I am still evaluating several flooring options. For DIY projects, which would be easier to install? Flooring with 2G locking sytem or flooring with 5G locking sytem.

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Installation wise, really no difference....the 5G has a retractable tongue on the end-match, so it's not free to pop back up like the 2G. But the mechanics of engaging the boards together are no different....insert the tongue on the side at a 45 deg angle, then push down...on the 5G you hear a click on the end,no end click on the 2G.

I don't see how the end can pop on a 2 G anyway unless its against the wall. But then base holds that down anyhoo.

During installation, not after. Sometimes the side match has a tendency to raise back up on the 2g.