We recently had a water leak in our home, and during the process, I spotted the plumber using a usefull tool.
Its called an Omat, and is used to help protect surrounding stuff while you solder pipe.
I bought one myself and used it, and it worked pretty good.
Even used it to protect some stuff when I was welding the other day!
Just wanted to share, as it might be usefull!
Got mine on Ebay.
Omat Soldering Heat Shield Mat MRO Plumbing Propane Torch Brazing Copper Pipe | eBay