William A. Trimble

Meet Author William A. Trimble

Ask Bill Trimble what question has never been answered for him and he'll probably say he can't conceive of the concept of never-ending space. That's not surprising for someone who has had almost thirty years of experience in custom home construction, and deals with finite space on a daily basis. Among other things, Bill has worked as a "hands-on" builder, a superintendent, a project manager and a general contractor. He likes educating people who have a yen to build their own dream home, whether it's a vacation cabin or a permanent residence. He has taught many classes on the community college level for owner-builders. Bill's best advice to aspiring owner-builders is to learn how to manage what they are undertaking (it's not enough to know how to perform trade tasks), keep up communications with the subcontractors and pay careful attention to the schedule. And don't forget to have fun with their dream project! All of this and more is discussed in his book, Screw It! I'll Be My Own Contractor. Trimble has won the Master Builders Award and the Santa Barbara Beautiful Award and was given the Award of Merit at the Pacific Coast Builders Conference.