Analyze the Cause and Make a Design Decision

What happens here

The narrator explains the origin of the grade issue, stating that when the deck was initially built, the installers 'heaped up the soil' to meet the last wooden step of the deck. This created the observed hump. The decision-making process is then presented: instead of having a paver patio landing that would require a step *down* from the deck's stone landing, they opted for a more integrated solution. The choice was made to remove the excess soil to create a level grade.

Goal: Determine the best approach to correct the soil grade for a seamless patio transition.