When Should a Damaged Steel Column Be Repaired or Replaced?

I get this question a lot, more than you’d think. Somebody walks into their warehouse, sees a forklift dinged up a support column, and immediately panics. Is the building coming down? Do we need a whole new column? Honestly, most of the time steel column repair is enough. But not always. And figuring out which camp you’re in isn’t always obvious just by eyeballing it….