Hey Thanks mike!
Ya what I want to do is be able to control a few existing lighting circuits in this house as well as another four or so out front and another couple out back including pot lights in this "shed" as the owner puts it. at most I will have to get one of their "scanners" in the basement to turn everything on or off with a timer or photo eye but still be able to " over ride" and turn everything on or off from one master switch somewhere, AND still have flexibility should the homeowner want to add a switch somewhere to add an extra control point for one of those lighting circuits.
We did have a tiny taste of Douglas in trade school and I thought it was really cool and their products seemed pretty robust, and I think their stuff is the way to go and I will be talking to Douglas!
Thx again Mike for your input!
A.D