Building a salt wall is not for the novice. You want to consider location—your salt wall should be built in a dry area that is not subject to high humidity levels. You want to consider weight. Each brick in the salt wall can weigh up to five pounds. A salt wall that covers a standard room wall can weigh as much as a ton. You want to make sure your floor can support the salt wall. You want to consider how you are going to backlight the wall when it’s completed. Finally, you need to figure out how you will keep the bricks in place. We use proprietary systems for backlighting and keeping the bricks in our salt walls in place. Again, let us stress—building a salt wall is a special craft and not for the novice.

The easiest way to install a salt wall is to purchase a pre-assembled salt wall panel from us. These come with the backlighting already in place so you literally only need to hang them on the wall (make sure you know where your wall studs are) and plug them in.

Salt naturally attracts water and wet salt dissolves, so placing a salt wall in your bathroom is problematic. You can seal the salt bricks with an acrylic coating to keep the moisture out, but this will prohibit the salt bricks from being exposed to the air and rob you of the natural benefits Himalayan salt provides when exposed to the air.

Regardless of where you place your salt wall, it will provide a stunning, aesthetically pleasing display—in other words, they are great to look at. In addition to the great visuals salt walls provide, they are beneficial to your overall wellness.

Salt walls, combined with heat from being backlit, give off negative ions. These naturally occurring ions scrub the surrounding air of dirt particles, pollens and other allergens. Cleaner air means better breathing and fewer allergies. Additionally, salt walls provide a form of light therapy with their warm, striated colors when backlit. This can help you relax and recharge.