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I am building a very large, high-end house (approx 14,000 ft.²). I use Insteon in my present house. My contractor and electrical engineer are encouraging me to use Lutron HomeWorks because it is hardwired and "bulletproof". It also seems to be the standard for similar high-end houses in our area. Neither has any experience with Insteon at all. The problem is: Lutron is about three-four times the cost of a similar Insteon-based system. In either scenario, we would eliminate banks of wall switches in any room, locating them elsewhere (probably in various equipment rooms around the house). I have been generally happy with Insteon, although I have had occasional communication issues and occasional switch failures (that required particular switches to be replaced). I do have a top notch Insteon expert to help me if we go that route. So, should I listen to my contractor (who is very good) or should I try to save six figures and go with Insteon?