Renovation Contractor
in Kepong

Local facts last reviewed 27 September 2026. Sources are listed at the end of the page.

Kepong traces back to a nineteenth-century tin-mining settlement and grew into a mature township that is mostly single-storey terrace housing from the 1980s, with condominiums added since. The Kepong parliamentary seat had 106,199 residents in Census 2020, and Kepong sits inside Kuala Lumpur City Hall, the most populous local authority in Malaysia at 1,982,112 people. Its named neighbourhoods include Jinjang, Kepong Baru, Bandar Menjalara, Taman Bukit Maluri and Metro Prima.

Taman Bukit Maluri is a mature estate of terrace houses, shop-offices and factory lots, and Kepong Baru is one of the older landed pockets, mostly single-storey freehold terraces. Jinjang Utara, in the north, has had its own drainage problems, covered below. Where a street was built in one go, its houses tend to age together, so neighbours often find themselves dealing with wet areas, roofs and rear kitchens around the same time.

Kepong essentials

DBKL rules for Kepong terraces and condos

For landed houses, DBKL publishes renovation guidelines specifically for existing terrace and semi-detached houses in Kuala Lumpur, alongside a minor-works permit guideline for residential houses. Minor works are applied for online through OSC 3 Plus using form B2-PK, which asks for a sketch or plan, a copy of the title or sale-and-purchase agreement, photos of the building and a location plan.

For condominiums and apartments, the same form requires written consent from the JMB or MC, and the Commissioner of Buildings’ strata renovation procedure applies: minor works such as aircon, grilles, wiring and plumbing repairs need the JMB’s or MC’s written permission, and anything affecting common property needs owners’ approval at a general meeting. Since 1 August 2023, circular COBKL 2023/01 bars adding partition walls to create extra rooms in KL strata units.

One Kepong-specific enforcement point: in October 2024 authorities linked flash floods in Jinjang Utara to blocked drains and to residents’ illegal concrete ramps built over the drains on Jalan Benteng Timur, with more illegal structures over drains found on Jalan Benteng Utara. A car-porch ramp or a paved frontage must not bridge or block the public drain.

What Kepong’s homes usually need

• Single-storey terraces from the 1970s and 80s (Bukit Maluri, Menjalara, Kepong Baru): a common request is a kitchen rebuilt at the back with a new roof over it, followed by bathroom renewal. Houses of this age were built before today’s standard concealed waterproofing, so expect to redo wet-area membranes rather than tile over them.
• Jinjang’s older homes: often extended piecemeal over decades. It is worth checking what was approved before planning further work, particularly anything built over or next to a drain.
• Newer condominiums and apartments: interior works within the strata rules — kitchens, wardrobes, flooring, and fixing leaks from the unit above.

Kepong’s flood record and what it means for a renovation

The Star has reported more than 30 flooding incidents in Kepong since 2022, with Taman Antoi and Taman Pusat Kepong among the worst hit and water reaching up to 1m in August 2024. On 19–20 April 2026 the Jalan Development commercial area in Taman Kepong and Taman Antoi flooded again, to about 0.61m. Jalan 3/16e in Taman Nanyang flooded twice in late March 2026, after which DBKL planned drain cleaning and a new connecting drain.

If you live in one of those streets, build the renovation to recover from water rather than pretend it will not come: raise power sockets on the ground floor when rewiring, use tiles and water-resistant boards low on the walls instead of plasterboard or chipboard carcasses, choose kitchen base cabinets with aluminium or PVC carcasses, and keep the front drain open and reachable.

Kepong jobs we quote

For costs and local detail, see our Kepong guides:

• House renovation in Kepong — terrace refurbishments, rear kitchens and DBKL permits.
• Kitchen renovation in Kepong — rebuilding the back kitchen of an older terrace.
• Waterproofing in Kepong — roofs, wet areas and walls in older, rain-exposed homes.
• Strata renovation rules — what the JMB or MC can ask for before you renovate a condo unit.

Kepong map

We cover Kepong from Jinjang and Kepong Baru to Bandar Menjalara, Taman Bukit Maluri and Metro Prima.

Areas around Kepong

Next door to Kepong:

• Kepong Baru — the landed Kepong Baru pocket, with its own page.
• Desa ParkCity — master-planned township west of Kepong.
• Selayang — Selangor side, under the Selayang council (MPS).
• Sentul — older DBKL area south-east, with pre-war shophouses.
• Damansara Perdana — MBPJ township across the Selangor boundary.
• Mont Kiara — condominium enclave to the south.

Sources & official references

The local facts on this page were checked against the sources below on 27 September 2026. Council procedures, forms and fees change — confirm the current position with the council before you start work:

• DBKL — guidelines (garis panduan) — terrace/semi-D renovation guideline, strata procedure, COBKL 2023/01.
• DBKL OSC 3 Plus — minor works permit (B2-PK) — documents and JMB/MC consent.
• OpenDOSM — P.114 Kepong (Census 2020) — constituency population.
• StarProperty — Taman Bukit Maluri — estate character.
• The Star — seeking an end to Kepong’s flood woes (May 2025) — 30+ incidents since 2022.
• The Star — Kepong recurrent floods (Jun 2026) — April 2026 floods.
• The Star — new drain for Taman Nanyang (Apr 2026) — March 2026 floods.
• The Star — Jinjang flash floods (Oct 2024) — illegal ramps over drains.