After 10 years,a pt deck, take it out and start again. J

Yeah, and I don't see any flashing over the ledger board so you may have other issues to worry about in that same area.

Hi,
I am in the final stages of completing the framing for a deck where there is about a 20 foot section where the ground is even with the top of the footer joist. The slope of the yard causes this. There is about 2 feet of space under the deck. I before putting the decking on, I am looking for an economical way to keep the ground from contacting the footer rim joist.
Several ideas I have thought of are:
1. Retaining wall bricks.
2. Extra layer of PT wood on the outside of the joist.
3. Sacrificial composite fascia on outside of the joist.
4. One of the above with a layer of Vycor on the face of the footer joist.

Any suggestions on the best method?

Thanks.