We officially moved into our KEN Rimba home a little over a year ago after going through the obligatory renovation period putting in our own touches to dress up the house the way we wanted it. We bought the house after learning about the project via an engagement with the developer for this write up on Sustainable Living at KEN Rimba a few years back.

our (almost) completed garden as of Q4 2016
our (almost) completed garden as of Q4 2016

One of the reasons we chose a corner unit is that we had wanted to make full use of the additional land on the side. The photo above is how our almost completed (pending lights) garden looks like as of current.

If you remember my Grow Your Own Herbs and Vegetable post from earlier of the year, you’d have noticed that our garden looks quite a bit different since then.

we actually DIY the whole garden, designed by Haze
we actually DIY the whole garden, designed by Haze

The first version of the garden was a temporary solution. After a pretty long process of coming up with a design we both like, revamping was in progress by April.

We removed the grass, and started with putting in some railway sleepers as a curvy walking path to the pool area.

Then it was installation of power cables for lights later, and water piping for automatic irrigation system. Red bricks were used to mark the borders of walkways next.

building the water feature was the most labour intensive part
building the water feature was the most labour intensive part

Then we installed some posts and started building the water feature with red bricks and concrete. This is the part that took the longest and also most labour intensive.

Waterproofing it alone took weeks of trials and re-applying even more water proofing agent. Luckily we got it all sorted out, the installation serves as a water planter as well as the filter for our koi pond.

We then procured some galvanised fencing and installed them to let creepers a wall to climb. We then installed the piping for the water planter and it was complete!

The whole project took slightly over four months as we worked mostly only during weekends afternoon. Everything was done by myself and Haze with zero hired help.

making full use of the extra land we have of the corner unit
making full use of the extra land we have of the corner unit

We’re really happy on how it turns out, I think it’ll look much better at night when the lights are installed.

That’s how we utilised the 20 feet of land on the side. A pond, a pool, and now a proper garden.

corner unit with pool still available, always love the ambiance
corner unit with pool still available, always love the ambiance (Legian)

If you have your own 20 feet of land, what would you do with it?

The good news is, there are still corner units available at KEN Rimba, some of which comes with swimming pools as well.

Having a pool really gives the house that villa ambience, and it is also a pool that you don’t need to share with strangers.

master bedroom, guest room (ground), first room, 2nd room
master bedroom, guest room (ground), first room, 2nd room  (show unit)

The corner units also come with extra two feet’s width in built up compared to intermediate units. There are three rooms upstairs and one on the ground floor. Enough for a family of 7 comfortably if you really want to maximise bed space, or use one as a study, a guestroom, or like us, a game/AV room.

living & dining room from the staircase column
living & dining room from the staircase column (show unit)

Every unit also comes with green features such as rain water harvesting tank. For corner units, that comes in really handy in watering your garden. We used ours to keep the koi pond filled up with rain water instead of tap water. I’ve yet to get a water bill at KEN Rimba.

Landscaping around the neighbourhood is well kept and it’ll get even better when the trees grow taller/bigger.

pretty mature but quiet neighbourhood at Legian
pretty mature but quiet neighbourhood at Legian

around the KEN Rimba neighbourhood
around the KEN Rimba neighbourhood

green is in
green is in

The corner units are priced from less than a million ringgit, if you’re in the market for a new home, this is a place to check out.

Website: http://www.kenholdings.com.my
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Making Use of Our Extra Land at KEN Rimba Home
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26 thoughts on “Making Use of Our Extra Land at KEN Rimba Home

  • October 15, 2016 at 11:22 pm
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    KY, glad you showed your home to all. Most important thing is good neighbors for long ago my parents brought a starter home (condo) had no ideal there were bad neighbors that made noises just to make trouble to parents. Heard later why other owners sold it fast and cheap. Now it better for got a house and garden greenhouse with solar light that goes on at night to make plants grow faster and lights kept away bugs too for it yellow light.

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    • October 17, 2016 at 10:15 am
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      Vickie: solar light at night? That’ll be quite hardcore isn’t it? I’ll just leave it to nature.

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  • October 17, 2016 at 6:42 am
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    wahh, now we know why ah uncle KY don’t update website so much. But aiyok, uncle forgot to build rain garden instead, in the middle, QUICK! back to work! heheheheheheheheeheheheh

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    • October 17, 2016 at 10:15 am
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      immature: hahaha, diversify ok.

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      • October 18, 2016 at 4:31 am
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        Hello KY Stalker! hehehehehehehheheheheh

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  • October 17, 2016 at 2:03 pm
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    wah wah wah, u got your private pool in your house, how cool! Also a lovely garden, u can grow a lot vegetables and even rare fishes for your own consumption, haha!

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    • October 17, 2016 at 3:33 pm
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      Choi Yen: memang got tilapia to makan & some vege for cooking! Maybe start raring chicken later? hahha.

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      • October 18, 2016 at 4:35 am
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        if you introduce chicken into your garden, your neighbour above will no longer be your neighbour LOL

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        • October 18, 2016 at 8:56 am
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          immature: above? GOD!?

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            • October 19, 2016 at 11:24 am
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              immature: high school?

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              • October 20, 2016 at 6:55 am
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                cis !!!

    • December 8, 2017 at 11:16 am
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      What’s the cost of maintaining the pool in your home?

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      • December 11, 2017 at 12:14 pm
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        Jon: chlorine maybe cost some RM 50+ per month, the rest is electricity running the pump.

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        • December 12, 2017 at 12:12 pm
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          Thanks. Appreciate your feedback

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  • December 5, 2019 at 10:32 am
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    do a 2019 update of what your home looks like now! 😀

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    • December 5, 2019 at 10:48 am
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      SGRMSE: i’ll give u personal tour la. haha.

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  • September 10, 2020 at 1:37 pm
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    Hi KY,

    If you are still in KEN Rimba, i am planning to get a corner unit in Legian, Appreciate your feedback on the Pro’s and Con’s on the neighborhood and the house quality since its already 7 years.

    Some thoughts around:
    1. Security
    2. Traffic
    3. Weekends and evening at KEN Rimba
    4. Amenities
    5. Pollution
    6. Pet lovers
    7. Maintenance of the POOL
    8. Community (Owners or Tenants)
    9. Renovation since its strata title (Whats is allowed /not allowed)

    any other things that you wish to highlight. Thank you

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    • September 10, 2020 at 4:28 pm
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      RAM,
      I stay at Jimbaran so situation is a bit different. Weekends and evenings are pretty quiet around here, pool shouldn’t be something that’s very difficult to maintain, as for other stuff, they can be different between management of legian vs jimbaran. Also it’s not strata.

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