Paul Lafrance
television host,Contractor
Paul Lafrance is a Canadian television personality on HGTV Canada. Born in Wimbledon, England, he is based in Pickering.
Lafrance has been a host on shows including Decked Out, Deck Wars, and is a celebrity judge on the second season of Canada's Handyman Challenge. He is also the host of Disaster Deck, a new series that is still in beginning phases of preparation and casting.
Biography
Cutting Edge and Design, a building contractor owned by Lafrance is in Pickering. He also owns and operates Paul Lafrance Design, which specializes in high-end custom deck designs and has operations through North America.
He was offered his own television show after doing a segment on Breakfast Television. The show, Decked Out follows Lafrance and his decking company to different jobs, typically involving the construction of mini-oases.
While filming Decked Out, Lafrance served as a celebrity judge on Deck Wars
Lafrance is also a musician and was active in the Christian music scene in Ontario. He was a musician before he was a carpenter.
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