Paul Lafrance

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Paul Lafrance
Born (1974-01-17) January 17, 1974 (age 50)
Occupations
  • Deck Builder
  • Builder/Contractor
  • Television Host
  • Musician

Paul Lafrance is a Canadian television personality on HGTV Canada. Born in Wimbledon, England, he is based in Pickering.

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Lafrance has been a hosted shows including Decked Out , Deck Wars , and is a celebrity judge on the second season of Canada's Handyman Challenge . He will also host Disaster Deck, a new series that is still in beginning phases of preparation and casting. [1] [2] [3]

Biography

Cutting Edge and Design, a building contractor owned by Lafrance is in Pickering. [4] He also owns and operates Paul Lafrance Design, which specializes in high-end custom deck designs and has operations through North America. [5]

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. [4]

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. [6] [7] His band, Found in the Fury, released their debut album, entitledSongs from the Cave in 2012. [2] [8]

His work has been featured on Holmes on Homes , Breakfast Television , and Holmes Inspection .

Lafrance has also opened an art gallery in Pickering. [9]

Filmography

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References

  1. ↑ "Casting Call". HGTV. Retrieved Mar 9, 2013.
  2. 1 2 "All Decked Out". Calgary Herald. April 27, 2012. Retrieved Mar 9, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Hosts - Paul Lafrance". HGTV Canada. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  4. 1 2 Crystal Crimi (7 April 2011). "Pickering business gets Decked Out". Oshawa This Week. DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
  5. ↑ "Meet Paul Lafrance". Paul Lafrance Design. Retrieved Jan 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Paul Lafrance Decked Out Premieres on HGTV Canada Thursday April 7". Monsters and Critics. April 5, 2011. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved Mar 8, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Found In The Fury". Found In The Fury. Retrieved Mar 9, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Rogers tv". rogerstv.com. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
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