Smoky Mountain Retreat Builder Program

The Smoky Mountain Retreat at Eagles Nest is a 1,000 acre development established with high standards for planning, design and construction. Recognizing that the success of the community must include the success of the builders within the community, the developer has established an integrated series of documents designed to allow the developer to maintain certain “controls” without compromising the expertise and individual creativity of each builder.

Each builder must be licensed by North Carolina, financially sound, extremely experienced, highly ethical and creative design wise. All construction of homes must be in compliance with the Smoky Mountain Retreat Builder Program. The basic controls are to limit the number of builders, establish uniform procedures of operation and establish minimum designing and construction features. The Smoky Mountain Retreat Builder Program allows you to present a builder of your choice for approval.

These particular builders have built multiple home in the Smoky Mountain Retreat and have done an excellent job.

T.S. Johnson Construction

This company is owned and operated by the father-son combination of Sherell Johnson & Tom Johnson, who are also the co-developers of the three Smoky Mountain Retreat Communities in Haywood County, NC.

Over a 50 year career in building and developing. Sherell Johnson has been involved in the sale and construction of over 700 homes, some in partnership with other builders. Tom has been involved in much of that effort over the last 30 years.

They have built over 100 log homes in the three Smoky Mountain Retreats, as well as the large sales center in the Smoky Mountain Retreat at Eagles Nest. Plus the rustic clubhouse (through a separate company) at Laurel Ridge Country Club.

Their team can help design and construct your dream home then guide you through the interior selection process. You can also walk through many of their homes in the SMR to get ideas. Their office and design center is located in the entry to the 1,000 acre Smoky Mountain Retreat in Maggie Valley, NC.

Tom & Sherell Johnson
1229 ASGI Jim Barna House
Laurel Ridge Clubhouse
Duffy House
Blue Ridge Post and Beam - Ron Cramm

What started as a company that simply built post and beam structures has developed into one that can manufacture & customize timbers and build them into any specified structure — start to finish. In other words, you dream of a timber truss or house frame –they can design it, cut it, implement it, and complete it to your heart’s desire.

We are pleased to offer you Ron’s service if you are looking for a total custom building package or simply for the timber details to customize your existing project. Their goal is to help their clients build a home that reflects what lies in his or her heart so that shelter becomes a place of ultimate comfort.

J. Scott Campbell

Scott has been building masterpiece homes in the mountains of western North Carolina for over 30 years. He is an extremely “hands-on” builder, spending a great deal of personal time on each home. He provides an unusually high caliber of design details and finishes which turn each home he builds into a masterpiece. The design ideas that Scott provides would cost a fortune if provided by a top architect. When building with Scott, these ideas are just another service provided by his company. He keeps a low overhead by working from a home office. His wife Janice handles all of the in-house accounting and billing and his daughter Jennifer maintains the website and newsletter. This savings is passed on to his customers allowing more money to go into each high-quality home at a lower cost.

Scott has assembled a team of professionals that are unparalleled in the mountains. Each customer becomes a friend due to their respect for his work ethic and skills. Being one of the few builders in Haywood County that has an unlimited license, his company provides a wide variety of services in addition to new construction. He takes pride in servicing his customers even after their job has been completed. In today’s ever-changing world, he is also offering more options to his customers in building “green” for the environment. Please check his website for detailed information.

Eagles Nest Mountain Construction

General contracting
Come to the log home experts at Eagle Nest Mountain Construction for high-quality, affordable contracting services for your log home.

Log cabin construction
Let our team give you the log cabin of your dreams. Talk to a member of our design team to discuss your ideas for a custom log cabin, or choose one of our floor plans.

Remodeling
Does your existing log home need more room to accommodate a growing family? Do you want to remodel your kitchen or bathroom? We’ve got you covered!

McCarter Construction

Kevin & Steve McCarter 

The McCarter Construction company was founded in 2023 by two brothers with distinctly different backgrounds. Steve is a licensed general contractor and business owner with over 40-years experience building high-end homes in the Tampa Bay Area. In addition, he spent several years leading the local Habitat for Humanity organization in Tampa. His most recent experience has been as a building inspector for the City of Tampa. Steve has a reputation for quality, fairness and reliability.

Kevin is a retired corporate executive with over 32-years leadership experience. He has direct P&L experience managing extensive budgets and large staffs including both union and contract employees. He also has significant experience working directly with both residential and business customers. Since retirement, Kevin has honed his home construction skills by remodeling his own home.

Both Kevin and Steve live in Smoky Mountain Retreat in Maggie Valley, NC. In order to maintain a reasonable calendar, McCarter Construction plans to build exclusively in Smoky Mountain Retreat.