Add Extra Brackets
Measure your current closet rod's diameter, and how far it hangs away from the wall. The easiest way to do the latter is to measure how long the current brackets are.
Locate a stud near the center of the closet rod, or two studs equidistant to the center, with a stud finder. If you don't have a stud finder, tap gently across the wall. The drywall will sound hollow between studs, and firmer as you're knocking over the stud itself.
Remove all the clothing from the rod. Hold the new brackets in place over the studs, supporting the rod so it lays flat, and mark the location of the mounting holes on the drywall with a pencil.
Drill the appropriate starting holes for the mounting hardware that came with your new closet bracket or brackets. Remove the rod and screw-mount the new brackets in place.
Drop the closet rod back into place. The new brackets will help support it along its length, preventing or at least reducing sag.
Prop It Up
Measure how high the bottom edge of the closet rod hangs from the floor at the end points, where it doesn't sag at all.
Mark this distance on a wooden 1 3/8-inch (3.5 cm) or thicker dowel.
Use the spade bit to bore a hole through the dowel. The bottom edge of the hole should intersect the mark you just made.
Saw straight through the hole you just bored, one-quarter to one-half of the way up from the bottom. This leaves a cylinder-shaped socket in the top end of the dowel.
Place the dowel beneath the center of the closet rod to prop up the sagging middle.
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