Okay i thought my house was wired correctly- guess not? now what?

[JDRoberts]

There are a couple of model Z wave switches that don’t require a neutral, but those were only work with incandescent bulbs, which most people don’t want to use anymore. If you do want to do that, Cooper makes one.

Dimmers/Switches that don't need a common (neutral) wire? (2016)

I’m having a terrible time trying to get a three-way switch automated. While the rest of my switches in the house all have a common wire (and are easy to install the GE Z-Wave Dimmer) our Kitchen overhead recessed lights have the simple tap side “cheaped out” with no common wire available. Having an electrician run such a wire through our attic will be $$$$. When I started with Insteon most of their stuff required a common wire but for situations in older homes or where the wiring was expedient (like this situation) they offered an RF Dimmer Switch that didn’t require it. I don’t suppose there’s anything anyone makes for SmartThings type Hubs that could also work without a common wire? It irks the hell out of me since this is a light I really need to automate (and be able to dim).

A better alternative for most people is the Lutron caseta switch. They use their own proprietary communication protocol which is very fast, and have a switch that does not require a neutral but can work with LEDs or CFL’s. There is an official SmartThings integration, although you will have to buy their “smart bridge” to make it work. A number of community members have it and say it is at least as fast as their zwave switches even though it is cloud to cloud. One SmartBridge can support about 40 of the light switches.

https://www.smartthings.com/products/lutron-casta-wireless-600w-in-wall-dimmer

Of course the Lutron switches cannot act as a repeater for your zwave locks, so you might need to also get a zwave pocket socket for that part of the house.