No matter where you live, mold and mildew can cause problems. Mold spores lead to devastating health problems that can put you in the hospital or worse.  Your best defense against these silent assassins is to keep your home as clean as possible.  This doesn’t reflect very much on your vacuuming skills, though those do play a role.  Making sure that your home stays dry and clean is vital.  Knowing the areas that mold and mildew begin is the best way to keep your home clean and mold free.The bathroom is the place that most mold and mildew begins, though they will grow anywhere that is warm and humid. The first step to eliminating the chance of mold or mildew developing in your bathroom is to make sure that it stays dry.  This can be quite a task in a room that is designed to use large quantities of warm water.

Clean up standing water as soon as possible.  Children, especially, love to play in water. It gets everywhere, around the bathtub and sink, across the floor.  Making sure that this water is cleaned up as soon as bath time is over will help you keep down the chances of mold or mildew developing.  Cleaning up when you are done in the bathroom will help as well.

Another aspect is ventilation.  If there is a window in the bathroom, open it slightly.  Make sure that any air vents in the bathroom are open, as well.  Ventilation is vital to drying the air, ensuring that humidity is removed before mold or mildew gets a foothold and begins to grow.