METHOD OF MAKING A RETAINING WALL USING WALL BLOCKS AND GEOGRID
A method of making a retaining wall including a plurality of wall blocks and geogrid. A veneer panel system is used with a wall or a retaining wall to provide a natural stone appearance and/or to improve the appearance of an existing wall. Panels can be interlocked to form a stable veneer structure. The structure is attached to a wall by various attachment means.
1 . A method of making a retaining wall including a plurality of wall blocks and geogrid comprising:
stacking wall blocks in one or more courses to form a first portion of the retaining wall, the first portion having a front wall surface and an upper course of blocks which forms an upper surface of the first portion;
placing the geogrid over the first portion of the retaining wall such that a first section of the geogrid extends behind the retaining wall and a second section of the geogrid extends in front of the retaining wall;
stacking wall blocks in one or more additional courses over the first portion of the retaining wall to form a second portion of the retaining wall, the geogrid extending between the upper surface of the first portion and a lower surface of the second portion of the retaining wall, the second wall portion having a front wall surface and an upper course of blocks which forms an upper surface of the second portion;
folding the geogrid back over the front and upper surfaces of the second portion so that the second section of the geogrid extends behind the retaining wall; and
stacking wall blocks in one or more additional courses over the second portion of the retaining wall to form a third portion of the retaining wall, the geogrid extending between the upper surface of the second portion and a lower surface of the third portion of the retaining wall, the third wall portion having a front wall surface and an upper course of blocks which forms an upper surface of the third portion.
2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
providing a plurality of panels; and
connecting the panels to the front surface of the retaining wall.
3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the panels are formed of a mineral aggregate in fiberglass.
4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein one of adjacent first and second panels have tongue attachment means and another of adjacent first and second panels have mating tongue and groove attachment means, respectively.
5 . The method of claim 4 , wherein the tongue and groove attachment means are on opposing panel sides of adjacent first and second panels, respectively.
6 . The method of claim 5 , including interconnecting a tongue attachment means on a first panel with a groove attachment means on a second panel.
7 . The method of claim 1 , including placing a protective layer between the geogrid and an adjacent block.