MC-Bauchemie MC-Easyscreed systems
MC-Bauchemie’s liquid screed plasticisers that make earth-moist cement and anhydrite floor screeds easier to lay, denser to compact and faster to hand over.
What is it?
A two-product family of liquid processing admixtures – MC-Easyscreed and the higher-dosage MC-Easyscreed strong – dosed into the gauging water of earth-moist cement (CT) or calcium-sulfate (CA) screed mixes to reduce levelling resistance and, in the ‘strong’ variant, raise flexural and compressive strength.
Where is it used?
Bonded, unbonded and floating cement screeds under tile, stone, wood, vinyl, epoxy or PU flooring – including underfloor-heated screeds, composite/industrial screeds on separating layers, and fast-track screeds paired with MC-Floor TurboCem.
Why use it?
Screeds with locally sourced, often poorly graded sand or elevated cement content are notoriously hard to trowel flat by hand; these admixtures cut that resistance dramatically at very small dosages, without the strength or drying-time penalty that over-watering a mix would cause.
How is it applied?
Added directly into the first make-up water at the mixer (20-40 ml per 200 l mix for MC-Easyscreed; 0.5-1 l per 50 kg cement for MC-Easyscreed strong, shaken before dosing), then mixed for the standard batch time before the screed is laid, compacted and trowel-finished in the usual earth-moist screed method.
About MC-Bauchemie MC-Easyscreed systems
Anyone who has stood over a screed gang on a hot Delhi NCR afternoon knows the problem MC-Easyscreed is built for: local screed sand rarely matches the neat, well-graded 0/8 mm sand German test labs use, cement dosages get pushed up to hit strength class, and the crew ends up fighting a stiff, crumbly, hard-to-level mix. MC-Bauchemie’s answer is not a different screed recipe but a small-dose liquid processing aid that goes straight into the gauging water. MC-Easyscreed, the standard grade, is pitched at contractors who mainly need easier trowelling and faster productivity on ordinary CT and CA screeds – including underfloor-heated floors, where uneven compaction around heating loops is a real defect risk. MC-Easyscreed strong steps up for jobs that also need more strength: industrial screeds, composite (bonded) screeds over structural slabs, and screeds on acoustic separating layers, where the manufacturer’s own recipe trials show a visible bump in flexural and compressive strength alongside better homogeneity.
For Space Arc’s specification and site-support work, the honest pitch is that this is a specialist’s tool, not a drop-in fix. MC-Bauchemie is explicit that both products need a trial batch with the actual local sand, cement and water before a dosage is locked for a live pour – there is no universal number that works across every aggregate source in the NCR. Used correctly, though, the payoff is real: MC-Easyscreed’s own worked example needs only 30 ml of admixture to processes 350 kg of cement-sand mix, and when combined with MC-Bauchemie’s own MC-Floor TurboCem rapid-strength binder, the screed can be ready for overlaying (below 2% CM moisture) in under three days per DIN 18560-1 – a genuinely useful lever on fast-track retail, warehouse and hospital programmes where every day of screed cure is a day the finishing trades are waiting.
The technical insight
Both products are liquid, near-neutral-density admixtures (approx. 1.0 g/cm³ for MC-Easyscreed, approx. 1.05 g/cm³ for MC-Easyscreed strong) that work as plasticising/water-reducing agents specifically tuned for stiff, earth-moist screed consistency rather than the flowable concrete that ordinary PCE superplasticisers target. Because dosages are so low relative to batch size (tens of millilitres per 200-litre mix), the mechanism is about improving particle lubrication and mortar homogeneity at the point of compaction – reducing the manual force needed to level and trowel the mix – rather than materially changing the water/cement ratio the way a conventional plasticiser would. MC-Bauchemie’s published recipe trials (against DIN EN 13813 classes from CT-C25-F4 up to CT-C50-F7, and a CA-C25-F4 anhydrite mix) show the admixture holding strength and drying behaviour steady while cutting laying resistance – the trade-off contractors normally accept for easier workability is not required here, which is the core technical claim worth stress-testing on your own trial panel.
Where it is used
- Earth-moist bonded and unbonded cement (CT) screeds under tile, stone, timber, vinyl, epoxy or PU flooring
- Underfloor-heated screeds, where even compaction around heating pipework is critical
- Calcium-sulfate/anhydrite (CA) screeds that need easier trowelling and finishing
- Fast-track industrial screeds combined with MC-Floor TurboCem for early trafficking and overlay
- Screeds using locally sourced sand with poor grading or elevated cement content, where hand-levelling is otherwise difficult
- Composite (bonded) screeds over structural slabs in warehouses, malls, hospitals and institutional buildings
- Floating screeds laid on separating or acoustic-insulation membranes in residential and commercial projects
- High-quality or heavy-duty industrial screeds needing a step up in flexural and compressive strength class (MC-Easyscreed strong)
Key advantages
- Very low dosage (20-40 ml per 200 l mix for the standard grade) keeps admixture cost per square metre small despite it being an imported specialist product
- Markedly reduces levelling and trowelling resistance, which translates into faster laying rates for the screed gang
- Manufacturer’s own recipe trials show no adverse effect on strength development or drying/curing behaviour versus an un-dosed mix
- MC-Easyscreed strong measurably increases both flexural and compressive strength class in the published DIN EN 13813 trial mixes
- Paired with MC-Floor TurboCem, overlay readiness (<2% CM moisture) can be achieved in under 3 days per DIN 18560-1, useful on compressed programmes
- Works across both cement (CT) and calcium-sulfate (CA) screed types rather than being locked to one binder family
- Simple liquid canister dosing at the mixer needs no special batching equipment on an Indian site
- Manufacturing is EN ISO 9001 self-monitored and MC-Easyscreed carries DGNB registration, useful documentation on green-rated projects
Limitations & considerations
- Optimal dosage is aggregate- and cement-specific; MC-Bauchemie’s own data sheet insists on a trial mix with your actual local sand and cement before any full-scale pour – there is no fixed universal dosage
- Not approved by the manufacturer for combination with other admixtures or with rapid-setting cements outside its own tested Powerscreed/TurboCem range, which limits mix-design flexibility on site
- Published technical values are laboratory results at 21°C/50% RH; Indian site conditions, especially peak summer heat or monsoon humidity, will shift working time and drying rate, so local trial panels matter more than the data sheet numbers alone
- It is a processing aid, not a complete screed system – correct cement content, sand grading, thickness design and (for the wearing surface) a compatible topping or coating still have to be got right separately
- Being a European import, landed cost, minimum order quantities and lead time apply compared with locally manufactured Indian screed additives, so early quantity planning matters
- Technical literature is written around DIN 18560 and DIN EN 13813 screed classification; specifiers used to IS 2645 or CPWD screed clauses need to map the German test regime across before writing it into an Indian specification
Selection & best practice
Treat the data sheet dosage (20-40 ml/200 l for MC-Easyscreed; 0.5-1 l per 50 kg cement for MC-Easyscreed strong) as a starting point, not a fixed number – cast a trial batch with the project’s actual sand source, cement brand and mixing water first, and check both workability and the target DIN EN 13813 strength class before committing to a full pour. Shake MC-Easyscreed strong’s canister before dosing, add it with the first make-up water, and hold the recommended mixing time so the admixture disperses evenly through the batch rather than pooling in one part of the mix. Where fast trafficking matters, pair MC-Easyscreed with MC-Floor TurboCem and use a proper mineral bonding bridge (MC-Estribond MB, or a Murafan 39 slurry) under composite screeds so the strength and overlay-time gains the data sheet shows are not undone by a weak bond to the structural slab. Store canisters cool, dry and frost-protected, and don’t push a batch past the 12-month shelf life – separation or reduced effectiveness in an old canister is not worth risking on a screed that will sit under finished flooring for decades.
Specifications
| Product range | MC-Easyscreed (standard grade) and MC-Easyscreed strong (high-performance grade) |
| Density – MC-Easyscreed | approx. 1.0 g/cm³ at 20°C |
| Density – MC-Easyscreed strong | approx. 1.05 g/cm³ |
| Recommended dosage – MC-Easyscreed | approx. 20-40 ml per 200 l screed mixture |
| Recommended dosage – MC-Easyscreed strong | 0.5-1 l per 50 kg cement (500-1,000 ml per 200 l mix) |
| Form / colour | Liquid; MC-Easyscreed is yellowish |
| Pack size | 10 kg canister (MC-Easyscreed strong: 40 canisters per pallet) |
| Governing standards | DIN EN 13813 (screed material classification); DIN 18560 (German screed execution code) |
| Quality / documentation | EN ISO 9001 self-monitored manufacture; MC-Easyscreed is DGNB-registered (Code RUW8S4) |
Industry use cases
Warehouses & logistics parks
MC-Easyscreed strong dosed alongside MC-Floor TurboCem to reach a heavy-duty CT-C40-F6 wearing screed that can be trafficked within days, shortening the gap before racking and MHE handover.
Underfloor-heated residential and commercial floors
MC-Easyscreed’s reduced levelling resistance helps the screed gang compact evenly around heating coils without disturbing pipe spacing or leaving voids.
Hospitals and institutional buildings
Composite bonded screeds over structural slabs, laid with MC-Estribond MB as the bonding bridge and MC-Easyscreed strong for a dense, crack-resistant substrate ahead of vinyl or epoxy flooring.
Retail and mall fit-outs on fast-track programmes
MC-Floor TurboCem combined with MC-Easyscreed compresses screed cure time so tile or stone laying can start sooner without extending the fit-out schedule.
High-rise residential floating screeds
Screeds cast over acoustic or insulation separating layers, where the reduced water demand helps limit shrinkage cracking risk in a floating, unbonded build-up.
Frequently asked questions
Is MC-Easyscreed a complete screed mix or just an additive?
How much do we dose per batch or per bag of cement?
Can we combine it with any cement or with rapid-setting cement?
How soon can we overlay or traffic the screed?
Is it suitable for underfloor-heated screeds?
Does Space Arc stock this locally, or is it ordered in for each project?
How we position MC-Bauchemie MC-Easyscreed systems
MC-Easyscreed systems sit inside MC-Bauchemie’s broader screeds range, and the honest advice for a specifier is to think of it as one component in a family rather than a standalone product. On fast-track floors, it’s designed to be paired with MC-Floor TurboCem (the rapid-strength cementitious screed binder that drives the sub-3-day overlay times) and with the Powerscreed line (MC-Powerscreed perform, expert and nature) for earth-moist screeds that need accelerated hydration or shrinkage control instead of, or alongside, easier levelling. For composite/bonded screeds, MC-Estribond MB or a Murafan 39 slurry bonding bridge is the manufacturer’s recommended partner beneath an MC-Easyscreed strong topping, and once the screed is cured, Space Arc can carry the specification through with MC-Bauchemie’s MC-Floor resin toppings or MC-DUR coating systems for the finished wearing surface. Within the Space Arc catalogue this keeps the whole floor build-up – substrate prep, screed, bonding bridge, wearing course – on one accountable brand and one technical support line. On genuine alternatives: Fosroc, the other major international brand distributed in India, does not carry a directly branded, purpose-built screed-plasticiser twin to MC-Easyscreed in its Indian catalogue – its admixture strength lies in general-purpose concrete plasticisers and superplasticisers (the Conplast range) rather than a dedicated earth-moist-screed workability aid, so a specifier choosing that route would be adapting a concrete admixture off-label rather than using an equivalent purpose-engineered product, and would need to run the same kind of trial-mix validation MC-Bauchemie itself insists on for MC-Easyscreed. For projects that are already on an MC-Bauchemie flooring specification, staying within the MC-Easyscreed/TurboCem/Powerscreed family is the more defensible technical choice; where the concrete works are already Fosroc-specified end-to-end, sticking with a Conplast-based approach and validating it on a trial panel may be the more practical one.
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