Completed Providence Builders home at Tennessee National

Leading the way

We build more than homes.
We build legacies.

Homes designed to endure.

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Intentional Design

Great homes begin with a clear vision, a thoughtful site plan, and a design process shaped around how the family lives.

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Expert Craftsmanship

Premium materials, disciplined construction, and careful details define every home from foundation to final walkthrough.

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Lasting Relationships

Providence builds more than homes. The work is personal, collaborative, and designed to support clients long after move-in.

Let's build something extraordinary

In The Media

Step inside the homes—and the stories—behind Providence Builders. Explore our features in Cityview for a closer look at the craftsmanship, collaboration, and thoughtful details that make each home personal.

Two Cityview magazine covers featuring Providence Builders homes
Providence Builders reviewing plans inside a custom home under construction

Design + build

One disciplined path from vision to home.

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Discovery

The first step in creating your dream home is finding the right place to build. Before purchasing a lot or piece of land, it is essential to understand what can be built there and how the home should be sited. We can review potential properties early in the process to help ensure your vision fits the land beautifully and practically.

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Design

Once the lot is selected, we begin with a foundational plan and shape every detail around how you want your home to function. Working closely with our architectural team, we incorporate those decisions into the final plans before preparing a comprehensive estimate.

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Build

Construction follows a completely transparent, fixed-fee model designed to reduce the risk of cost overruns. Through Buildertrend, our project managers share daily photos, progress updates, and current estimates, giving you a clear view of the work, a place to comment, and the ability to follow your home from anywhere.

Floor plan library

Begin with a proven plan, then shape it around your site and priorities.

Explore more than 100 thoughtfully designed plans, from welcoming ranch homes to expansive two-story retreats. Find the inspiration for a home that feels entirely your own.

Your home starts here

A world of possibility.
A place of your own.

Discover more than 100 exceptional floor plans, ready to be shaped around your land and the way you live.

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East Tennessee Communities

Completed custom home with a landscaped front garden

Tennessee National

Set across 1,492 gated acres along Watts Bar Lake, Tennessee National brings together a Greg Norman golf course, marina life, an active social calendar, and the rolling foothills of the Smokies. Cityview’s portrait of Providence’s Mountain Modern Ranch captures the appeal: homes that feel grounded in the land, warmly refined, and deeply connected to the outdoors.

Light-filled living room with timber beams and a stone fireplace

Rarity Bay

Spread across a 960-acre peninsula on Tellico Lake, Rarity Bay pairs water and mountain views with golf, club, racquet, equestrian, trail, and dock amenities. A Cityview story about Providence clients choosing to build here twice—and moving closer to the Little Tennessee River—speaks to the community’s enduring pull.

Custom kitchen with white cabinetry and a stone island

Grande Vista Bay

This 1,260-acre gated community in Rockwood overlooks Watts Bar Lake between the Smoky Mountains and Cumberland Plateau. Generous homesites, community docks, a clubhouse, and pool create an unhurried lake lifestyle that Cityview described through the defining qualities of light, water, color, and everyday tranquility.

Diane and Ron Bills of Providence Builders

Our Story

Built on Connection

Providence Builders was founded in 2005 by Ron and Diane Bills on a simple belief: exceptional homes begin with genuine connection. “Sometimes you meet a client and within the first five minutes you just know,” Ron says. “You share the same vision, the same values—and you can’t wait to get started.” That willingness to listen has shaped every relationship, every plan, and every home Providence has built. Understanding how a family wants to live is where the work truly begins. Ron brought aerospace engineering and corporate leadership experience to residential construction, creating a design-build process defined by precision and accountability. Diane pairs deep homebuilding knowledge with a gift for customer care, guiding clients through products, pricing, and decisions with clarity. Together, they lead a coordinated team that has carried more than 500 homes from first conversation through completion. Every client receives a detailed, transparent plan, including a 450-line-item budget, supporting quotes, and ongoing draw reports. Providence has earned Cityview Magazine’s Best of the Best Award for Custom Home Builder—Over $1 Million three years running. Yet Ron and Diane measure success in lasting relationships and unmistakably personal homes: communicate openly, work at the highest level, and enjoy the process together at every step.