Abstract: A plumbing sleeve is mounted about an extending and projecting portion of rigid conduit pipe within a construction site to provide protection to the conduit pipe prior to a soldering procedure. A modification of the invention includes an elongate sleeve member directed through an associated wall structure of a construction site with perforations permitting removal of the protective end portion. A modification of the invention further includes an abrasive web and flux paste cylindrical portion mounted within a protective sleeve adjacent an opening thereof.