Winged anchor and spiked spacer for veneer wall tie connection system and method

A system, comprising:

• a back up wall;
• a hard sheeting wall provided adjacent the back up wall;
• a veneer wall spaced from the back up wall and the hard sheeting wall;
• an anchoring fastener having a first end secured through the hard sheeting wall to the back up wall and a second free end projecting into a space between the hard sheeting wall and the veneer wall;
• an anchor including a barrel with a bore extending therethrough and first and second wings extending laterally from the barrel, wherein first and second openings are provided within the first and second wings, respectively;
• and
• a wire tie extending between the anchor and the veneer wall,
• wherein the anchoring fastener extends through the bore of the anchor and the anchor is disposed adjacent a surface of the hard sheeting wall.