Whitpain Farm, the Blue Bell 55+ community, kicked off a renovation project affecting every one of its 171 homes last month. The effort should yield two results: safer, more durable units and solid support for a local, woman-owned business.

The community is replacing the original cedar roofing on its houses with a stylish-but-practical synthetic version. The new covering offers the benefits of fire safety, longevity, and pleasing sight lines.

The $14 million project’s contractor is Eiseman Construction, a family roofing business in New Britain, Bucks County. When its founder Phil Eiseman passed from cancer in 2015, his wife Melissa became principal, making this engagement also notable for its support of a firm helmed by a women.

“We are excited to partner with the Whitpain Farm HOA leaders, property managers, suppliers, and manufacturers on this comprehensive project,” Eiseman said. “A home is usually one of a family’s largest financial assets, and we are honored to be entrusted with this project.”

Whitpain Farm HOA president Dick Lean said the roof replacement will add greatly to home values.

“It was definitely time to upgrade our roofing material to something that looks great and offers better fire and hail protection and, therefore, insurability,” he explained. “We are glad to be working with Melissa and her crew and are particularly excited to be one of the first neighborhoods on the East Coast to install [these] shingles.”