The phrase "addition to a house" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to an extension or extra structure that is being added to an existing house.
Example: "We are planning an addition to the house that will include a new bedroom and bathroom."
Alternatives: "extension to a house" or "home addition".
He keeps a second homeNa tiny apartmentNin this area, in addition to a house in Cambridge.
The pineapple, a traditional symbol of hospitality, is a fitting addition to a house that has come to be a gathering spot for Mr. Bortugno's friends and neighbors.
I was curious to see what Mr. Skolnick had done, as he had designed an at-the-time-quite-avant-garde addition to a house my husband and I owned and sold years ago.
In one case, he said, an addition to a house was discovered that could have collapsed on its occupants; in another, a gym had to be closed and vacated because of numerous violations and a fake certificate of occupancy.
In the residential category, Stelle Architects of Bridgehampton received an award for the design of an addition to a house in Zurich, Switzerland, which Mr. Gorlin described as "a little jewel that complements the existing house with contrasting materials".
When Delugan and Meissl were asked to build an addition to a house beside an old church in Tyrol, they saw no reason to back off, even though they were dealing with a pilgrimage site.
For veterans who served at least three years since Sept. 11, 2001, or were disabled, the program pays the entire tuition at public two- and four-year institutions, in addition to a housing allowance and money for books.
The couple kept apartments in Mumbai, London, Paris and New York in addition to a country house in upstate New York.
When his first job, an addition to a historic house, was presented to the review board, the client's mother, a tour guide, opposed it.
I was a judge for this year's Edinburgh Architectural Association prize, which Andrew Doolan won with his small addition to a Victorian house in Edinburgh.
And they continued to design private homes, including an addition to a Frank Lloyd Wright house in Pleasantville, N.Y., and a TriBeCa loft for Gwyneth Paltrow.
