First step in keeping your home free of mold is to do a thorough inspection of the entire property at least once a month. list of things to check are,

- Roof                                        - Attics                        - Water pipes
-Windows and doors       - Crawlspaces         - Boiler and Hvac unit

Second step is to insure your humidity levels through out the home or business are between the levels of 30 and 50 percent.

Third step Be sure to have your home or business properly ventilated. here are a few ways to properly vent your home.

- Bathroom ceiling vent- clean and check for obstruction and make sure it is properly vented outside, it is very important to run the fan during bath and shower time. this will help lower the moisture and humidity levels.
- Kitchen cooking exhaust fan.
- Attic - make sure there are no obstruction such as insulation in your soffit vents. check and make sure your attic fan is functioning correctly and there is no obstruction in the turbine, hood or ridge vent.
- Crawlspace - Be sure to check your crawlspace after every rain storm, A leaking foundation can cause serious foundation and health problems.
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Perfect conditions. Sounds nice right? You want to plant tomatoes and you wait for the perfect conditions. You want to go to the beach, you wait for the perfect conditions. 
Flowers bloom and birds make nexts. Perfect conditions.
What you don't think about is how perfect conditions also means something so disruptive is happening right under your nose. Water travels, this we know. What we think we know is that mold needs warmth to grow. It doesn't.  Usually, mold enjoys the same temperatures that we do.
Extreme heat doesn't kill mold and neither does freezing temperatures. These things both do the same thing, it keeps mold waiting. It sits and waits for the perfect conditions to spread and grow causing destruction in its path. 

So today's world gives us a lot of options for renovations or ripping up things you just don't want to look at anymore. It also shows us there are lots of way to save hard earned money. I mean let's face it, I just spent a ton of money on new soccer jerseys for two out of my three kids. 
Projects are a fun way to update houses and generally make us feel new and fresh. 
Follow me here, So you pulled apart the bathroom, ordered the new tub and picked out paint colors. Your significant other took the day off to finally rip out the gross wainscoting, that the people before you put in and you absolutely HATE. You are both excited! Put on those safety glasses for good measure. First piece off and BAM! you are faced with something that you may recognize. It's mold.  You google. Sure enough it's the thing you wished you hadn't seen and just wish you could put back the ugly bathroom the way it was. Maybe just return the tub? Who needs one, right? Right?? you panic. You're in it. You've seen it. The kids brush their teeth and Sparky takes a bath in here. All of a sudden, you understand. Yes it's going to be expensive. But it needs to be removed. 
Mold is usually not only in one place. Water is sneakier then a 5 year old with a permanent marker (TRUST ME). It gets in the smallest, darkest places and could take forever to find. It's important to call in reinforcements. Real professionals. This is NOT part of the DIY you can handle yourself. Nope, put the bleach bottle down. Step away. Call Dogwood Contracting.