slug: standard-window-sizes-in-canada-a-complete-guide-for-homeowners
live_url: https://www.windowscanada.com/whitepages/standard-window-sizes-in-canada-a-complete-guide-for-homeowners.html
refreshed_at: 2026-08-13
status: ready_for_review
page_created: 2025-10-27

title:
  current: "Standard Window Sizes in Canada: Complete 2026 Guide"
  proposed: "How to measure window sizes for replacement in Canada"
  changed: true
  rationale: "Removes year (SOP); soft-demotes broad 'standard window sizes' head (sibling owns, +364 clicks); targets measuring/replacement intent (CA vol 880)."

h1:
  current: "Standard Window Sizes in Canada: A Complete Guide for Homeowners"
  proposed: "How to measure window sizes for replacement in Canada"
  changed: true
  rationale: "Same fence as title — stop competing with room-by-room sibling for 'standard window sizes'."

meta_description:
  current: ""
  proposed: "Measure Canadian window openings the right way, read size notation, and know when standard sizes work versus a custom fit."
  changed: true
  rationale: "Live meta empty/weak; new copy states measuring + standard-vs-custom without claiming room charts."

target_keywords:
  primary: how to measure windows for replacement
  secondary:
    - standard vs custom window sizes canada
    - window size notation canada
    - rough opening vs window size
    - metric vs imperial window sizes canada
  do_not_own:
    - standard window sizes  # sibling: standard-window-sizes.html
    - buy windows / windows.html transactional head

cannibal_fence:
  sibling_url: https://www.windowscanada.com/whitepages/standard-window-sizes.html
  sibling_owns: room-by-room size charts; broad standard window sizes
  this_owns: measuring; notation; RO vs unit; standard vs custom decision
  commercial_hub: https://www.windowscanada.com/windows.html  # one soft link only

word_count:
  method: whitespace tokens from H1 through end of FAQ (exclude final CTA H2)
  live_approx: 3324
  refreshed: 1764
  target_band: 1700-2200

clean_doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kKvYUB-py4RDT-9gQe_RWDUO3sRV66ZX3FSGxJzQjvE/edit
annotated_doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FPyuj4C57GODIsY_izu4MntJmPMHiab4ulPGRuKD5EI/edit
files:
  - brief.md
  - refreshed.md
  - clean-for-docs.html
  - review.html
  - review-for-docs.html
  - diff-notes.md
  - qa-checklist.md
  - meta.yaml
lab_package: https://ocm.sends.site/windowscanada.com/blog/content/standard-window-sizes-in-canada-a-complete-guide-for-homeowners/