The bags of screw hole fillers taped to my 2 french doors has disappeared and nobody knows what happened to them.

Water in the basement could mean you will have to install an interior perimeter French drain with sump pump; I have priced those in the past at $65 to $85 per linear foot of perimeter wall.

I've done it my self, and didn't spend nearly $3500 a window and I put in some very fancy french casement windows.

I have a maytag range because they're the only one that made a double oven range when I bought it and a kenmore fridge because they're the only one that made the french door fridges when I bought it.

Non-Sanded Grout (123-851) Stove – Frigidaire 30-inch, 5.0-cubic feet with Self-Cleaning Convection Oven in Stainless Steel (548-983) Dishwasher – Frigidaire Gallery 24-inch, Front-Control in Stainless Steel (169-416) Microwave – Frigidaire 30-inch, 1.7-cubic feet, Over-the-Range in Stainless Steel with Sensor Cooking (533-524) Refrigerator – Frigidaire Gallery, 26.6-cubic feet, French Door Refrigerator in Stainless Steel (405-432) Granite – Meera White (Custom Granite Company)

Knowing your audience also plays a role ... many folks here speak/understand French to a degree, so the pronunciation and meaning are typically instantaneous.

The words you choose should be of Norman-French origin, names like Cadillac, De Ville, Neville, are upmarket, other words are blue-collar, and down market.

Had a contractor come in and quote me $6800 for French drains and two sump pumps.

A french drain around the house with the gutters tied in to it works better, but is a bit pricey.  

Our 3 kids attend French schools and two weeks ago we went on vacation to Sardinia in Italy.