Width-adjustable drop-in stair system for in-ground vinyl liner swimming pools

A kit for fabricating a width-adjustable drop-in stair system for an in-ground vinyl liner swimming pool, comprising:

• a first drop-in step component having a first length;
• a second drop-in step component that is independent of the first drop-in step component, the second drop-in step component having a second length;
• the first and second drop-in step components being arrangeable as parts of a stair step that can be attached to opposing sidewall panels of the swimming pool;
• the second drop-in step component being configured to engage in nested relationship with the first drop-in step component at a nesting overlap distance that is established to configure the stair step with a defined width dimension corresponding to a distance between the opposing sidewall panels at locations where the stair step is to be attached;
• the defined width dimension being less than the first length and the second length in total;
• and
• the first and second drop-in step components being configured for fastening together so as to be statically secured as parts of the stair step.

A method for fabricating a width-adjustable drop-in stair system for an in-ground vinyl liner swimming pool, comprising:

• providing a first drop-in step component having a first length;
• providing a second drop-in step component that is independent of the first drop-in step component, the second drop-in step component having a second length;
• forming an arrangement of the first and second drop-in step components as parts of a stair step that can be attached to opposing sidewall panels of the swimming pool;
• the arrangement including the second drop-in step component being in nested relationship with the first drop-in step component at a nesting overlap distance that is established to configure the stair step with a defined width dimension corresponding to a distance between the opposing sidewall panels at locations where the stair step is to be attached;
• the defined width dimension being less than the first length and the second length in total;
• fastening together the first and second drop-in step components so as to be statically secured as parts of the stair step;
• and
• fastening the stair step to the opposing sidewalls of the swimming pool.