body enclose a hollow interior therebetween; wherein the flat rear side comprises a nail receiving portion and a plurality of vent apertures formed about a periphery of the element in the flat rear side such that the vent apertures in the flat rear side are the only apertures in the plastic body; abutting the flat rear side of each element against the upright supporting surface such that the element is in spaced relation with other elements and such that all of the apertures in the plastic body are located in the flat rear side abutted with the supporting surface; orienting each element such that at least one of the vent apertures in the flat rear side about the periphery of each element is located adjacent a bottom of the element in a mounted position of the element on the upright supporting surface; securing each element to the upright supporting surface subsequent to abutting the flat rear side against the upright supporting surface by driving nails fully through the front side of each element, across the hollow interior and into the nail receiving portion of the flat rear side such that the nails are embedded through the rear side and into the supporting surface in the mounted position.