A uniform building entrance protector housing construction includes a base layer in the shape of a generally rectangular box with a back wall and a side wall extending from the perimeter of the back wall. A number of equipment mounts inside the base layer are arranged to support wire cable equipment when mounted in the base layer, and first base layer hinge parts are provided on a section of the side wall. The housing construction also has a top layer including a frame portion with a frame wall having a top opening and a bottom opening. A first frame wall section has first frame portion hinge parts located on the section to engage the first base layer hinge parts for swinging movement about a first hinge axis. A second frame wall section has second frame portion hinge parts. The top layer also has a cover member with cover hinge parts located to engage the second frame portion hinge parts for swinging movement about a second hinge axis. The first frame portion hinge parts and the cover hinge parts are also constructed so that the first frame portion hinge parts are separable from the first base layer hinge parts, and the cover hinge parts are operatively engageable with mating hinge parts on the base layer in the absence of the frame portion.