Manorhaven Home Inspector: The support under this deck is performing no function in this picture, and anything in the wet soil will sink like this has if you are close enough to bodies of water like a pond. In this case, dropping a pre-made concrete support under a deck, will not suffice.

A footing is needed, but even in this area it may not perform as expected, and a screw pile may be needed. 

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