The term modular refers to the module that a set of parts are made to, so that they can fit together to make a whole article. Meccano for instance is made of modular parts. With modular stairs it means that a set of standard parts are manufactured and stocked at the factory, so that they are readily available for assemble into various shapes and sizes of stairs. This is a cheaper an quicker alternative than to have a stair specifically manufactured for your dimensional requirements.

The clever design of modular straight flight stairs such as the Kompact, Genius or Reflex, gives these staircases the ability to be adjusted in both height and length, which in turn increases massively the range of applications that they can be used for. The beauty of this concept is that the supplier can pre-package the parts for typical stairs so that customers can quickly buy and receive a kit that will be capable of assemble into a suitable stair for their specific application.

The only downside of modular kit staircases are that you have work with the module, you cannot get them do everything, and you cannot ask for slight alterations to the design to suit you. That would be like asking Ford to supply a car with a central steering wheel just for you. The economies of supplying modular products do not work for one offs.

Fortunately the designs of Modular stairs cover an amazing range of applications, and you are likely to find one that works for, but you may need a little expert technical help in order to get it the right kit for you.

The answer to the constantly asked question " does it comply with the regulations?" is that it might. As an adjustable kit,a modular stair can be adjusted both into and out of the requirements of the Building Regulations part K, particularly the rise, going and pitch requirements. It all depends on your specific floor-to-floor height of your required stair ,and the sort of space you have available for the stair, whether or not you can make a Regulation compliant staircase. You usually can but you will probably need to ask help from a technical expert before you hang your hat on it. The end result is worth it, modern open plan modular staircase kits look superb, and offer massive savings over a similar bespoke stairs.