Living At Pajam

Sorry Guys, this time, this post is not about my baby lion.

Most probably you found this page because you were looking for more information on the little town of Pajam, planning to shift here or settle down?

I’ve been living here for almost 2 years now. Overall, this is a nice quiet town to live in. But  I wished there was info online or someone to speak to  3 years ago to help me decide on my house purchase here.

Here I list a few important factors you should know before deciding on your purchase.

1.       The IBS system used to build the house does give excellent finishing. Nevertheless it has lots of drawbacks too. Many houses in my phase have walls which are not straight (dinding senget). In my house, a few walls are not straight. It’s quite hard to notice, but when you try to fix wall cabinets, picture frames, then you will definitely notice how crooked the walls are.

2.      I have had 2 doors frames changed because they were also crooked, which cause the doors not to close properly. From what I gathered from talking to the workers, most houses have this problem because the developer rushed to build these houses. Walls which are not straight is normal. I received my house keys about 3 months ahead of schedule. 

3.      These walls are not flexible; hence after a month or two, it starts to crack. Although the developer repairs the crack every time a complaint is made, sadly, these repairs does not last long. And if the cracks are bad, water seeps thru whenever it rains. So for the past 2 years, I’ve been having never ending wall cracks and leaks.

    This Crack appears on every single house here, its the wall where houses join each other.

This is my neighbour's house, end lot.

4.       House break-ins are very rampant in Pajam.  Houses which are not in a guarded and gated community has had many break-ins. Google “pecah rumah pajam” and you’ll understand. 

5.       If you have school going children, there are only 2 schools in Pajam, Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (T) Tun Sambanthan, and Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (C) Kampong Baru Pajam. I’m not sure if there are any plans to build any new schools around here. You’ll have to look at either Nilai or Mantin for alternatives.

6.       There’s a rubbish dump(tempat pelupusan sampah) at Pajam town. 3 years ago when I decided to buy a house here, the developer assured me that this rubbish dump would be closed down soon. Now 3 years later and it is still there.  To locate it, drive pass Pajam town, heading towards Mantin. You’ll come to College Heights. Landmark is some white colour shop houses on the left. To the right you’ll see a row of old single storey shops. The rubbish dump is located behind these shops.  Almost every other night, there will be a horrible stench in the air. It is much worse when it rains. It’s so bad that when the smell comes I would have to run and close all my doors and windows. Sometimes the smell would come in the middle of the night, waking me up from my sleep. This problem is very bad and its solution does not seem near. I had no choice but to aircond the whole house so that we would be able to get a good night’s sleep without waking up in the middle of the night to this horrible smell. Part of the rubbish dump has been covered and converted to harvest biogas. I still have no idea when this rubbish dump will be closed for good, because for now there are still rubbish trucks dumping there.  Google “pencemaran udara Pajam” & “bau busuk Pajam”  for more info.

         Mobile phone coverage is poor in this area.  Forget about using mobile broadband in the house.  Because of the concrete structure used to build the house, Mobile signal is very poor in at the ground floor. Around the dining area onwards, there’s no mobile coverage in the house. This forced me to get a fixed line for safety reasons. Mobile coverage at the first floor is ok.

 

8.       KL is situated roughly 40kms away. Toll will cost you RM2.80(Pajam-Kajang), RM0.90(Bt.11 toll) and RM1(Bt.9 toll). On average, including jam, it will take 1 – ½ hours in the morning to get to KL (golden triangle area). Getting home from KL will take about 1hour or less by using Jalan Loke Yew to get back. Without Jam, it will take 30 – 45mins to get to KL, depending how fast you travel. Travelling to Putrajaya/Cyberjaya will take roughly the same time, toll free, driving thru Nilai à Dengkil à CyberjayaàPutrajaya.

9.       If you wish to commute by train, either use the KTM Kommuter @ Batang Benar station or the ERL @ Salak Tinggi. The Batang Benar station is about 5minutes from Pajam and the Salak Tinggi Station is about 15 – 20 minutes away.

This is the residence community portal. http://www.pchrs.com. I Hope this information has help you with your decision. All the best